The Century Bundle

The Century Bundle is a textbook rental model that lowers the cost of materials for students in Century College courses. It ensures students have access to all their required course materials on or before the first day of class.

Through this new program, physical books will be conveniently packaged and provided to students on a rental basis, and digital materials will be delivered directly within the D2L Brightspace.

Costs will be assessed at $25.00 per credit hour for all courses registered in the term. At the end of the term, students will receive email reminders to return their physical course materials to the bookstore.

• Register for your classes, and the bookstore will start preparing your course materials.
• One month before classes start, you will receive a verification email sent to your Century College Student email instructing you to select your delivery preference (in-store pickup or shipped directly to you). This email will also list the available format(s) for materials required for your class, such as digital or hard-copy books.
• An email notification will be sent to your Century College Student Email account when your order is ready for pickup or when it ships.
• Your digital materials will be delivered for your course(s) within D2L Brightspace.
• Each semester, students will review and approve their materials and delivery of items, and they have the choice to opt out of The Century Bundle program.

The program provides eligible students with all required textbooks, lab manuals, access codes, and digital materials.

When a student receives the selection email one month before the start of the course, the email will verify their course schedule and list if the material is a physical item or digital item delivered through the D2L Brightspace.

The program does not include commodities intended for one-time use that cannot be returned and reused, such as lab goggles, dissection kits, art kits, engineering kits, or nursing kits.

Courses with Open Education Resources (OER) materials are excluded from the cost of the program.

If your lab credits require a kit, you will not be charged the $25/ credit fee. Review the course notes in eServices to see what is included in The Century Bundle. 

All students will be automatically enrolled in the The Century Bundle program.

All enrolled PSEO students will be automatically enrolled in The Century Bundle program. Students are not responsible for the $25/ hour credit fees. 

Students who receive military education benefits should consult with the staff at Century College’s Veterans Services office to discuss how The Century Bundle program may impact their benefits.

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The Century Bundle program will cost $25 per credit hour for the Summer 2025 session and the academic year 2025-2026.

For example, course materials for students taking 12 credits per semester would cost $300 per semester. Based on their course selection, students could save between 35% and 50% each term.

When fees are assessed for a term’s registered courses, the charges will be listed on your Student Account as The Century Bundle.

If financial aid is available to cover the cost of the materials, please see the Financial Aid-related FAQ page.

For information regarding your student account balance, please log in to eServices.

If you have questions regarding your bill, please contact the Century College Business Office at busoffice@century.edu.

You will make the payment according to the balance due as of the payment deadline.

If a student opts out, a credit will be applied to your account.

OPT-OUT: The Century Bundle

The dates listed above indicate the opportunity to review and confirm the materials for The Century Bundle in your courses. Please use this time to go over the materials and let us know how you’d prefer to receive your physical textbooks. If you choose, you may also opt out of the program during this time.

Students who opt out will be responsible for purchasing their required course materials through the Campus Bookstore.

Students can find information about their required course materials on the Bookstore website.

Students will receive emails and phone calls from the bookstore to remind them to verify their order. If the student does not opt-out, rental materials will be held at the bookstore, digital materials will be accessible within the D2L Brightspace, and the student’s account will be charged.

Yes, if the student does not opt out, their materials will be held at the bookstore, and their student account will be charged.

Yes, if you withdraw from a course after the part of the session’s Add/Drop deadline, you will be charged for the materials associated with that course. If you drop the course prior to the deadline, you will receive credit for the materials associated with that course.

In the event that you add another course during the Add/Drop period, or if you swap a course in a later, shorter term, such as a Session II & Session III late starts, you will be charged for all newly registered credit hours.

Information regarding all term deadlines, including the Add/Drop period and fee due dates for each part of the semester, can be found on the Century College Tuition Payment page.

If you drop a class, and it ultimately results in a credit to your student account, refund processing is done every week after the first disbursement of financial aid for each part of the semester.

Read more information on the process for account credits and refunds.

Review the Need-to-Know Information to understand adding, dropping, and withdrawing from a course.

Students should see the changes in their The Century Bundle course materials list to verify within 24 hours of adding or dropping a course. Check your Century College Student email for updates, and remember, the link to verify course materials and select the delivery preference is only active at select times each term.

You can view your course schedule in eServices, which will list the credit hours for each course. Remember, the program only applies to credit-hour courses and not to individualized studies or non-credit continuing education courses.

While The Century Bundle provides convenient and affordable access to all required course materials, students have the option to opt out of this program each semester. This option will be available to all students prior to the beginning of each major term (fall, spring, and summer).

The opt-out period for each term normally opens on the Monday (at 12:01 AM) of the same week that fees are due for the full term (the fee due date will be on a Thursday that same week) and closes at 11:59 PM on the day when the drop period ends. The fee due date and the Drop deadline for each term can be found in the Need-to-Know section of the Registering for Classes page.

Your decision to participate or opt out of The Century Bundle using the online opt-out system is for the entire semester, including any part-of-term sessions also on your schedule that start later.

Students who want to opt-out during the online opt-out period should visit this link, which will only be active and trigger The Century Bundle Sign-In window if the opt-out period is open:

OPT OUT: The Century Bundle

If you decide to opt back in during a term’s opt in or out period, follow the instructions in the question below about changing your status.

Students who opt-out will need to obtain their required textbooks, lab manuals, access codes, and digital materials. If a student elects to opt-out of The Century Bundle, it is their responsibility to review and confirm the title and ISBN number for all course materials purchased outside of the program. Students can find this information about their required course materials on the Bookstore website.

The process for deciding whether to opt out of The Century Bundle if you are ONLY taking short-term courses depends on when you register for those classes.

If you have registered for the short-term courses after that online opt-out access ends, then you can contact the bookstore directly, and they will assist you with opting out.

Students who want to opt-out during the online opt-out period should visit this link, which will only be active and trigger the The Century Bundle Sign-In window if the opt-out period is open:

OPT OUT: The Century Bundle

Students who opt-out will need to obtain their required textbooks, lab manuals, access codes, and digital materials. If a student elects to opt-out of The Century Bundle, it is their responsibility to review and confirm the title and ISBN number for all course materials purchased outside of the program. Students can find this information about their required course materials on the Bookstore website.

Yes, you will have 48 hours to return your textbooks and officially opt out. (The 48-hour period is calculated based on days when the Bookstore is open). If you do not return the textbooks, the charges for the bundle will remain on your student account.

No, if you choose to opt out of the program for a given semester, you are opting out of all of your courses for that semester.

To change your status and opt into The Century Bundle program, please follow the link found in your opt-out confirmation email or visit this link, which is only active through the end of a term’s Add/Drop period.

OPT IN or OUT Site: The Century Bundle

Remember the link ONLY works when an opt out or in period is open. Please note you must make your final selection by the end of the Add/Drop period for the term. See more details on this in the first question in this section of the FAQ.

Yes, the program provides you with the option to purchase textbooks at a reduced rate during the return period.

Yes, normal use of highlighting and writing is permitted in your rental materials. Missing pages, water damage, a broken spine, or excessive writing or highlighting in the book are considered not acceptable.

The deadline to return all rental textbooks is the last day of finals for the semester. Students will receive email reminders ahead of the rental deadline.

The deadline to return textbook rentals for Summer Session 2025 is August 24, 2025.

Barnes and Noble will send reminder emails to the student’s Century College email account leading up to the rental return period and will monitor the return of books and keep the College apprised. If books are not returned there will be a hold placed on the student’s eServices account until the books are returned.

If you have already received your materials before you dropped the course, you may simply return the book to the Bookstore within 48 hours. (The 48-hour period is calculated based on days when the Bookstore is open). If you drop a class and enroll in a different class, the bookstore will “swap” the required textbooks or access codes to ensure that you have what you need for your current course schedule.

If a course is added, you will receive an email to your student email instructing you to confirm your schedule change and select your delivery preference (in-store pickup or shipped directly to you). The email will be from notification@materials.bncollege.com. An email notification will be sent when your order is ready for pickup or when it ships.

If you drop a class, return the materials by the deadline, and it ultimately results in a credit on your student account, refund processing is every week after the first disbursement for financial aid for each part of term.

Students who register at one time for classes in multiple parts of the semester can pick up all physical textbooks at the same time unless a course in a shorter session is added later.

Digital materials for shorter sessions that begin after the full-term start date will be available in the D2L Brightspace when the shorter-term class starts.

The Century College Bookstore works directly with the faculty who submit their required course materials for the courses they are facilitating.