Kansas State University is responsible for reporting textbook adoptions pursuant to the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. To assure compliance with the law, faculty and staff should submit all adoptions, as well as all supplementary materials, including course packets and any other supplies, through the K-State Campus Store online adoption tool – Follett Course Materials.

To support student success, course material adoptions are submitted three times per year. Deadlines for submission for each term are:

Summer Adoptions             Due March 15

Fall Adoptions                      Due April 15

Spring Adoptions                Due October 15

How to submit adoptions using Follett Course Materials:

1. Log into K-State Canvas canvas.k-state.edu using your K-State eID and navigate to the course for which you wish to submit textbook information. (Individuals who adopt course materials on behalf of faculty members will need to email 1336txt@follett.com to request concierge access.)
2. Click on the Follett Course Materials tab in your course navigation to begin the process. (If it is not in your course navigation, you must enable it. Go to your course Settings, then the Navigation tab. Find Follett Course Materials in the list of choices and drag it up or click the 3 dots and then Enable. Make sure to click Save at the bottom of the page. Then you will see the Follett Course Materials link in your left hand course navigation).
3. Select the correct term from the drop-down menu.
4. Select “Adopt by Section” to the far right to adopt for a single section.
5. Past adoptions for the same course appear in the Adoption List for easy readoptions. You can also use the search bar to find materials by ISBN or keyword to add to your Adoption List.
6. Select the materials in your Adoption List and then click the “Adopt Selected Items” button on the bottom right of the page.

Users can also access the adoption tool directly here.

There are two main pages relevant to adoptions – the Open Adoptions page and the Submitted Adoptions page. Use the navigation sidebar to the far left to access the pages.

• Open Adoptions page: Courses are represented as a list to the right of the navigation sidebar and under the department selector. The Adoption List enables material review before submission to the store. Materials can include a combination of publisher titles, supplies and OER options (open education resources).
• Submitted Adoptions page: See the status of adoptions and adopt materials even after submissions

More instruction details can be found at the Follett Adoption Experience.

As the official university bookstore, the K-State Campus Store is required to have course packets available for students to through KSIS. Submit a master copy of any and all course packets, either in PDF or hardcopy form to the store. Course packets containing copyrighted material may take up to six weeks to process.

For questions or additional information regarding course materials adoptions, please contact Jerry Birchfield at 1336txt@follett.com.