Course Materials
Students use various required course materials including text books, electronic books (e-Books), supplies, and software in online courses. Words of Wisdom, LLC, provides a custom suite of these required materials to students on behalf of AIU Online. Costs for these materials are not charged separately and are considered part of the total degree program costs. Students being charged the military tuition rate will have the cost of their books waived. At the University’s discretion, books may be delivered in an electronic (e-Book) or standard textbook format. Students not wishing to use e-Books are responsible for any additional charges associated with purchasing standard text books.
Every effort is made to ensure that these materials are delivered on time using express courier delivery and tracking services. The shipping address to which a student’s course materials will be sent is verified by Words of Wisdom, LLC shortly before each session, offering students the opportunity to verify and/or update his/her shipping address. Please note that incomplete, incorrect and PO Box addresses could delay receipt of course materials. If course materials are not received within one business day before the session starts, the student should contact Words of Wisdom, LLC. Students shall be responsible for following warning labels placed on software, and following all installation and use instructions provided by software manufacturers.
As AIU Online degree programs continue to grow, the University is dedicated to leveraging new technology to enhance its degree program delivery. In an effort to move toward this new and exciting area, select AIU Online courses will use e-Books.
e-Books are electronic versions of standard text books which offer significant advantages to AIU’s online students that include readability, portability, availability, and efficiency. This technology makes things possible that could never be attempted with traditional standard text books.
Students enrolled in e-Book courses will be required to accept the e-Book policy located on the Virtual Campus, which states that the student agrees that by accessing e-Books provided as course material by AIU Online, he or she will abide by the terms and conditions of the e-Book Agreement, which states that the Student will not copy, alter, or reproduce their e-Books in any form with the intent of distributing or selling any part of the content, directly or indirectly and that the Student understands that these are security requirements necessary to protect e-Book copyrights.
AIU Online course materials cannot be returned for credit. In addition, there is currently no “buy-back” program in place which allows students to sell their books back to Words of Wisdom or to AIU Online at the end of a session.