CSU Bookstore and Open Educational Resources
Information about Open Educational Resources (OER).
Accessible Course Materials Options for Students
The CSU Bookstore understands course materials are necessary for student success, and having day-one access to the required course materials can dictate a student's success in class. The CSU Bookstore works with faculty and University Libraries to facilitate access to free or low-cost Open Educational Resources, or OER materials.
How to Find OER Materials at the CSU Bookstore
The CSU Bookstore provides multiple choices for CSU students based on how they learn best - free online content, or inexpensive printed versions. To find free online content, students can use the download links we provide in the store and on our course materials listings on our website. We also have a listing of courses using OER materials listed below.

In-Store: Scan QR Codes
Students can access online course materials by scanning QR codes with a smartphone. Look for the GREEN tags around the store. These codes are located in the CSU Bookstore near other materials required for the course.

Online: Click to Access
For most OER materials, we will provide information about courses using OER in the course materials listing.
Shop for Course MaterialsCourses with OER materials will link to this page to download resources. Clicking on any of the links below will open a new tab/window where you can access the materials.
OER at Colorado State University
Colorado State University has a long track record, dating to the early 1990s, of using and creating high-quality open-educational resources and publishing peer-reviewed open-access publications that are frequently used to support instruction in undergraduate and graduate courses.
CSU also has a strong record of support for the use of OER and other low-cost instructional materials in courses across disciplines, a record that has contributed to steadily declining costs for course materials over the past several years. By increasing the use of OER, students benefit through high-quality peer-reviewed open-access publications that fit the classroom context and a reduced cost of course materials.
Learn More About OERSee Archived OER Data
The CSU Bookstore will keep OER adoption information up for at least three years after the term passes, providing this information for future courses. Please click the links below to access prior term OER data.
Fall 2023 OER Listing
The following table is a listing of OER materials instructors at CSU adopted for Fall 2023 and any applicable links to download materials. This information is compiled using information provided to us by instructors and course materials coordinators in the colleges and/or departments.
Some titles linked are on eReserve through the CSU Libraries. Other materials are restricted to use on an on-campus network. Students must access these titles from a computer on an on-campus network or using a secure proxy to access materials off-campus. Please connect with the CSU Student Help Resources for assistance with accessing electronic materials from the library.
IMPORTANT NOTE: While we make every attempt to ensure this information is correct, it is subject to corrections. Please note the section numbers listed below; some course sections may be using OER materials, while others may choose to use other materials. For the latest Course Materials adoptions, please click here.
If you are an instructor who is using OER materials in your course, please send an email to [email protected] so we can list your course materials requirements below.
Student must be connected to an on-campus network or secure proxy to access these materials.
Dept / Course | Section(s) | Author | Title | Link (If Available) |
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ANTH 100 | 2 | BROWN | PERSPECTIVES | Download |
ANTH 372 | 1, L01 | WHITE | HUMAN OSTEOLOGY | Download |
BUS 201 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 401, 402, 403, 404, 850 | GITTELL | SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS CASEBOOK | Download |
BZ 120 | 1 | OPENSTAX | BIOLOGY | Download |
BZ 120 | 1 | MICHAELS | SCIENCE OF PLANTS | Download |
BZ 471 | 1 | ALLAN | STREAM ECOLOGY | Download |
BZ 581A1 | 801 | SMALL | CANNABIS: A COMPLETE GUIDE | Download |
CIVE 260 | 1, 2, 801 | BAKER | ENGINEERING STATICS | Download |
CIVE 438 | 1, 2, 801 | DAVIS | INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING | Download |
CS 542 | 1, 801 | EISENSTEIN | NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING | Download |
CS 542 | 1, 801 | JURAFSKY | SPEECH & LANGUAGE PROCESSING | Download |
DSCI 320 | 1 | WRIGHT | OPTIMIZATION FOR DATA ANALYSIS | Download |
ECE 504 | 1, 801 | PEATROSS | PHYSICS OF LIGHT AND OPTICS |
Download |
ECON 202 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 220 | CORE | ECONOMY: ECONOMICS FOR A CHANGING WORLD | Download |
ECON 204 | 1, 3, 4 | CORE | ECONOMY: ECONOMICS FOR A CHANGING WORLD | Download |
ECON 204 | 1, 3, 4 | OPENSTAX | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 3e | Download |
ESS 411 | 1 | CHAPIN | PRINCIPLES OF TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY | Download |
ESS 555 | 401, 801 | MATTHEWS | LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT | Download |
GEOL 120 | 1, 2 | JOHNSON | INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY | Download |
HDFS 217 | 401, 801 | PARIS | INTRODUCTION TO CURRICULUM FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | Download |
HDFS 318 | 401, 801 | KAYWORK |
AN EDUCATORS GUIDE TO INFANT AND TODDLER DEVELOPMENT Student must be connected to an on-campus network or secure proxy to access these materials. |
Access |
HDFS 445 | 401, 801 | PARIS | SAFETY, HEALTH, AND NUTRITION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | Download |
HDFS 470A | L01, L02, L04 | GILBERT |
EMOTION COACHING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN SCHOOLS Student must be connected to an on-campus network or secure proxy to access these materials. |
Access |
HDFS 492 | 2 | ONEAL-MCELRATH | WINNING GRANTS STEP BY STEP : THE COMPLETE WORKBOOK ... | Download |
HIST 150 | 801 | LOCKE | AMERICAN YAWP: VOLUME 1: TO 1877 | Download |
LIFE 102 | 720 | OPENSTAX | BIOLOGY | Download |
LIFE 103 | 720 | OPENSTAX | BIOLOGY | Download |
MATH 160 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 103, 106, 801 | BOELKINS | ACTIVE CALCULUS | Download |
MATH 255 | 1 | STEINER | THE CHEMISTRY MATHS BOOK | Download |
MATH 360 | 1 | HOFFSTEIN | AN INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL CRYPTOGRAPHY | Download |
MATH 366 | 1 | JUDSON | ABSTRACT ALGEBRA: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS | Download |
MATH 369 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 801, 888 | KUTTLER | FIRST COURSE IN LINEAR ALGEBRA | Download |
MATH 425 | 1 | STILLWELL | MATHEMATICS AND IT'S HISTORY | Download |
MATH 450 | 1 | KINCAID |
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS Student must be connected to an on-campus network or secure proxy to access these materials. |
Access |
MATH 570 | 1 | HATCHER | ALBEBRAIC TOPOLOGY | Download |
MECH 513 | 1 | LOPER | MODELING AND SIMULATION IN THE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING LIFE CYCLE | Download |
MECH 513 | 1 | XUE | SYSTEM SIMULATION TECHNIQUES WITH MATLAB AND SIMULINK | Download |
MIP 250 | 1, 401 | OPENSTAX | BIOLOGY | Download |
MIP 250 | 1, 401 | HUSEBY | EUKARYOTIC MICROBIOLOGY | Download |
MIP 250 | 1, 401 | OPENSTAX | MICROBIOLOGY | Download |
MIP 450 | 1 | OPENSTAX |
MOLECULAR GENETICS OF BACTERIA Student must be connected to an on-campus network or secure proxy to access these materials. |
Access |
MKT 661 | 401, 801 | NIOSI | INTRODUCTION TO CONSUMER BEHAVIOR | Download |
MU 131 | 1 | MORGAN-ELLIS | RESONANCES:ENGAGING MUSIC | Download |
MU 343 | 1 | JHANGIANI | RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY | Download |
PH 353 | 1 | PEATROSS | PHYSICS OF LIGHT AND OPTICS | Download |
REL 430 | 1 | THRASHER |
REAL ESTATE MARKET ANALYSIS Student must be connected to an on-campus network or secure proxy to access these materials. |
Access |
STAA 577 | 801 | JAMES | AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL LEARNING: THE FREE EBOOK | Download |
SOWK 600 | 1, 2, 3 | MALDIN | FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH | Download |
SOWK 600 | 1, 2, 3 | DECARLO | GRADUATE RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL WORK | Download |