Textbook Selection

All Program Committee members (i.e., full-time faculty) are required to follow Board policies, TSC Guidelines, and the TSC Textbook Adoption process, guidelines, and timelines in the selection of instructional materials, including textbooks. The Program Committee must approve of all texts, textbooks, and other required instructional materials to be used in each course in the program, whether used by the entire program or individual members of the program, including self-authored texts and supplemental instructional materials.

If one or more committee members is an author of and/or will realize a personal financial gain from the adoption of materials being recommended, these members must inform the committee of why they are recommending said materials. In this case, the faculty member must justify the recommendation in comparison to other available materials. For example, are the recommended materials unique in design, more tailored to their students, more cost effective, or more appropriate for the population?

TSC encourages its employees at all levels to produce scholarly work and publications. While there are many legitimate educational purposes served by a faculty member's use of self-authored educational materials to enrich students’ learning, the Program Committee must approve the use of these materials.

If faculty wish to use a different textbook than the one approved by their respective Program Committee, they may refer to the TSC Instructional Leaders Guidelines for instructions.