Open Educational Resources: Affordable @ NSCC

Courses at NSCC using OER materials are designated in the Find Courses search on the College's website with the note: "This course uses textbooks and course materials that are available at no or low cost."

The following courses meet that criteria.

Animal Science

ANS104, Breed ID, Prof. C. Watkins

Biology

BIO100, Current Topics in Biology, All Sections*
BIO212, Anatomy & Physiology 2, Prof. R. Gottlieb

Composition

CMP101, Composition 1, Prof. C. Jean
CMP101, Composition 1, Prof. C. Keebaugh
CMP101, Composition 1, Prof. W. Pothier-Hill
​CMP101, Composition 1, Prof. D. Santos*
CMP101, Composition 1, Prof. R. Vautour
CMP101, Composition 1, Prof. K. Yanchus
CMP101, Composition 1, Prof. J. Zamparelli
CMP102, Composition 2, Prof. J. Burt
CMP102, Composition 2, Prof. L. Eaton
CMP102, Composition 2, Prof. C. Keebaugh
CMP112, Composition 2: Writing about the Short Story, Prof. T. Whitney
CMP120, Composition 2: Writing about Media, Prof. A. Sears
CMP120, Composition 2: Writing about Media, Prof. D. Smyth
CMP122, Composition 2: Writing about Children's Literature, Prof. C. Keebaugh
CMP148 Composition 2: Writing about Literature and the Environment, Prof. W. Pothier-Hill
CMP190, Creative Writing, Prof. C. Duda

Computer Science

CPS124, Web Fluency, Prof. S. Carriker
CPS170, Database Theory and Applications, Prof. A. Hassan

Criminal Justice

CRJ208, Critical Issues in Criminal Justice, Prof. R. Roesler

Drug and Alcohol Rehab

DRG101, Addiction and Society, Prof. S. Chisholm
DRG106, Addiction Prevention, Prof. S. Chisholm
DRG201, Individual Counseling for Addiction, Prof. S. Chisholm

Economics

ECO103, Principles of Macroeconomics, Prof. WP Suozzo
ECO104, Principles of Microeconomics, Prof. WP Suozzo

Entrepreneurship

ENT100, Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Prof. L. Sappia
ENT200, Applied Entrepreneurship, Prof. L. Sappia

Environmental Studies

​EVS108, Climate Change, the Environment, and Society, Prof. C. Marin

First Year Foundational Literacy

FFL015, Composition 1 Seminar, Prof. W. Pothier-Hill
FFL015, Composition 1 Seminar, Prof. D. Santos*
FFL015, Composition 1 Seminar, Prof. K. Yanchus
FFL100, First Year Experience, Prof. D. Santos
FFL100, First Year Experience, Prof. D. Cady Arbeau
​FFL103, Understanding Higher Education, Prof. J. Burt
​FFL103, Understanding Higher Education, Prof. R. Green
FFL103, Understanding Higher Education, Prof. D. Santos
​​FFL103, Understanding Higher Education, Prof. K. Yanchus
​FFL103, Understanding Higher Education, Prof. S. Zajac

Gender and Women's Studies

GWS106, Revolutionary Women: Combating Inequality, Poverty, and Power, Prof. W. Pothier-Hill
GWS201, Masculinities, Prof. K. Kaufman
GWS203, Politics of the Veil, Prof. K. Kaufman

Geosciences

GEO108, Environmental Science, Prof. P. Dugger

Graphics

​GRA206, Video for Social Media and Beyond, Prof. D. Smyth

History

HIS104, U.S. History 2, Prof. N. Chio
​HIS124, African-American History, Prof. N. Chio
HIS126, The World in the 20th Century, Prof. L. Davis
HIS131, World History 1 (face-to-face only), Prof. N. Chio
HIS131, World History 1, Prof. K. Kaufman
HIS132, World History 2, Prof. L. Davis
HIS132, World History 2, Prof. N. Chio
HIS132, World History 2, Prof. K. Kaufman*
HIS136, The History of Sexuality, Prof. K. Kaufman
HIS200, The Holocaust, Prof. L. Davis

Human Services

HUS140, Introduction to Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health Care, Prof. E. Gilmore
HUS142, Introduction to Child/Youth Advocacy and Family Health, Prof. E. Gilmore

Interdisciplinary Studies

IDS108, Information Technology, Society and Culture, Prof. R. Capra
IDS109, Basho to Beyonce: Introduction to Poetry, Prof. T. Whitney
IDS142, Global Conflicts and Human Behavior, Prof. L. Davis
IDS172, Secrets, Sins, and Salem, Prof. T. Whitney

Literature

LIT103, Superheroes, Sleuths, and Singing Souffles: Adaptation in Pop Culture, Prof. C. Keebaugh
LIT206, World Literature 1, Prof. T. Whitney*
LIT210, American Literature 1: Colonial Period to the Civil War, Prof. C. Keebaugh
​LIT212, American Literature 2: Civil War to the Modern Age, Prof. C. Keebaugh

Mathematics

MAT110, Mathematics Literacy, Prof. C. Noftle
MAT241, Discrete Structures, Prof. P. Dube

Media

MDA107, Introduction to Digital Media Literacy, Prof. D. Smyth
MDA108, Television Studies: The Big Picture, Prof. D. Smyth
​MDA110, Film and Popular Culture, Prof. D. Smyth
MDA203, World Cinema, Prof. D. Smyth
​MDA205, Scripting: Storytelling in the Digital Age, Prof. D. Smyth

Music

MUS126 Basic Concepts of Music, Prof. R. Shiryayeva

Philosophy

PHI106, Introduction to Philosophy, Prof. F. Altieri
PHI106, Introduction to Philosophy, Prof. J. Rollins
PHI106, Introduction to Philosophy, Prof. K. Stanley
PHI116, Ethics, Prof. F. Altieri

Political Science

PLS106, Introduction to International Politics, Prof. N. Chio

Psychology

PSY102, Introductory Psychology, Prof. M. Vazquez
PSY102, Introductory Psychology, Prof. W. Gordon-Hewick
PSY102, Introductory Psychology, Prof. S. Graham
PSY102, Introductory Psychology, Prof. K. Erbetta
PSY102, Introductory Psychology, Prof. S. Zajac
PSY110, Organizational Psychology and the Workplace, Prof. J. Lendall
PSY110, Organizational Psychology and the Workplace, Prof. A. Murphy
PSY204, Human Growth and Development, Prof. K. Erbetta
PSY204, Human Growth and Development, Prof. L. Messina Duluk
PSY204, Human Growth and Development, Prof. M. Vazquez
PSY212, Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences, Prof. K. Erbetta

Religion

REL102, Great Religions of the World, Prof. K. Stanley

Sociology

SOC106, Introduction to Sociology, Prof. L. Messina Duluk
SOC106, Introduction to Sociology, Prof. A. Murphy
SOC106, Introduction to Sociology, Prof. S. Zajac
SOC202, Race, Gender, and Class, Prof. C. Marin
SOC204, Criminology, Prof. S. Zajac
SOC206, Social Problems in a Globalized Word, Prof. C. Marin
SOC208, Sociology of Families, Prof. S. Zajac

Spanish

SPN100, Conversational Spanish, Prof. P. Godfrey*
SPN101A, Elementary Spanish 1: for the Health Professional, Prof. I. Fernandez*
SPN101C, Elementary Spanish 1: Business and Finance, Prof. I. Fernandez
SPN201, Intermediate Spanish 1, Prof. I. Fernandez
SPN202, Intermediate Spanish 2, Prof. I. Fernandez
SPN260, Conversational Spanish - Advanced, Prof. I. Fernandez

Speech

SPE102, Speech, Prof. J. Greene*
​SPE102, Speech, Prof. S. Raftery-Patton
SPE102, Speech, Prof. A. Sears
SPE102, Speech, Prof. D. Smyth
SPE106, Interpersonal Communication, Prof. S. Raftery-Patton

*This course uses textbooks and course materials that are available at a low cost.

Savings to Students to Date

**Starting in 2017, we expanded our savings tracking to included courses using no or low cost course materials by faculty who implemented this on their own as well as those who worked with us on TAC projects.