Course Materials Refunds

General Return Guidelines:
 

To receive a full refund, course materials must meet the term-based return deadline and be in their original condition. For any questions regarding course material returns, please use the Contact Us page and select ā€œTextbooks and Course Materialsā€ to send your inquiry to our Course Materials team.

If you would like to exchange or return a course material item in store, please bring it in along with a copy of your receipt.

Items purchased online can also be returned by mail. Please repackage the item(s), including a copy of your receipt, and address your shipment to the address below:

U of M Bookstore
Attn: Textbook Returns
300 Washington Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Course Works

For information regarding Course Works course materials, please reference the Course Works website.

Non-Refundable Purchases

  • Digital Course Packets
  • Accessed eTextbooks
  • Opened loose-leaf materials
  • Opened kits
  • Course materials for classes lasting two weeks or less
  • Any course materials purchased after the refund deadline has passed

Fall and Spring Semester Returns

  • Course Materials, including rental textbooks, may be returned for a full
    refund during the first week of the semester.
  • eTextbooksare returnable two weeks from the purchase date, up to the end
    of the first week of classes. eTextbooks are not returnable once accessed.
  • Inclusive Access (IA) materials do not follow a traditional return process. If
    your course is using IA materials, you must ā€œopt outā€ of receiving the digital
    access before the opt out deadline to receive a refund. Please read more
    about this process on our Inclusive Access page.

B-Term, May Term, and Summer Session Returns:

  • B-Term, including rental textbooks, may be returned for a full
    refund during the first week of the semester.
  • Course materials, including rentals, for May Term and Summer Session
    courses that meet less than 8 weeks may be returned within the first three
    days of the start of the course. Course Packets may be returned on the first
    day of class only..
  • Inclusive Access (IA) materials do not follow a traditional return process. If
    your course is using IA materials, you must ā€œopt outā€ of receiving the digital
    access before the opt out deadline to receive a refund. Please read more
    about this process on our Inclusive Access page.