LibGuides: Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$): About AL$

What is AL$?

CSU’s Affordable Learning Solutions enables faculty to choose and provide more affordable, quality educational content for their students.

By reducing CSU student course material expenses, more students acquire the course materials they need to succeed and benefit from their CSU learning experience.

Now, CSU faculty and students have greater access to quality free and low-cost learning materials through a variety of AL$ programs and partnerships.

2022-2023 Annual Report
CSUDH AL$ annual reporting data for AY 2022-23
2022-2023 AL$ Faculty Recognition Award Virtual Ceremony Presentation
The 2022-2023 Affordable Learning $olutions Annual Faculty Recognition Award Ceremony. A celebration of the outstanding efforts of our CSUDH faculty who have helped our students significantly reduce their textbook costs!

Did you know...

AL$ is supported by multiple sources of funding from California and the federal government?
Public universities are required by state law to tag zero-cost textbook courses in their course schedules?
All US institutions are required to communicate the price of course materials to students at the time of registration?

Questions about AL$?

Please contact our AL$ Librarian who can be reached at als@csudh.edu and 310-243-2062.

Why is AL$ important?

Textbook prices have risen at 2x the rate of inflation over two decades (US General Accounting Office Report) and continue to be a key economic issue for students.

The high cost of textbooks negatively impacts student access, success, and completion. A recent study of over 21,000 students at institutions of higher education in Florida found that:

• Students did not purchase some of their required materials (66%)

• May have earned a poor grade (37.6%),

• Or even failed a course (19.8%) as a result of not having a textbook.

Students also report taking fewer courses, not registering for courses, dropping courses, and withdrawing from courses due to textbook expenses.