1.  Roll the dice once to determine your English class.  Circle the name of your class.

        1 = ENGL 1113, Composition I                                          4 = ENGL 1213, Composition II

        2 = ENGL 0621, Developmental Studies, Punctuation                5 = ENGL 0913, Reading Foundations II

        3 = ENGL 2543, British Literature to 1800                        6 = ENGL 2773, American Literature to 1865

2.  Roll the dice once to determine the expense of the textbook for your English class. Circle the expense indicated by your roll.

        1 = $50      2 = $100     3 = $150     4 = $200     5 = $250     6 = $0 (OER course)

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3.  Roll the dice once to determine your Math class.  Circle the name of your class.

        1 = MATH 1513, Pre-Calculus I                                        4 = MATH 2114, Analytic Geometry & Calculus I

        2 = MATH 2143, Analytic Geometry & Calculus III                5 = MATH 1613, Pre-Calculus II    

        3 = MATH 2193, Elementary Statistics                                6 = MATH 0003, Math Foundations I

4. Roll the dice once to determine the expense of the textbook for your Math class. Circle the expense indicated by your roll.

        1 = $50      2 = $100     3 = $150     4 = $200     5 = $250     6 = $0 (OER course)

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5.  Roll the dice once to determine your Social Science class.  Circle the name of your class.

        1 = HIST 1483, US History 1492 – Civil War Era                        4 = HIST 2523, History of Oklahoma

        2 = HIST 1053, Ancient/Medieval Western Civilizations                   5 = POLS 1113, American Federal Government                     3 = PSYC 1113, Introduction to Psychology                        6 = SOCI 2123, Intro to Cultural Anthropology

6.  Roll the dice once to determine the expense of the textbook for your Social Science class. Circle the expense indicated by your roll.

        1 = $50      2 = $100     3 = $150     4 = $200     5 = $250     6 = $0 (OER course)

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7.  Roll the dice once to determine your Science class.  Circle the name of your class.

        1 = ASTR 1104, General Astronomy                                4 = BIOL 1114, Biology for Non-Majors

        2 = CHEM 2145, Organic Chemistry I                                5 = VETT 1125, Veterinary Anatomy & Physio.

3. = NURS 2243, Adult Health III                                6 = PHYS 1114, General Physics I

8.   Roll the dice once to determine the expense of the textbook for your Science class. Circle the expense indicated by your roll.

        1 = $50      2 = $100     3 = $150     4 = $200     5 = $250     6 = $0 (OER course)

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9.  Roll the dice once to determine the class you want to take just to explore an interest.  Circle the name of the class.

        1 = ALTE 1443, Intro to Alternative Energy                        4 = ART 1013, Fundamentals of Art I

        2 = BUSN 2213, Small Business Management                        5 = CHLD 2003, Child Development-Lifespan                           3 = DGMD 1103, Adobe Acrobat                                        6 = PHIL 1113, Honors Intro to Philosophy

10.  Roll the dice once to determine the expense of the textbook for your Elective class. Circle the expense indicated by your roll.

        1 = $50      2 = $100     3 = $150     4 = $200     5 = $250     6 = $0 (OER course)

Now, total your book expenses from the first side.

Total Book Expense for Fall 2017:   $______________________________

Let’s add to that a “life speedbump.”  These are problems real students have reported just within the past year.  

Roll the dice one more time.

1 = Laptop has blue screen of death and cannot be repaired…..$400 for new laptop

2 = Broke a tooth while eating lunch…….$600 unexpected dental bill

3 = Child sick, insurance co-pay plus lab work bill…$125 out-of-pocket

4 = Starter fails on automobile……..$200 to be paid that day so car can be used for work and school

5 = Had to reduce work hours because of going back to school……wages reduced by $400/month

6 = Smooth sailing…….no unexpected expenses

Total Book + Life Event Expenses for Fall 2017: $___________________

Now consider doubling that for an academic year, and additional costs for any summer or short-semester courses.  In most of New York, minimum wage is $9.70/hour before deductions.  How many hours of work will it take to cover these expenses?  Or, if rolled into a student loan, how long will it take to pay for these $150 books each semester?

Open textbooks and OER courses won’t remove the burden of textbook expense entirely, but can make overall expenses significantly more manageable for many of our students.