{"id":35,"date":"2017-01-13T03:19:43","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T11:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/calm\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2023-06-19T12:05:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T19:05:17","slug":"calm-for-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/calm\/calm-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"CALM for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Do you know the cost of your textbook?<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>To find out your course textbook and the cost visit the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bkstr.com\/palomarstore\/shop\/textbooks-and-course-materials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> bookstore website<\/a> and search for your course.<\/li>\n<li>Did you know the bookstore does price matching? \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bkstr.com\/palomarstore\/shop\/books\/information-529756--1\/price-match-guarantee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for the Price Match Guarantee<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c1.staticflickr.com\/8\/7666\/17123240849_14b0883f48_b.jpg?resize=388%2C218&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image of money, labeled for reuse, retrieved from https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/8\/7666\/17123240849_14b0883f48_b.jpg\" width=\"388\" height=\"218\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Wondering how you&#8217;ll afford your textbooks this semester?<\/h1>\n<p>If you know you won&#8217;t be able to pay for books in one or more of your courses, take a look at the following options:<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentlifeandleadership\/student-assistance\/textbook-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Textbook Purchase Loan Program<\/a> (through the Office of Student Affairs)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Application form<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Loan up to $250 <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Repayment required within 60 days in cash<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Foundation Textbook Assistance Program (check your Student Center through eServices a few days before classes start)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">125+ word statement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Up to $200<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recommend renting the textbook(s)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>EOPS &amp; Trio<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Find out if you qualify for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/eops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Extended Opportunities Programs and Services<\/a> (EOPS) or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/triosss\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRiO\/Student Support Services<\/a> because some assistance may be available through their offices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Is your textbook available in the library?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Know the titles of your textbooks? \u00a0Check the <a href=\"https:\/\/palomar.worldcat.org\/wcpa\/courseReserves?action=courseReserveManager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palomar Library website<\/a> to find out if you can use the textbook you need in the library.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Are you aware of Open Educational Resources?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>What are OER? \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.studentpirgs.org\/open-textbooks\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for OER FAQ&#8217;s from the Student PIRG (Public Interest Research Group) website<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Where can you find OER books?\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/openstax.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OpenStax<\/a> is a great place for free open textbooks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know the cost of your textbook? To find out your course textbook and the cost visit the bookstore website and search for your course. Did you know the bookstore does price matching? \u00a0Click here for the Price Match Guarantee Wondering how you&#8217;ll afford your textbooks this semester? If you know you won&#8217;t be&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/calm\/calm-for-students\/\">Continue Reading<span> CALM for Students<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-35","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8i4rI-z","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":243,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/calm\/ztc-ltc-courses\/","url_meta":{"origin":35,"position":0},"title":"ZTC &amp; LTC Courses","author":"Falcone, Kelly","date":"October 12, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"What are Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) courses and Low Textbook Cost (LTC) courses? Great question! 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If you are using any LTC\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Decorative CALM logo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/calm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/02\/CALM_banner_fin-03_green.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/calm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/02\/CALM_banner_fin-03_green.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/calm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/02\/CALM_banner_fin-03_green.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.palomar.edu\/calm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/02\/CALM_banner_fin-03_green.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":609,"url":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/calm\/students\/","url_meta":{"origin":35,"position":2},"title":"Students","author":"Zavodny, Anastasia T.","date":"August 10, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Welcome Students! 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