# Textbook Timeline

The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) <span style="text-decoration: underline;">requires</span> all institutions receiving federal financial aid to publish, in time for **registration**, a list of all required and recommended books and other course materials for all classes offered at the institution. This includes all schools—undergraduate, graduate, and professional. The items we must display are:

- Book title, including edition
- Book author
- ISBN number
- Retail price

  
Because of this, we at MLC follow this timeline for undergraduate courses:

**March** Instructors submit their textbook information for the following school year to the Bookstore.  
**Early April** Textbook information is posted on the portal.  
**Mid-April** Current on campus students register for next year’s courses.

  
The timeline for Online/Continuing Education is as follows:

**Mid-January to Mid-February** Instructors Submit Textbook Lists for Summer Courses  
**Registration for Summer Courses** Opens February 15th  
**Mid-May to Mid-June** Instructors Submit Textbook Lists for Fall Courses  
**Registration for Fall Courses** Opens July 1st  
**Mid-September to Mid-October** Instructors Submit Textbook Lists for Spring Courses  
**Registration for Spring Courses** Opens October 15th