Course Planning & Textbooks

We are here to help you navigate the resources and opportunities available to you as a CCP student.

Explore these planning tools, then schedule your advising appointment.

CCP Academic Advising

From your first semester through graduation, your advising team will help you:

Identify and Map your Pathway
- Select courses to help you reach your goals — are you seeking a degree from NCSC? To transfer credits?
Register for Courses & Prep for Class
- Tools for Success in college, growth mindset & learning to self-advocate, long term college planning, etc.

Course & Degree Planning Tools

Students may choose from a variety of courses for different needs: to fulfill high school graduation requirements, college degree requirements, transfer needs, or to explore areas of interest. Not all courses are allowable under the CCP program.

Degree & Transfer Pathways CCP students are encouraged to select a Pathway. Pathways help align CCP courses you can choose now, with future majors you may be considering. Let us help you plan for success and gain traction toward your goals!

Course Search: Take a look at our course offerings by semester and location.

Career Coach – The best 5 minutes you can spend on career research!
- Unsure where to start? Career Coach explores connection between your interests and possible careers.
- Know your career goal? Use Career Coach to confirm the career aligns with your values and salary needs. Choose the 6 or 60 question survey in our Career Toolkit. Get immediate results on recommended careers, and the regional demand and salary data.

Popular CCP Courses & Requirements for Placement Testing (PDF)

NCSC’s Level 1 Courses The first 15 college credits a CCP student takes must be from Level 1 courses.

Transfer Credit: If you have a Bachelor degree in mind, Ohio has multiple tools for you to select the right courses for transfer.

Articulation Agreements Labs from partnering Career Centers could earn you college credits with NCSC and help you qualify for TFS!

College Catalog & Student Handbook: Review comprehensive NCSC course and policy information.

Click Here to Schedule your CCP Advising Appointment

Textbooks & Access Codes: Getting Course Materials

For courses at your high school, the materials are provided to you in class.

For courses at NCSC or online, carefully review the following information.

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Many courses now use OpenStax or Open Educational Resources (OER).
Your professor provides access to these through Canvas.

No purchase or additional action is necessary. Additional printed options may be available through the bookstore for a fee.

Q. How do I know if it will be OpenStax/OER? Or if materials are needed from the bookstore, using a NCSC voucher?

Required Materials are listed in the Course Description, and also on the bookstore site.
Using MyNC, go to your class schedule, click on the course number, and look under ‘Required Materials’.
Using the Bookstore sit e, enter your course number and section from your schedule.

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If you confirm course materials are needed, select if you are a student from a public, nonpublic or homeschool…

First confirm your school’s CCP Textbook preferences and policy with your counselor or principal.
Second, if they advise you to use a NCSC voucher, then refer to the instructions below for your course of action.
Talk to your school counselor. They will assist you with textbooks for the courses for which you received CCP funding. If you are self-paying for courses, you must also pay for your textbooks. If you purchase your textbook(s) from the Campus Bookstore (Follett), you can be assured it is the correct edition and bundle for your course(s) at NCSC.

If you purchase or rent your book elsewhere, please be sure to check the edition, ISBN, and bundle, where applicable.
Under CCP rules (ORC 3365.07, 3365.09) homeschool students are responsible for textbook costs or rental fees. If you purchase or rent your textbook(s) from the Campus Bookstore, you can be assured it is the correct edition and bundle for your course(s) at NCSC.

If you purchase or rent your book elsewhere, please be sure to check the edition, ISBN, and bundle, where applicable.

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The Option to get a NCSC Voucher and Obtain Required Materials from the Bookstore (available for most public school students)

Public school students, after reviewing the items above, refer to this document for instructions on how to get a NCSC Voucher.

CCP Instructions to Get Required Materials_for Courses at NCSC or Online (PDF)

note: Important Textbook Reminders

IF YOU REGISTER FOR AN ADDITIONAL COURSE AFTER OBTAINING YOUR VOUCHER for the semester, you must contact your Academic Advisor before requesting an additional voucher from the Cashier’s Office
YOUR SCHOOL WILL BE THE OWNER OF THE TEXTBOOKS. After completing the semester, return your textbook(s) to your school in good condition, or be charged for the book.
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO UNDERSTAND YOUR SCHOOL’S CCP MATERIALS POLICY. Your school may have other arrangements for CCP textbooks/materials.
IF YOU TAKE ACTIONS THAT DO NOT COMPLY WITH YOUR SCHOOL’S POLICY, your school will require you to pay the cost of your textbooks/access codes.
VOUCHERS ARE FOR COURSE-REQUIRED MATERIALS ONLY for on-campus/online courses. Suggested items listed on the bookstore website, supplies, or multiple versions WILL NOT BE COVERED and you will be charged for any non-required books/materials.

To inquire about copies of physical textbooks for courses with electronic books, please contact these individuals:

Jeremy Swank: For courses beginning with: ACCT, ARTS, BUSM, CISS, ECON, ELET, EMMT, ENGR, ENRD, ITEC, MECT, MFGT, PHYS, VCMT

Kimberly Lybarger: For courses beginning with: COMM, CRMJ, EDUT, ENGL, FYEX, GEOL, HIST, HMSV, HUMA, MATH, MSCI, MUSC, PHIL, POLT, PSYC, SOCY, SPAN, STAT

Amy Burns: For courses beginning with: AGRI, BIOL, BIOS, CHEM, HLTH
Ohio Department of Higher Education’s CCP Resources for Students and their Families, opens in a new window
Contains important deadline information and forms for Nonpublic High School Students (Letter of Intent, Application for Funding, etc.)

FAQs for Students & Parents (opens in new window), opens in a new window

Resources for Homeschool and Non-Public Students & Parents (opens in new window)
Ohio Department of Ed/Higher Ed CCP Home Page Contains important resources for you, for your students, and access to the updated laws that regulate CCP.

CCP Resources for Secondary Schools

Articulation Agreements between NCSC and High School Career Centers

North Central State College Sharepoint Site, opens in a new window

Application Report Instructions (PDF), opens in a new window

Guidance on CCP Eligible Courses (PDF)