1. Select Financial Aid.
2. Enter your Central Piedmont student ID number in the Card Number field.

When making purchases with financial aid, if your available funds are not enough to cover the full cost of your order, you will need to provide another form of payment (credit/debit card) to pay for whatever amount due is left. You can only make bookstore purchases during times when you can use your financial aid to make bookstore purchases.

1. Select Financial Aid.
2. Select Peoplesoft (or Sponsorship if Peoplesoft unavailable).
3. Enter your Central Piedmont student ID number in the Card Number field.

Know how much funds/stipend you have available before your order to avoid your order not being processed. If your available funds are not enough to cover the full cost of your order, you will need to provide another form of payment (credit/debit card) to pay for whatever amount due is left.

1. Select Financial Aid.
2. Enter your Central Piedmont student ID number in the Card Number field.

CMS only covers course textbook/access code materials; they do not cover school supplies, calculators, or other items covered by normal financial aid. If your available funds are not enough to cover the full cost of your order, you will need to provide another form of payment (credit/debit card) to pay for whatever amount due is left. If your order is not processed due to lack of funds, please contact your middle college administrator.

As a middle college student, you can only make bookstore purchases during times when you can use your financial aid to make bookstore purchases.

1. Select Sponsorship.
2. Enter your Central Piedmont student ID number in the Card Number field.

Make sure all your sponsorship paperwork has been processed before your order to avoid your bookstore order not being processed. If your available funds are not enough to cover the full cost of your order, you will need to provide another form of payment (credit/debit card) to pay for whatever amount due is left.

Beat the rush and buy your books before class. Take advantage of any used textbooks that may still be available.

• In order for booksellers to get you the correct textbook for your course and section, you must have a copy of your schedule when purchasing textbooks. This can be a paper copy or a screenshot.
• Not all the textbooks for Central Piedmont are available at every campus. For example, the Levine Campus bookstore carries the materials for classes held at Levine and some (but not all) of the textbooks for online courses.
• If you end up not needing the material, we do have a return policy.

If we do not have your textbook in stock, ask a bookseller how you can order it from another campus.

• There are specific times when you can use your financial aid to make bookstore purchases.
• When making purchases with financial aid, Veterans Affairs Education Benefits, scholarships, sponsorships, etc., you must present your student ID.
• Your order will be shipped once your financial aid eligibility is confirmed.

You can also rent textbooks for guaranteed savings. When shopping for textbooks in-store, the course information tag will display a "Rental" option. If shopping online, many books will display a rental option along with new and used options so that you can pick what's best for you. There is a one-time rental fee to rent a textbook.

• You need to enter credit card information to secure the rental, no matter how you are paying for the one-time rental fee (e.g., if you are using financial aid).
• You can write and highlight in rental books (but not excessively).
• Rental books must be returned on or before the due date at the end of the semester.
• Rental books cannot be returned damaged, which includes:
  • torn pages
  • broken bindings
  • fire or water damage cuts
  • missing pages
• You do not get money back upon turning in your rentals.
• Your card used to rent the book may be charged fees if:
  • You don't return the book.
  • Your book is damaged when you return it.
  • You return the book after the rental return due date.
  • You are a financial aid, Career & College Promise dual enrollment, middle college, Veterans Affairs Education Benefits, or sponsored student, and you do not have enough funds on your account to pay for your entire order once your aid is applied to your order.

Return Rented Textbooks

You can return rented textbooks for free through UPS. You will need your order number to print the UPS shipping label. You can find your order number in the confirmation email from your online order, or, if you rented your textbook from the store, you can find it in any of your rental reminder emails. You can print your UPS label on or before your charge date. Learn more about the easy step-by-step rental return instructions.

• Book buyback is open during the last two weeks of the fall and spring semesters.
• We cannot guarantee buyback for any specific books. Offers are subject to change.

We will price match Amazon.com, BN.com, and local competitors. The item must have the same ISBN and not a peer-to-peer price. Ask a bookseller or check the bookstore website for more information.

To receive a full refund, you must meet the following criteria:

• Provide the original receipt and original form of payment.
• The book(s) must be in the same condition as purchased (e.g., codes not scratched, books sealed in plastic must be unopened, no writing in any new-condition books).
• If you are returning the book because you dropped the class, you will need to provide proof of the course drop/change.

Refund Timeline

• Within the first 7 days of classes from the start of term — not the date of purchase.
• If you drop a class, you may return your book for a refund within the first 30 days of classes from the start of term. You will need to ask for your refund at the store where you purchased the book. If you purchased the book at the Cato, Harper, or Harris Campus bookstores, you may also go to the Central Campus bookstore for your refund.

Learn more about the Barnes & Noble College policies on how to return and get refunds on textbooks.

Term dates

We can cater to any needs you may have and will be more than happy to assist you in selection of your textbooks, school supplies, reference books, and other items for your sections. Barnes & Noble College Faculty Enlight is your source for researching, adopting, and sharing insights about textbooks and course materials.