Add Textbook Credit funds each semester in the Student Portal, under Menu in the upper right, and My Payments and Financial Aid.
Textbook Credit may be used by students of the UBalt campus and Shady Grove to buy textbooks online, through UBalt's virtual textbook partner BNCVirtual, and even pay for shipping. To be eligible, a student must have completed the financial aid process, which includes completing the FAFSA and the verification process. No action is needed if a student does not wish to buy textbooks using financial aid funds.
Electing to use Textbook Credit does not change the total of your financial aid awards. It is not an additional award. This Credit is simply a way to access your financial aid for textbooks. Financial aid is not able to be used at the online store to buy logo merchandise, or to buy graduation regalia.
The current dates to apply Textbook Credit for each semester can be found in the MyUBalt Portal, which is where you can opt into the credit. By applying financial aid to your Textbook Credit account in the Student Portal, you are requesting that a certain amount of your financial aid be made available to spend in the online textbook store.
After applying financial aid to Textbook Credit, a charge will appear on your student account for the amount you choose. Your financial aid will be used to fulfill this charge after the add/drop date, which will deduct the amount from your financial aid refund. Unused Textbook Credit will be refunded to you at the end of the semester.
$800 maximum credit for fall semester
$800 maximum credit for spring semester
$400 maximum credit for summer semester
Additional credit may be available in certain circumstances.
Contact bookcredits@ubalt.edu with questions about the maximum credit per semester for your situation.