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Approved OERs

Below is a list of OER textbooks currently approved as appropriate representative textbooks through the Curriculum Committee. Faculty may choose their textbook so long as it is course-appropriate. 


Course OER Title Additional Notes
ADJU 1 Criminal Justice: An Overview of the System, 2ed OER-QMS License, 2023
ADJU 3 Introduction to Criminal Law 2024
ADJU 14 Introduction to Corrections LibreTexts n.d. Continuous Updates
BADM 1 Business Law Essentials  
BADM 5 Introduction to Business  
CDEV 6 Child, Family, and Community Also: The Socialization of Diverse Children
CDEV 11A Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children Book in Spanish 
CDEV 14 Safety, Health, and Nutrition in Early Childhood Education  
CDEV 25 The Role of Equity and Diversity in Early Childhood Education  
CDEV C1000 Child Growth and Development  
COUN 5 Blueprint for Success in College and Career  
COUN 5 Career and Life Planning  
COUN 6 First Gen Transfer: A Transfer Guide for First-Generation  
EDUC 1 Social and Cultural Foundations of American Education  
ENTR 1 Entrepreneurship  
MAIN 100 OER for MAIN 100  
MGMT 7 Small Business Management in the 21st Century  
ANTH 1 Cultural Anthropology  
ANTH 1 The Art of Being Human  
ETHN 1, 5 Our Lives: An Ethnic Studies Primer  
ETHN 5 The Roots of Latino Urban Agency  
ETHN 5 New Directions in Chicanx and Latinx Studies  
ETHN 6 Slavery to Liberation: The African American Experience Second Edition
ETHN 9 Native Peoples of North America  
ETHN 10 Critical Filipinx American Histories and their Artifacts Supplementary material
HIST 1A World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500  
HIST 1A Western Civilization: A Concise History Volume 1  
HIST 1B Boundless World History  
HIST 1B Modern World History  
HIST 4, C1001, C1002 U.S. History  
HIST 5 Competing Visions: A History of California  
HIST 8A World History Volume 1, to 1500  
HIST C1001 THE AMERICAN YAWP  
PSYC C1000 Discover Psychology 2.0: A Brief Introductory Text  
PSYC C1000 Psychology 2e  
BIOL 1 Environmental Biology  
BIOL 4, 5 Anatomy & Physiology 2020
BIOL 8 Microbiology  
BIOL 20A, 20B Biology - 2nd Edition 2018
BIOL C1000 Concepts of Biology 2024
CHEM 1B The Basics of GOB Chemistry  
CHEM 2A, 2B Chemistry 2e  
CHEM 2A, 2B, 10 Chemistry: Atoms First  
GEOL 1L An Introduction to Geology  
GEOL 1L Physical Geology  
GEOL 1L Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology  
HEAL 1 Introduction to Health  
HEAL 2 An Introduction to Nutrition  
MATH 1, 191 Algebra and Trigonometry  
MATH 3 College Algebra 2e with Corequisite Support  
MATH 4C Calculus Volume 3  
MATH 4D, 90S, C2210 Calculus Volume 1  
MATH 9 Elementary Differential Equation  
MATH 10 A First Course in Linear Algebra  
MATH 192 Introductory Statistics  
MATH 195 Mathematics for Liberal Arts  
MATH C2220 Calculus Volume 2  
OCEA 1 Introduction to Oceanography  
PHSC 2 Earth Science  
PHYS 2A College Physics  
PHYS 2B University Physics Volume 2  
PHYS 2C University Physics - Volume 3  
POLS 3 International Relations  
POLS 4 Political Philosophy Reader Supplemental
POLS C1000 American Government  
ARTH C1100, C1200 Smarthistory's (Khan Academy) materials/books 2025
ARTH C1100, C1200 A World Perspective of Art History: 1400CE to the 21st Century 2025
COMM 4 Logical Reasoning  
COMM 5 Communication Theory  
COMM 6 Intercultural Communication: Creating Cultural Competence  
COMM C1000 The Public Speaking Project  
ENGL 5 Children’s Literature: A Tradition  
ENGL 5 The Inside, Outside and Upside Downs of Children's Literature  
ENGL 7 Write or Left: an OER Textbook for Creative Writing Classes  
ENGL C1000 College Composition Reader, Writing Unleashed  
ENGL C1002 Writing and Literature: Composition and Inquiry  
ESL 100, 1A Frameworks for Academic Writing  
ESL 100, 1A Successful College Composition, 3rd Edition  
ESL 105 MyOpenMath  
ESL 106 21st Century Skills  
ESL 109, HUMA 4 Exploring Movies and Production  
HUMA 1 Introduction to the Humanities  
HUMA 5 World Mythology Myth, Metaphor, and Mystery  
MUSI 2, 3 Music Appreciation: History, Culture, and Context  
MUSI 3 Understanding Music: Past and Present  
PHIL 1 An Introduction to Philosophy  
PHIL 3 Thinking Well: A Creative Commons Logic and Critical Thinking Textbook  
TART 3 Theatre Appreciation