Find Courses Using OER

Search for Courses

You can identify and register for courses that use OER (and save you money!) by searching for the Zero Cost Course Materials (ZCCM) attribute in both Banner and the College Scheduler tool. See step-by-step instructions for each system below.

Searching in Banner

  1. Go to MyUSU (my.usu.edu) and log in.
  2. Click “Registration & Classes” under Tools in the banner to the left-hand side of the webpage.
  3. Select “Registration Menu,” this will open a new tab.
  4. Select “Register for Classes.”
  5. Select a term from the drop-down menu and press “continue.”
  6. Select Advanced Search.
  7. Enter “Zero Cost Course Materials” into the Attribute field.
  8. Type in the course or subject you want to search for or skip this step to see all classes that use ZCCM.
  9. Select “Search.”

Searching in College Scheduler

  1. Go to MyUSU (my.usu.edu) and log in.
  2. Click “Registration & Classes” under Tools in the banner to the left-hand side of the webpage.
  3. Select “College Scheduler,” this will open a new tab.
  4. Click on “Change” next to “Campuses” and add a checkmark to your campus(es).
  5. Click save. This will bring you back to the main USU College Scheduler page.
  6. Click "Add Course."
  7. Click on the tab that says "By Attribute."
  8. In the "Attribute" box, type "Zero Cost Course Materials."
  9. Choose the subject you want to search for or use the "All Subjects" option.
  10. Use the "Course" dropdown list to see the courses that are available.

Past Courses that Use OER

The courses below all use free online materials and textbooks. A special thanks to these instructors for finding, adapting, and/or utilizing open educational resources. Their efforts save students money and promote higher academic success.

Summer 2021

Summer 2021 courses
Course Number Course Instructor(s) Course Name Requirements Filled
ASTE 3050 Kenna Kesler Technical and Professional Communication Principles CI
BIOL 1010 Jennifer Burbank
Kevin Young
Biology and the Citizen BLS
CHEM 1010 Melissa Kofoed Introduction to Chemistry BPS
DATA 2100 Brian Dunn Data and Information in Business  
DATA 3300 Paulette Conrad Introduction to Modern Data Analytics QI
ENGL 2010 Genevieve Ford Intermediate Writing CL2
GEO 1010 Colter Davis Introduction to Geology BPS
HIST 1700 Jeffery Bateman American History BAI
IELI 2470 Kim Andrus Cross-Cultural Perspectives BSS
IELI 2475 Kim Andrus Cross-Cultural Explorations BSS
JCOM 3050 Kenna Kesler Technical and Professional Communication Principles CI
MATH 1050 TBA College Algebra QL
MATH 1060 TBA Trigonometry  
MATH 1210 TBA Calculus I QL
MATH 1220 TBA Calculus II QL
MATH 2210 TBA Multivariable Calculus QI
PHYS 1040 David Kardelis Introductory Astronomy BPS
PSY 3010 Benjamin Covington Psychological Statistics QL

Spring 2021

Spring 2021 courses
Course Number Course Instructor(s) Course Name Requirements Filled
ACCT 2010 Kathryn Brightbill
Rhett Hunt
Financial Accounting Principles  
ADVS 3200 Brett Hurst Ethical Issues in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology DSC
ANTH 3310 Molly Cannon Introduction to Museum Studies CI
APEC 5700 Man-Keun Kim Regional and Community Economic Development  
APEC 6300 Man-Keun Kim Regional and Community Economic Development  
ASTE 3050 Kenna Kesler Technical and Professional Communication Principles CI
AV 1100 Andreas Wesemann The Aviation Profession  
AV 4100 Andreas Wesemann National Intercollegiate Flying Association Flight Team Lab  
AV 4660 Andreas Wesemann Flight Senior Project  
BIOL 1010 Jennifer Burbank Biology and the Citizen BLS
BIOL 1610 Carla Endres Biology I  
BIOL 1620 Carla Endres Biology II BLS
BIOL 2320 Tyson Chappell Human Anatomy- Lab  
BIOL 2420 Carla Endres Human Physiology  
CEE 6330 John Rice Ground Reinforcement, Improvement and Treatment  
CHEM 1010 Michael Cross Introduction to Chemistry  
CHIN 3540 Li Guo Translating into and from Chinese CI
CMST 4750 Sydney Wallace Health Communication Campaigns  
ECE 3410 Chris Winstead Microelectronics I  
ENGL 2010 Amber Bowden Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode CL2
ENGL 5420 Avery Edenfield Project Management in Technical Communication  
FIN 5250 Richard Hornsby Banking Administration and Regulation  
GEO 1010 Cora Gannaway Dalton Introduction to Geology BPS
GEO 1110 Gary O'Brien Physical Geology BPS
GEO 1360 Benjamin Burger Planet Earth BPS
GEO 3100 Blair Larsen Natural Disasters DSC
GEO 3150 Katherine Potter Energy in the Twenty-first Century DSC, QI
HIST 1700 Jeffery Bateman American Civilization BAI
HIST 2710 Nichelle Frank United States 1877-Present BAI
IELI 2470 Kim Andrus Cross-Cultural Perspectives BSS
IELI 2475 Kim Andrus Cross-Cultural Explorations BSS
JAPN 3560 Atsuko Neely Studies in Japanese Film  
JCOM 2010 Candi Carter Olson Media Smarts: Making Sense of the Information Age BSS
JCOM 3050 Kenna Kesler Technical and Professional Communication Principles CI
JCOM 4040 Candi Carter Olson Social Media Content Development  
LAEP 6910 Doo Hong Lee Reading Seminar I  
LING 6950 Joshua Thoms Second Language Teaching Practicum  
MAE 3440 Nicholas Roberts Heat Transfer QI
MATH 0995 Janice Bodily College Mathematics Prep (SSS)  
MATH 1050 Janice Bodily College Algebra (QL)(SSS) QL
MATH 1060 Staff T.B.A. Trigonometry  
MATH 1210 Derrick Harkness Calculus I QL
MATH 1220 Brynja Kohler Calculus II QL
MATH 2210 Andreas Malmendier Multivariable Calculus QI
MGT 3700 Strat Roper Operations Management  
MIS 3300 Jessica Mcgraw Big Data Analytics QI
MIS 5050 Kelly Fadel Advanced Web-Based Management Information Systems  
MIS 6050 Kelly Fadel Advanced Web-Based Management Information Systems Development  
PHIL 4530 Richard Sherlock Ethics and Biotechnology DSC
PHIL 6530 Richard Sherlock Ethics and Biotechnology  
PHYS 1040 David Kardelis Introductory Astronomy  
PHYS 6210 James Wheeler Quantum Mechanics I  
PSC 2010 Janis Boettinger Soils, Waters, and the Environment BPS
PSY 1010 Shane Bench General Psychology BSS
SOC 3110 Jason Twede Methods of Social Research CI
SW 2400 Moises Diaz Social Work with Diverse Populations  
SW 6150 Jayme Walters Generalist Practice II: SW Practice with Groups, Organizations, and Communities  
USU 1040 Melanie Chambers Habits of Mind: Learning for College Success  
USU 1060 Su Lin Nelson Habits of Mind: Reading for College Success  
USU 1730 Su Lin Nelson Strategies for Academic Success  

Fall 2020

Fall 2020 courses
Course Number Course Instructor Course Name Requirements Filled
ACCT 2010 Kathryn Brightbill Financial Accounting Principles  
ASTE 3050 Kenna Kesler Technical and Proffesional Communication Principles CI
BIOL 1010 Rachel Buck Biology and the Citizen BLS
BIOL 1010 Jennifer Burbank Biology and the Citizen BLS
BIOL 1010 Carla Endres Biology and the Citizen BLS
BIOL 1010 Wayne Hatch Biology and the Citizen BLS
BIOL 1010 Ligia Benavides Silva Biology and the Citizen BLS
BIOL 2320 Carla Endres Human Anatomy  
BIOL 2060 Carla Endres Elementary Microbiology  
CHEM 1010 Michael Cross Introdcution to Chemistry BPS
CHEM 1010 Melissa Kofoed Introduction to Chemistry BPS
CJ 2350 Jason Twede Laws of Evidence  
DANC 1010 Heather Wilson Dance in Culture BCA
ENGL 1010 Lianna Manibog Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose CL1
ENGL 3400 Samantha Clem Writing for the Workplace CI
ENGL 3400 Erica Leigh Writing for the Workplace CI
GEO 1110 Joel Pederson Physical Geology BPS
GEO 1360 Benjamin Burger Planet Earth BPS
GEO 3150 Katherine Potter Energy in the Twenty-first Century DSC/QI
HIST 1700 Jeffery Bateman American Civilization BAI
HIST 1700 Nichelle Frank American Civilization BAI
HIST 1700 Daniel McInerney American Civilization BAI
HIST 2710 Nichelle Frank United States 1877-Present BAI
JCOM 3050 Kenna Kesler Technial and Professional Communication Principles CI
JCOM 3200 Brian Champagne Writing for Electronic Media  
MATH 1050 Janice Bodily College Algebra QL
MATH 1210 Sarah Bogan Calculus I QL
MATH 1210 Rachel Frantz Calculus I QL
MATH 1210 Derrick Harkness Calculus I QL
MATH 1210 Scott Jordan Calculus I QL
MATH 1210 Eric Rowley Calculus I QL
MATH 1210 Greogory Wheeler Calculus I QL
MATH 1210 Zachary Youmans Calculus I QL
MATH 1220 Brandon Ashley Calculus II QL
MATH 1220 Theodore Campbell Calculus II QL
MATH 1220 Derrick Harkness Calculus II QL
MATH 1220 Nathan Geer Calculus II QL
MATH 1220 Guenchick Grosklos Calculus II QL
MATH 1220 Brynja Kohler Calculus II QL
MATH 1220 Yih Sung Calculus II QL
MATH 1220 Brent Thomas Calculus II QL
MATH 1220 William Tidwell Calculus II QL
MATH 2210 Mark Fels Calculus II QI
MATH 2210 Eric Rowley Calculus II QI
MATH 2210 Yih Sung Calculus II QI
MATH 4610 Joseph Koebbe Fundamentals of Numerical Analysis  
MIS 2100 Brian Dunn Data and Information in Business  
MIS 2100 Pamela Dupin-Bryant Data and Information in Business  
MIS 3300 Paulette Conrad Big Data Analytics QI
MIS 3300 Jessica McGraw Big Data Analytics QI
MIS 3300 Reagan Siggard Big Data Analytics QI
MIS 5050 Kelly Fadel Advanced Web-Based Managment Information Systems Development  
MIS 6050 Kelly Fadel Advanced Web-Based Managment Information Systems Development  
MUSC 1010 Lawrence Martin Introduction to Music BCA
PHYS 1040 David Kardelis Introductory Astronomy BPS
PSC 4900 Rakesh Kaundal Bioinformatics and Computation  
PSC 5130 Janis Boettinger Soil Genesis, Morphology and Classification  
PSC 6130 Janis Boettinger Soil Genesis, Morphology and Classification  
PSY 1010 Shane Bench General Psychology BSS
RELS 3510 Alexa Sand Islamic Visual Cultures CI/DHA
SW 2400 Moises Diaz Social Work with Diverse Populations  
SW 4100 Vonda Jump Social Work Research CI
USU 1300 Briana Bowen U.S. Institutions BAI
USU 1730 Randall Haws Strategies for Academic Success  
USU 1730 Heidi Hodgson Strategies for Academic Success  
USU 1730 Su Lin Nelson Strategies for Academic Success  
USU 1730 Lindsay Thunhell Strategies for Academic Success  

Summer 2020

Summer 2020 courses
Course Number Course Instructor Course Name Requirements Filled
ASTE 3050 Kenna Kesler Technical and Professional Communication Principles CI
BIOL 2060 Jessica Habashi Elementary Microbiology  
GEO 3100 Kelly Bradbury Natural Disasters DSC
IELI 2470 Kim Andrus Cross-Cultural Perspectives BSS
IELI 2475 Kim Andrus Cross-Cultural Explorations BSS
JCOM 3050 Kenna Kesler Technical and Professional Communication Principles CI
MATH 1050 Ting-Yao Lee College Algebra QL
MATH 1050 Jarrod Mau College Algebra QL
MATH 1050 Eric McKinney College Algebra QL
PSY 3010 Joseph Jones Psychological Statistics QI
SW 4900 Vonda Jump ST: TRAUMA and RESILIENCE  

Spring 2020

Spring 2020 courses
Course Number Course Instructor Course Name Requirements Filled
ACCT 2010 Kathryn Brightbill Financial Accounting Principles  
ACCT 2020 Rhett Hunt Managerial Accounting Principles  
ANTH 1030 Timothy Riley World Archaeology  BSS
ANTH 3310 Molly Cannon Introduction to Museum Studies CI
BIOL 1010 Jennifer Burbank Biology and the Citizen  BLS
BIOL 1010 Mallory Hagadorn Biology and the Citizen BLS
BIOL 1010 Wayne Hatch Biology and the Citizen BLS
BIOL 2060 Wayne Hatch

Elementary Microbiology

 
BIOL 4750 Jessica Habashi

Topics in Biology

 
CEE 5003 Lawrence Hipps and Alfonso Torres Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces  
CEE 6003 Lawrence Hipps and Alfonso Torres Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces  
CJ 2350 Jason Twede Laws of Evidence  
ECE 4830 Donald Cripps and Jolynne Berrett Engineering Communications I  
ECE 4850 Donald Cripps and Jolynne Berrett Engineering Communications II CI
EED 7010 Oenardi Lawanto The Role of Cognition in Engineering  
ENGL 0985 Cynthia Behunin College Preparation: Writing and Grammar  
ENGL 1010 Cynthia Behunin Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose CL1
ENGL 2010 Cynthia Behunin Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode CL2
ENGL 3400 Sherena Huntsman Introduction to Technical Communication CI
ENGL 5420 Avery Edenfield Project Management in Technical Communication  
ENGL 6480 Avery Edenfield Studies in Technology and Writing  
ENGL 7480 Avery Edenfield Studies in Technology and Writing  
GEO 1110 Gary O'Brien Physical Geology BPS
GEO 3100 Blair Larsen Natural Disasters DSC
GEO 3150 Katherine Potter Energy in the Twenty-first Century DSC/QI
HDFS 7070 Kay Bradford Advanced Research/Theory in Family Relations  
IELI 2470 Nolan Weil Cross-Cultural Perspectives BSS
IELI 2475 Nolan Weil Cross-Cultural Exploration BSS
JCOM 3200 Brian Champagne Writing for Electronic Media  
LAEP 4350 David Evans and Brent Chamberlein Travel Course  
LAEP 6550 David Evans and Brent Chamberlein Travel Course  
MAE 3440 Nicholas Roberts Heat Transfer QI
MATH 1050 Janice Bodily  College Algebra QL
MATH 1050 Kegan Penovich College Algebra QL
MATH 1050 Pataranut Rujirawat College Algebra QL
MATH 1050 Gregory Wheeler College Algebra QL
MATH 1060 Joanna Coltrin Trigonometry  
MATH 1060 Rachel Frantz Trigonometry  
MATH 1060 Guenchick Grosklos Trigonometry  
MATH 1060 Ian McGahan  Trigonometry  
MATH 1210 David Brewer  Calculus I QL
MATH 1210 Theodore Campbell  Calculus I QL
MATH 1210 Thomas Hill  Calculus I QL
MATH 1210 Greogry Wheeler  Calculus I QL
MATH 1210 Zachary Youmans Calculus I QL
MATH 1220 Leoncio Rodriguez Quinones Calculus II QL
MATH 1220 Eric Rowley  Calculus II QL
MATH 1220 Yih Sung  Calculus II QL
MATH 2210 Brandon Ashley  Multivariable Calculus QI
MATH 2210 Yih Sung  Multivariable Calculus QI
MATH 2210 Claire Watson  Multivariable Calculus QI
MSLE 3890 Daniel Holland Systems Strategy and Problem Solving  
MUSC 1010 Lawrence Martin Introduction to Music BCA
PHYS 1040 David Kardelis Introductory Astronomy BPS
POLS 1100 Robert Wagner United States Government and Politics  
PRP 1000 Daniel Lawrence Introduction to Recreation Services  
PRP 4700 Jesse Jones Pre-Internship Seminar  
PSC 5003 Lawrence Hipps and Alfonso Torres Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces  
PSC 6003 Lawrence Hipps and Alfonso Torres Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces  
PSC 6530 Jeanette Norton Soil Health and Fertility  
PSC 6900 Xin Dai Special Problems  
PSC 6900 Youping Sun Special Problems  
PSY 1010 Shane Bench General Psychology BSS
PSY 3510 Shane Bench Social Psychology DSS
STAT 2000 Pataranut Rujirawat Statistical Methods QI
STAT 5650 David Cutler Statistical Learning and Data Methods I  
SW 2400 Moises Diaz Social Work with Diverse Populations  
USU 1300 Jeffrey Bateman U.S. Institutions BAI
USU 1730 Melanie Chambers Strategies for Academic Success  
USU 1730 Adam Gleen and Heidi Hodgson Strategies for Academic Success  
USU 1730 Connor Idso  Strategies for Academic Success  
USU 1730 Dennis Kohler  Strategies for Academic Success  
USU 1730 Su Lin Neslon  Strategies for Academic Success  
USU 1730 McKell Peidl  Strategies for Academic Success  
USU 2160 Randall Haws Student Applied Leadership Training  
WATS 4490 Patrick Belmont Small Watershed Hydrology QI

Fall 2019

Fall 2019 courses
Course Number Course Instructor Course Name Requirements Filled
ACCT 2010 Rhett Hunt Principles of Accounting  
ACCT 2010 Christopher Skousen Principles of Accounting  
ACCT 2010 Larry Walther Principles of Accounting  
ACCT 6310 Rachel Martin Cost Management Systems to Support World-Class Operations  
ADVS 6540 Fernanda Batistel Energy and Protein Metabolism  
ANTH 3150 Angela Montague

Applied Anthropology Survey: History, Uses, Methods, and Careers

 
AV 2410 Aaron Dyches and Jonathan Murdoch Commercial Stage I Flight  
AV 2540 Aaron Dyches Instrument Pilot Certification  
BIOL 1010 Michelle Baker Biology and the Citizen BLS
BIOL 1010 Jennifer Burbank Biology and the Citizen BLS
BIOL 1010 Carla Endres Biology and the Citizen BLS
BIOL 1010 Wayne Hatch Biology and the Citizen BLS
BIOL 2060 Carla Endres Elementary Microbiology  
BIOL 2060 Jessica Habashi Elementary Microbiology  
CHIN 3540 Li Guo Translating into and from Chinese CI
ECE 5220 Doran Baker Electro-optical Engineering  
ENGL 1010 Cynthia Behunin Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose CL1
ENGL 3400 Ryan Cheek  Professional Writing CI
ENGL 3400 Avery Edenfield  Professional Writing CI
ENGL 4410 Rebecca Walton Document Design and Graphics  
ENGL 6410 Rebecca Walton Introduction to Technical Communication  
ENVS 2340 Christopher Lant Natural Resources and Society BSS
GEO 3150 Katherine Potter Energy in the Twenty-First Century DSC/QI
HEP 6200 Steven Hawks Health Administration, Organizations, and Systems  
HDFS 3500 Sarah Tulane Infancy and Childhood  
HDFS 4830 Sarah Tulane Senior Capstone Project (HDFS)  
IELI 2470 Nolan Weil Cross-Cultural Perspectives BSS
IELI 2475 Nolan Weil Cross-Cultural Explorations BSS
JCOM 3200 Brian Champagne Writing for Electronic Media  
MAE 6530 Stephen Whitmore Propulsion Systems  
MATH 1050 Pataranut Rujirawat College Algebra QL
MATH 1210 David Brown Calculus I QL
MATH 1210 Sebrina Cropper Calculus I QL
MATH 1210 Gregory Wheeler Calculus I QL
MATH 1220 Gregory Wheeler Calculus II QL
MATH 4610 Joseph Koebbe Fundamentals of Numerical Analysis  
MUSC 1010 Lawrence Martin Introduction to Music BCA
NDFS 5030 Donald McMahon Dairy Technology and Processing  
NDFS 6030 Craig Oberg, Donald McMahon Dairy Technology and Processing  
PHYS 1040 David Kardelis Introductory Astronomy BPS
PRP 1000 Jesse Jones Introduction to Recreational Services  
PRP 4100 Nathan Trauntvein History of Leisure CI
PRP 4400 Craig Boegner Recreation and Park Facility Planning and Management  
PRP 4500 Nathan Trauntvein Management of Recreation Services  
PRP 4700 Nathan Trauntvein Pre-Internship Seminar  
PSC 6900 Rakesh Kaundal Bioinformatics and Computation  
PSC 6900 ShihYu Wang Climate Physics/Dynamics  
PSY 1010 Shane Bench General Psychology BSS
SOC 2120 Stephen VanGeem Social Statistics in Everyday Life QI
SW 4100 Vonda Jump Social Work Research CI
TEE 1200 Stephen Williams Computer-Aided Drafting and Design Technology and Engineer Education  
USU 2160 Randall Haws Student Applied Leadership Training  
USU 2160 Su Lin Nelson Student Applied Leadership Training  
USU 1730 Randall Haws Strategies for Academic Success  
USU 1730 Heidi Hodgson Strategies for Academic Success  
USU 1730 Dennis Kohler Strategies for Academic Success  
USU 1730 Su Lin Nelson Strategies for Academic Success  

Summer 2019

Summer 2019 courses
Course Number Course Instructor Course Name Requirements Filled
ACCT 2010 Chelsea Dexter Principles of Accounting  
ACCT 2010 Larry Walther Principles of Accounting  
BIOL 1010 Jennifer Burbank Biology and the Citizen BLS
BIOL 1010 Wayne Hatch Biology and the Citizen BLS
GEO 1010 Katherine Potter Introduction to Geology BPS
HDFS 4830 Sarah Tulane Senior Capstone Project  
IELI 2470 Nolan Weil Cross-Cultural Perspectives BSS
MATH 1051 Shantel Spatig Classical Algebra for Teachers QL
MIS 3300 Paulette Conrad Big Data Analytics QI
MUSC 1010 Lawrence Martin Introduction to Music BCA
USU 1730 Analise Barker Strategies for Academic Success  
USU 1730 Randall Haws Strategies for Academic Success