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Start Right+ is a university-wide program that provides undergraduate students taking undergraduate courses at the University of Wyoming with access to their required course materials for a single flat-rate cost per semester. Course materials are provided in digital-first format in WyoCourses/Canvas. Some courses may have print textbooks included in the program fee.

Included in this guide:

• Accessing digital course materials in WyoCourses/Canvas

• Retrieving any printed course materials assigned to you

• Checking your subscription status (opted-in, opted-out)
  
  

For even more information about the StartRight+, please visit http://www.uwyo.edu/startright.

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Accessing Digital Course Materials in WyoCourses/Canvas

• Step 1: Log into WyoCourses/Canvas and go to the Courses & Groups tab

  Step 2: Select a course and click the "My Textbooks" link in the course navigation menu

  Step 3: "My Textbooks" opens to your Launch Dashboard

  • eBooks—click Read Now on an ebook to launch the Vitalsource Bookshelf e-reader

  • Courseware—for courses using publisher courseware such as McGraw-Hill Connect, Cengage NOW, Mindtap, OWLV2, or WebAssign, Norton Smartwork5, Macmillan

    Achieve, Pearson MyLab, Mastering or REVEL, and Sage Vantage—there may be an alternate access point in the Canvas course to access these course materials.

  • Other digital course materials provided on your dashboard or in Modules may include Library Reserves, Open Educational Resources, copy-and-paste web links, and PDFs accessed in WyoCourses/Canvas.

  • Printed materials—for course materials that are being provided in print format, please see next steps below.

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Retrieving Printed Course Materials

Some course materials, including lab manuals and other textbooks that are not available in ebook format may be provided to you as a program participant. To find out if you have print textbooks assigned to you, follow these steps:

• Step 1: Check your UWyo inbox for an email from the University Store

• Step 2: Visit the University Store textbook pickup desk (University Store, lower level)

• Step 3: Present your WyoOne ID to retrieve any assigned print textbooks

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Checking Your Subscription Status

All undergraduate students are included in StartRight+. To check your current participation status, follow the steps below:

• Step 1: In WyoCourses/Canvas, click the "My Textbooks" tool to open your dashboard.

• Step 2: The top right of your dashboard will display Opt-out of subscription if you are currently enrolled in StartRight+. If you are already opted-out, your dashboard will display opt-in subscription.

• Step 3: Clicking opt-out of subscription will confirm your choice to remove your access to all course materials assigned to you

• Step 4: Any change in OPT status will generate a confirmation email to your UWyo email address. If you do not receive this email, your OPT change has not been recorded.

If you have any trouble changing your subscription status, please send an email to uwyostore-textbooks@uwyo.edu.

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