• Open Educational Resources (OER), Zero Textbook Cost,means a teaching, learning, or research resource that is in the public domain or has been released under an intellectual property license that permits the free use, adaptation, and redistribution of the resource by any person. The term may include full course curricula, course materials, modules, textbooks, media, assessments, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques, whether digital or otherwise, used to support access to knowledge.
• Affordable Education Resources (AER), Low Textbook Cost,means a single or collection of required educational resources that may be offered at no or low cost to a student through a postsecondary education institution or an affiliated college bookstore at a pre-sales tax cost to a student that does not exceed an amount equal to four times the federal minimum wage. AER includes copyright protected material purchased by a library and provided to a student at no cost.
• No Textbook Required (NTR), means that there are no textbooks or other educational resources associated with the course.

WWP courses involve additional costs when taking proctored exams. Students enrolled in WWP type courses are required to take at minimum one exam through a testing center or a remote proctoring option chosen by the instructor. Nicholls Online courses NEVER require students to come to campus, even for exam proctoring.

CRN is the Course Registration Number.  As a Nicholls Online Student, you will need to record the five digit CRN numbers for courses you intend to schedule.  These numbers are entered into Banner during the registration process.