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ZTC Course Reporting & XB12 Coding

ZTC Course Reporting in Banner

Per California Senate Bill 1359, each institution must:

"Clearly highlight, by means that may include a symbol or logo in a conspicuous place on the online campus course schedule, the courses that exclusively use digital course materials that are free of charge to students and may have a low-cost option for print versions."

Currently, Allan Hancock College uses the following icon in course search to indicate that a course Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC):

                                                Open textbook with a crossed-out dollar sign in the middle of the book

 

                                  how the ZTC icon appears in Course Search

 

An example of online course search results with the ZTC icon

 

                                XB12 Codes for Instructional Materials Costs

 

  • Part of SB 1359 passed by the California State Legislature in 2018 and implemented in Fall 2024
  • XB12 requires colleges to label ZTC, OER, & LTC (low textbook cost) courses and indicate the cost of instructional materials in their online course search by using the XB12 coding system
  • Courses with instructional materials that cost $1.00 to $40.00 are considered Low Textbook Cost (LTC) courses
  • XB12 codes should appear in course search in the same place where the ZTC icon is displayed in the following format: XB12-A, XB12-C, XB12-D, XB12-E, XB12-F, XB12-G, XB12-Y

                               Data Table with different letter codes for instructional materials