Book Voucher Schedule

Trojan Book Bag Program

The Trojan Book Bag program is a Barnes & Noble (B&N) textbook rental program that provides students with their required textbooks and course materials by the first day of class. All students (undergraduate, graduate, doctoral) are automatically enrolled in Troy University's Trojan Book Bag program upon registration for each term/semester.

If a student wishes not to participate in the Trojan Book Bag program, students may “opt-out” from the program through the Trojan Book Bag opt-out link located below or through the link that was emailed to the student from Barnes & Noble. Please see the academic calendar for opt-out deadlines.

Learn more about Trojan Book Bag

Book Voucher Information

The book charging program is for students with approved excess financial aid, Chapter 31 VA, Alabama G.I. Dependents' Scholarship Program or Alabama Vocational Rehab. The student's VA Form 1905 or other TA Form must authorize book charges and list the amount authorized to be approved for book charging. Please see academic calendar and/or book voucher schedule for book charging dates and deadlines. It is the student's responsibility to ensure the correct textbook is purchased and received in a timely manner.

Charging textbooks to Financial Aid:

If a student has been awarded financial aid through the Office of Financial Aid and has approved excess funds after all tuition, fees, meals and housing have been paid, the student may charge required books and approved supplies, not to exceed the amount of excess financial aid, up to $1200.

2024-2025 Schedule

Barnes & Noble Book Voucher/Charging Schedule

Terms and Semesters	Charging Starts:	Last Day to Charge:
25/T1 and 25/FA	July 14	August 18
25/T2	September 22	October 20
26/T3 and 26/SP	December 8	January 20
26/T4	March 2	March 30
26/T5 and 26/SU	April 20	June 2

These dates are tentative and subject to change without notice.

How to Order Textbooks

Barnes and Noble is the bookstore for all TROY students.

Trojan Book Bag

Students should only order textbooks through Barnes & Noble if they have OPTED OUT of the Trojan Book Bag program. If students purchase textbooks outside the Trojan Book Bag program and do not opt-out of the program, they will essentially pay twice for their textbooks.

Opt-Out of Trojan Book Bag

Charging Textbooks Outside of the Trojan Book Bag Program

Students who have opted-out of Trojan Book Bag should order textbooks by:

In-store at the Troy University Campus Bookstore on Troy Campus
Online through the B&N website

Please refer to the academic calendar and/or book charging schedule for important dates and deadlines to ensure your order is placed in time for the upcoming semester or term. It is the student's responsibility to ensure the correct textbook is purchased and received in a timely manner.

Go to the B&N website
Select - “Textbooks”
Select - “Find Textbooks”
Select “Term OPT OUT – Department – Course – Selection” of each of your courses.
EXAMPLE: FALL 2025 OPT OUT→ACT→2291→TDAA
Select - “Find Materials”
You may select the format (rental, used, digital, etc.) for your required materials. You will see if the materials are recommended or required.
Note: There may be multiple book options and packages listed, only choose one option.
Once formats are selected, “Add Item(s) to Cart.”
“View Cart” to start the checkout process.

To purchase books with Financial Aid, please have your student ID number available to provide during checkout.

Note: Your Financial Aid must be approved to complete your order. If your Financial Aid is not approved, your order will not be processed, and you will receive an email notification from Barnes and Noble. If you choose to rent your textbooks, you will be required to provide a credit card number during checkout for incidentals.

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