All students have a right not to participate, which is referred to as opting out. Students can choose to opt out before the Registrar’s “Last day for tuition fee reduction” deadline for their class. In most cases, the opt out period will be within the first two weeks of the semester. Access to the digital course materials will be removed once this hard deadline has passed. The student will be responsible to find the required course material by other means.

All ICON Direct orders are displayed in the MyUI course listing automatically after the instructor or department administrator places the orders.

If you already have the book in physical form, please feel free to opt out.

If you already have purchased an eTextbook through ICON Direct during a previous semester, you do not need to pay for it again, you will still be able to access the content through ICON for as long as you are enrolled at the university. The Student Choice platform will show your content as previously paid. You do not need to opt out to avoid a charge for this content.

If you have already purchased access to an Online Learning Platform, such as McGraw Hill Connect or Cengage Mindtap, your duration access will vary.

ICON Direct course materials are required and as course specific charges, are not part of any tuition or mandatory fees waived. Students registered with an auditing status may follow opt-out procedures prior to the deadline for their course.

If you officially complete the drop process for the class before the "Last day for tuition fee reduction" deadline, you will not be charged. Dropping the class after the “Last day for tuition fee reduction” deadline will not result in a refund. Due to the non-returnable nature of digital materials, once a student has had active access after the deadline, no refunds or returns are possible.

Visit the Office of the Registrar's website on course deadlines for more information.

Access to your eText is in your ICON course site. Look for the ICON Direct eTexts link or a link to the textbook publisher in your course navigation menu.

For information on how to use the Engage eReader, please read about the ICON Direct eReader.

As a student:

• You'll have required course materials automatically delivered through ICON, and at a discounted price.
• You save time, no need to order materials individually, or travel to bookstores to find your materials.
• You can use features of the eReader to help you study and learn.
• The charges for your ICON Direct materials go straight to your U-Bill, no credit cards are needed.
• You have a trial period (typically the first two weeks of a sixteen-week class) with access to the course materials before charges are placed.
• You can opt out before the add-drop deadline, if ICON Direct doesn't fit your needs.