Book rentals wait to be picked up by student athletes on Jan. 7 in the Lakeshore room of the University Center.
Class materials for Central Michigan student-athletes cost the Athletics Department $145,487 in the 2014-15 academic year.
The Athletics Department bought $193,982 in textbooks and other course items from the CMU Bookstore last year, which were sold back for $48,544 — one quarter of their original worth.
All full-scholarship student-athletes receive book loans, which covers all class materials needed each semester. It is up to head coaches to decide whether half-scholarship athletes will receive a book loan as part of their scholarships.