Textbook List and Purchasing Guidelines

The following textbooks will be used in FAES courses during the upcoming term.

Note: The tuition does not include textbooks.

Note: Please note that there may be an ebook version available through other resources.

Spring 2026

Course # Requirement Level Author Title and Edition ISBN
ENGL 215 Textbook Required Keith S. Folse, Elena Vestri, David Clabeaux Great Writing: From Great Paragraphs to Great Essays 3 (Student Book and Spark Online Platform) 9798214333083
IMMU 403 Textbook Required Peter Parham The Immune System 5th Edition 9780393533354
MEDI 315 Textbook Optional Sareen Gropper, Jack Smith, Timothy Carr Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism 8th Edition 9780357449813

Holders of a valid sales tax-exemption certificate can make a qualified sales tax-exempt textbook purchase by emailing faesbookstore@nih.gov, or by calling (301) 496-5272. FAES reserves the right to require proof of a valid certificate on all purchases requesting sales tax-exemption.