Information for Professors

Guilford makes exam copies available to professors in the U.S. and Canada in two different ways; some titles are free for adoption consideration, while others fall under our 60-day exam policy. Details about each are below.

Professors outside the U.S. and Canada, please visit our Ordering Outside the U.S. and Canada page. Please note that our international distributors administer their own exam copy programs and may not follow our policy.

Free for Adoption Consideration

Guilford is pleased to offer free copies of selected titles to college and university professors considering possible course adoption. The title you request must be on our free for adoption consideration list and your course must meet our criteria for content relevance.

Submit a free for adoption consideration request.

If the book you are considering is not on the free for adoption consideration list or if your course does not meet our criteria for a free copy, you may request an examination copy.

The exam copy will be shipped to you with an invoice that will be canceled if, within 60 days, Guilford is notified in writing that an order for 10 or more copies will be placed by your university book store, or if you return the book. A postage-paid return label will be provided with your exam copy for your convenience. Otherwise, we will assume you are keeping the book for personal use and will expect payment at a faculty discount (10% off the list price).

Submit a request for an exam copy.