Keith
The adjuster course is a designation course and it does not require a state exam. The course that Grisel is taking requires a state exam. They are very different courses.
The state study manual is not required for your course and I believe it will only confuse you because it contains a great deal more information than you need for the designation final exam. Grisel's course is 200 hours and your course is 40 hours so you can see the difference in the amount of course material.
If you have any questions or need clarification, please email me at bradburn@oltraining.com . In the meantime if you do well on the unit exams, you will be fine in your course.
Regards, Jan