Issuing Office

Registrar's Office

Affected Parties

Students

Policy Language

Students who wish to audit a course may do so for a fee. Audit fees are not covered in tuition billing, and audited courses will not be used to determine full- or part-time status. Auditors will not be expected to take quizzes or examinations. A grade of AU will be recorded on the auditor’s permanent record.

Policy Rationale

To ensure that students understand the expectations set forth by the University regarding course audits.

Definition of Glossary Terms

None specified

Procedures

RESIDENT STUDENTS:

Course audits may not be added via the Course Registration Tool, but must be requested in person at the Registrar’s office. Requests to audit a course will only be accepted during add/drop week (or the week before the start of a summer term for summer courses). Audit requests will be processed and added on the last day of the add /drop period, pending seat availability. A student wishing to change from credit to audit status for a course may only do so until the last day of the add/drop period. Requests to change to or from audit status after the add/drop period will be denied. Lecture-only courses may be audited. Courses considered lecture/lab, labs, private instruction, etc. may not be audited. Audited courses will not count toward graduation requirements.

ONLINE STUDENTS:

Course audits may not be added via the Course Registration Tool, but must be requested by emailing the Registrar’s Office. Requests to audit a course will only be accepted during the registration timeframes before a term starts. Audit requests will be processed and added, pending availability. A student wishing to change from credit to audit status for a course may only do so until the last day of the registration deadline. Requests to change to or from audit status after the registration deadline will be denied

Sanctions

None specified

Exceptions

None

Date of Last Review

108/2017/20202021