Auditing Courses

Students may audit courses for a fee. See the online University Course Schedule . The instructor’s permission on the audit form is required. The fee must be paid at the time of enrollment and is non-refundable. Auditors are subject to the conditions of enrollment established by the instructor, but do not take course examinations. Students who audit a course must establish regular attendance during the first two weeks of class or they will be submitted as a “No Show.” No credit is earned for audited courses, but the course name and the designation “AU” are listed on the transcript. Students who do not follow the attendance policy in the syllabus may earn a “W” as a final grade. Students can obtain the audit form from the Office of the Registrar. Nursing courses may not be audited.

Students may audit most courses offered in the College of Arts and Sciences and the School for Professional and Continuing Education. Ordinarily, students may not audit studio or laboratory performance-based courses. Students’ work in audited classes will not be formally assessed and no grades will be issued. Auditors are expected to read required texts and are permitted to ask and answer questions in class.

Courses taken for audit do not apply toward any academic degree and do not count as part of a student’s full or part-time course load for purposes of financial aid or loan deferments.

The following policies apply to auditing:

1. Auditing is permitted only if classroom seating is available.
2. Potential auditors must receive written permission from the instructor and in some cases, permission of the department chair or program director.
3. Auditors receive only provisional permission to attend classes until course registration is completed at the end of the add/drop period.
4. A student’s total number of for-credit and audited courses may not total more than 18 hours without approval from the appropriate academic dean’s office.
5. Once auditor status is invoked for a course, the student may not change auditor status to for-credit status.
6. Students may not register for a course for credit in the same semester they are auditing that course.

Audit forms obtained in the Office of the Registrar should be signed by the student, instructor (and perhaps chair or director) and then submitted to the Business Office.