Academic Policies

Audit Policy
(Policy added on June 19, 2001)
(Procedures updated on July 27, 2001)

Audit is a registration status allowing students to attend a course without receiving credit. Both graduate and undergraduate students may audit courses. Audit units do not count toward full-time status, nor do audited courses count toward the determination of continuous enrollment for catalog purposes.

Registration for audit is at the course instructor's discretion; at the time of approval for audit registration, the instructor and student will agree upon the student's level of participation in the class. The instructor may administratively drop the student for nonattendance. Students are required to process a Change of Schedule form to withdraw from the class.

Students may change registration in a course from credit to audit under the following conditions: (this applies for all sessions/terms)

1. deadline to drop without a grade of "W" is also the deadline to change from credit to audit, or vice versa, with only an instructor's signature
2. after the deadline to drop without a grade of "W", a change from credit to audit will be permitted only if the student is doing passing work in that course and receives the approval of the course instructor
3. after the deadline to drop with a grade of "W", a change from credit to audit, or vice versa, will be permitted only if the student receives the approval of the course instructor AND the dean of the student's college.  By Policy, permission from the dean to make registration changes after the last day to drop with a grade of "W" requires an extraordinary reason.

Audit Procedures:

• Fees for auditing courses are the same as for credit courses.  Fees must be paid immediately.  To avoid late payment fees, students are encouraged to prepay for audit courses using the WebPay feature in Student Link.  Students may not register for a grade of audit using WebReg.
• Beginning the first day of classes, students must acquire the instructor's signature on a Change of Schedule form for a grade of audit.
• In order for a new student or a readmitted student to enroll in audit courses only, the student must complete a non-degree seeking application and be admitted through either the the Graduate Admissions or Undergraduate Admissions office.
• The grade of "O", with no grade-point value, is awarded for courses taken for audit.  This grade is not awarded unless the student is registered for audit.
• The grade of "WO" is awarded if the student withdraws after the deadline to drop without a grade of "W".
• The grade of "XO" is awarded if the agreed upon level of participation by the student in an audit enrollment is not met.
• The grade of "XO" is awarded for students who are administratively dropped for courses taken for audit after the deadline to drop without a grade of "W".
• The grade of "XO" can be assigned by the instructor on the grade sheet by crossing out the "O" and writing in the "XO" if the agreed upon level of participation by the student in an audit enrollment is not met.

For class registration dates, see the Schedule of Classes' Important Dates and Deadlines calendar.