What does it mean to audit a class?
A student who wishes to enroll for no credit may register as an auditor. An auditor pays regular fees and, at the discretion of the instructor, must meet all regular class requirements. A student who audits a course will not receive a grade or credit for that course. Changing from audit to credit or from credit to audit must be done by filing the necessary forms before the filing deadline printed in the current class schedule. Forms for changing to or from audit status require the student’s signature and must be processed at the Admissions and Records office.
Ordinarily, students auditing a course are expected to complete all assigned reading and participate in class discussions but will not be required to submit written work or take exams. Students in good academic standing may audit one class per semester with the instructors approval. Instructors must explicitly detail their expectations for students auditing their courses at the beginning of the semester, specifying Conditions of the Audit on the audit registration form, and students must seek the consent of their faculty advisor. Students may change a course from audit (no course unit attempted) to a regular course unit basis (graded) or vice versa during the add/drop period, with the approval of the instructor and the faculty advisor. The students transcript will list the audited course with a grade of AU if the student has satisfactorily completed the audit. If the student fails to fulfill the requirements of the audit, no notation will appear on the transcript.
