Auditing Graduate Courses

Kutztown University Policy ACA-009

1. Purpose
   The purpose of this policy is to define the circumstances under which graduate students may audit credit courses and not receive credit. 

2. Scope
   This policy applies to all graduate students. 

3. Key words and phrases: 

   Auditing a course – permission to sit in on all the meetings of a regular course that is offered for credit.

4. Policy & Procedure(s)
   Registrations for the auditing of courses will be considered tentative until the close of regular registration. If the registration of regular students fills the class quota or if regular registrants occupy all facilities, the students who have registered for auditing will be withdrawn.  

   The student would register “not-for-credit” and would pay the full fee.  

   The student would not be required to take examinations, would be allowed to take the course only with the approval of the instructor, and would not be given a grade in the course.  

   Once the student had enrolled “not-for-credit,” the student cannot change part way through the course unless through special action by the Graduate Exceptions Committee.  

   The student could take the course for credit at a later date, subject to the recommendation of the department offering the course and the approval of the Graduate Exceptions Committee.  

5. Effective Date
   1970

6. Approved By
   Faculty Senate - December 3, 1970 

7. Last Reviewed
   October, 2008 
   August, 2009 
   August, 2010 
   August, 2011 
   August, 2012
   August, 2013
   August, 2014
   August, 2015
   August, 2016
   August, 2017
   August, 2018
   August, 2019
   August, 2020