Auditing is taking a course without receiving credit. A notation of the audited course, represented by a grade of “AU,” will be made on the student’s permanent record. Audit units do not count toward full-time status needed to meet health insurance requirements, meet scholarship requirements; do not earn credit toward graduation requirements; do not count toward the determination of continuous enrollment for catalog purposes; and are not eligible for financial aid and veteran benefits. Audits are limited based on the space availability in the classroom. Permission to audit a course is granted one time per-course and there are no more than five audits within a 3-year period. Clinical courses cannot be audited.
To audit a course, students must first obtain permission from the instructor, dean and chief academic officer using the Audit Request Form obtained in the registrar’s office. Students undergo the same registration procedure and pay the same tuition and fees as for credit courses. Students will be registered by the registrar on the first day of class (granted space is available), but no later than the ten percent point of class to prevent displacement of regular SCC students. Auditing students must meet all course requisite and admission requirements. An audit course can be changed to a credit course with instructors’ approval and a credit course can be changed to an audit course, both must be accomplished by the ten percent date of the course.
Students auditing a course must abide by the attendance policy and may be expected, at the discretion of the instructor, to complete the same requirements as those taking the course for credit. Audit students who fail to attend classes on a regular basis may be withdrawn with a grade of W for exceeding authorized absences. Dropping and withdrawing from an audit course is governed by the same procedures as dropping and withdrawing from a course taken for credit.
Audits are not allowed in distance education courses.
Audited courses do not transfer.
Seniors (age 65+) who wish to audit a course will follow the same procedure information listed above. Seniors’ notation of the audited course is represented by a grade of “SR”. Seniors auditing a course may receive a waiver for tuition but are responsible for paying fees and for any books and supplies needed for the course. To receive the waiver, seniors must provide proof of age through valid identification i.e., driver's license, state identification card or other government issued documents.