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As a science or engineering major, you might enjoy taking a ceramics or a performing arts class that lets you express your creative side. You can also take classes that will help supplement your major like a drama major who takes classes on creative writing. One of the best reasons to audit a class is because it lets you gain more knowledge. College is your chance to learn more about subjects you never heard of while in high school and subjects your textbooks only glossed over.
Instead of cramming in decades of history in a few months, you can take classes on specific areas or types of history such as women in the United States, architectural history, art history, or World War II. The classes you audit can help you graduate as a more well-rounded student. Having covered the primary reasons that most people audit college courses today, we can now take a look at the actual process of auditing those courses.
How exactly does one audit a course? How is the audit initially setup? What are some key tips to keep in mind in order to get the most from an audit while also making it as stress-free as possible? One of the most important things to realize right up front is the fact that not all schools have universal audit policies.
Some schools have no audit policies whatsoever. In most schools, though, the decision to allow or disallow course audits, as well as the aligns of their parameters, if allowed, goes to the professor who may teach the audited class.
He or she can then decide what they are comfortable with in terms of an audit. Most professors are excellent stewards of their corresponding, taught subjects and their schools and will thus happily allow for audits to take place in their classes. On occasion, a professor may not be OK with an audit, and this can be for a variety of justifiable reasons. One of the chief reasons for a professor not allowing audits is that of the concern for classroom distraction.
If the prospective auditing student finds out through administration that both the school and a professor of the desired audit subject are OK with an audit, the next step is typically to then reach out to that professor personally.
The purpose of this initial contact is multi-pronged and usually takes place via email or telephone call. Regardless of the method, the chief goal here is to arrange a time and date for the audit as well as to establish acceptable ground-rules for what can and cannot take place during the audit. In general, these ground-rules should simply establish some basic aligns such as avoidance of distraction, if and how the auditor can ask questions and otherwise participate, and how many class sessions they will be allowed to participate in.
In all arranged parameters, the inquiring auditor should be respectful of the professor, and when able, always yield the advantage of an undecided factor to the professor for the final say.
Presenting stress, disrespect, or another difficulty to the professor at this point can jeopardize the entire process. At the University of Notre Dame , for example, only graduate students can audit a course.
Undergraduates at Boston University may audit a course only if space allows and if the instructor approves their request. While you won't receive a letter grade for auditing a class, many colleges use some sort of notation on transcripts to show that a student audited, rather than officially enrolled in, a course. At Chapman University in California, for instance, students receive an "AU" on their transcripts to indicate that they successfully audited a class.
Auditing a class can be a wise choice for certain students. Learners who feel they don't have enough time to enroll in all of the courses that interest them or who are struggling to decide on a major can explore a subject without worrying about the impact on their college GPA. Back when I was in college, I took a popular course that was capped at 30 students.
But to my surprise, on the first day there seemed to be more than 30 people in the room. During self-introductions, two students explained that they were auditing the course.
One wanted to take the course without stressing about her grade, whereas the other wanted to audit the course to help him decide between two majors. Many different types of people audit college courses, including nontraditional students and currently enrolled undergraduates. Auditing is often considered risk-free, since it allows students to learn without fear of earning a low grade or missing out on participation points.
While there are many personal reasons to audit a class — such as exploring a new subject, preparing for a future course, or choosing a major — eligibility to audit depends on the college. Most universities require students to receive approval from instructors for auditing courses, so reaching out to the instructor should be your first step. This way the professor can understand your motivation for wanting to audit the class rather than officially enrolling in it.
While most schools require permission from the instructor, others, like the University of Oregon , require students to get departmental authorization before auditing a course. As mentioned, auditing policies differ depending on the school, so be sure to check with your institution to find out who is eligible for auditing courses and how you can apply to audit a class. You may also find that you'll be expected to complete all assignments or actively participate in each class.
Typically, not all classes are available to audit, and certain schools may offer specific audit programs.
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