3.6.1 Auditing a Class

Related MnSCU Board Policy: None

Related MnSCU Board Procedure: None

Purpose: To provide the framework and process for which an individual can seek course instruction without academic obligation while compensating the College for human and organizational resources provided.

Part 1: Definition.

Subpart A: Audit. An Audit (AU) is the grade assigned for a class where the student has elected to enroll without obligation to fulfill course requirements. Audited classes carry no credit or grade point average value.

Part 2: Financial Information

Subpart A: The cost of an audited course is the same amount of tuition and fees as that required for the class where it was taken for credit.

Subpart B: Students may not receive financial aid or veterans’ benefits for audited classes.

Part 3: Eligibility and Enrollment

Subpart A: Students may elect to audit any class in the Normandale curriculum.

Subpart B: Students must elect the audit grading option by the 80th percent of the term (for a full-semester class) or by the 80th percent of the class (for a class that does not meet the full semester).

Subpart C: Students register online through eServices and elect the AU grading method at the time of registration or by utilizing the “View/Modify Class Schedule” feature after initial registration.

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