Auditing is enrollment in a course for no credit and no grade, usually for personal enrichment or review.
How it works
The student registers for the course under audit status by the published deadline and pays any required fee. The student may attend or access online materials but is not required to complete assessments. No grade or credit is recorded. The course is excluded from the aid office’s enrollment-intensity calculation and from the registrar’s credit totals for SAP and degree audit.
Example: a degree-seeking student audits a 3-credit statistics course to refresh knowledge before taking the for-credit version. The audit does not count toward the 12 credits needed for full-time status, so the student must enroll in other for-credit courses to receive full-time aid.
How it differs
Non-degree-seeking enrollment can be for credit. A withdrawal occurs after a student has registered for credit. Pass/fail grading still awards credit; auditing does not.
Common errors
Including audited credits in the enrollment status submitted for Pell Grant proration. Assuming an audited course can later be changed to credit without a new registration. Expecting audited coursework to satisfy prerequisites or degree requirements.
References
- 1. Institutional auditing policiesNo-credit enrollment
- 2. Federal Student Aid enrollment statusAudited courses excluded from aid
Auditing is enrollment in a course for no credit and no grade, usually for personal enrichment or review.