Auditing

“Auditing” means you attend class regularly without having to take exams, do laboratory work, participate in class discussions, or do any other classwork except listen. You may audit as many courses as you wish, up to five credits beyond the normal maximum study load. (See Study Load.) You receive no academic credit for auditing a course, but you may take the course again for credit.

To audit a course:

1. Receive the instructor’s permission, and be sure that there is enough space in the class.

2. Register for the course as you would for any course.

3. Between the first and eighth day of class, fill out an audit form, and have it signed by both the instructor and the department chair.

4. Attend classes regularly, just as you would a credit course. (See Attendance.)

5. Follow all university regulations, just as you would if you were attending a course for credit.

6. If you meet these conditions, your student record will show “audit” for the course.

Note that you may not change a course from “audit” to “credit” or change it from “credit” to “audit” after the eighth day of classes. After auditing a course, you may seek credit by examination for some courses if you are enrolled at UW-Stevens Point at the time of the examination and pay the examination fee.

Fees for audited courses are as follows:

• If you are a Wisconsin resident enrolled only for audit, you will be assessed 30 percent of the normal academic fees for a resident.

• If you are a nonresident enrolled only for audit, you will be assessed 50 percent of the normal academic fees for a nonresident.

• If you are enrolled for credit and audit, you will be assessed 100 percent of the normal academic fees for your residency.

• You will not be assessed segregated fees if you are only enrolled for audit, but you may only have access to those university facilities normally available to the general public such as the library and student union.

• You will be assessed any special fees, per credit distance education fees for online courses, and the cost of textbooks or materials for course instruction, if there are any.

• The general policy for refund of academic fees applies.

• Audited courses do NOT count toward credit load for financial aid purposes.

• Wisconsin residents at least 60 years of age may audit classes free of charge provided there is space available in the class and the instructor approves. Those who qualify may register on or after the first day of the term. Proof of age and residence will be requested. 60+ Audit Course Registration Form.

• Wisconsin residents receiving disability benefits under the Social Security (SSDI) or Supplemental Social Security (SSI) are not assessed fees.

Office of the Registrar
Room 101, Student Services Center (SSC)
1108 Fremont Street
Phone: 715-346-4301
Email: registrar@uwsp.edu
Web: www.uwsp.edu/regrec/