Auditing is attending a class without participating in classwork or receiving credit. Enrollment as an auditor is permitted in all courses, subject to the approval of the instructor in the course. All tuition and fees are charged for an audit enrollment.
Initial enrollment in a course as an auditor may be completed only between the first day of classes and the last day permitted for late enrollment for credit in any semester or term. Students wishing to enroll in a course as an auditor need to get an Audit form from the Office of the Registrar/Enrollment Services in Buchanan Hall, Room 230, get instructor’s approval, and then return the form to the Registrar’s Office/Enrollment Services.
To change enrollment from credit to audit, students need to
Undergraduate students: a change of enrollment from credit to audit may be made during the first two weeks of classes in a semester.
Graduate students: a change of enrollment from credit to audit may be made during the first ten weeks of classes in a semester, provided the student is passing in the course at the time the change is processed, and the student has received approval from the instructor. A change of enrollment processed during the first ten weeks of a semester requires a report of progress from the student’s instructor.
A change of enrollment from audit to credit may be made, provided
For summer sessions, students should refer to the Academic Calendar for specific deadlines for all summer blocks.
A change of enrollment to audit supersedes the original enrollment for credit, and no withdrawal from the credit enrollment is posted on the student’s academic record. A grade of W may be assigned to a student who has not performed according to the instructor’s requirements for an auditor in that class. Such W’s will be applied to the total of five drops allowed in a student’s academic career.
Enrollment as an auditor is indicated on the student’s permanent academic record with the final mark AU (identified as Audit), subject to the same posting regulations governing credit enrollment.
Senior Citizens that are age 65 or older qualifies for a Senior Citizen Auditor Waiver when taking a course for Audit per State Regents Policy.
State Regents 4.18.5.3a
a. Auditing of Classes by Senior Citizens. State System institutions are hereby authorized to waive the tuition and fees for auditing of classes for residents of the state of Oklahoma who are sixty-five (65) years of age or older. Such students may be admitted without charge to classes on a space available basis.
Senior Citizens wishing to enroll for audit may pick up the Senior Citizen Auditor form in the Office of the Registrar, Buchanan Hall, Room 230, or email enroll@ou.edu to request one. Fill out the application and then get instructor’s approval, and return the signed form to the Registrar’s Office.
