Auditing a Course
Auditing a course means that the student attends the course but is not required to do the coursework, does not take examinations, may not ask for work to be evaluated, and does not receive credit for the course. Anyone may audit a course by registering for it, subject to space availability, the permission of the instructor of the course, and by paying the auditor’s fee and the Campus Comprehensive Fee. The student should indicate on the Registration Form any courses they plan to audit. Auditors should obtain the instructor’s permission signature on the Registration Form and then register in person at the Registrar’s office. Degree-seeking students are charged for all audited courses in excess of 17 units of combined audit/credit coursework in the same semester.
If a course is full with degree-seeking students, auditing students will be admitted only in the event of a decrease in enrollment. Course size may not exceed maximum enrollment.
Auditors are not admitted to Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Clinical Laboratory Science, or Physician's Assistant courses or courses that require personal instruction and/or individual participation, such as performance, music studio, laboratory, foreign language instruction, and writing. Art studio courses may only be audited with the express permission of the Art Department Chairperson.
Senior Citizens
Persons who are 50 years of age or older may audit up to two courses per semester at no charge. Proof of age may be requested at the point of registration. Only two senior citizen auditors may register for each eligible course and only if the course is not full. Auditing is not permitted for courses that require personal instruction and/or individual participation, such as performance, art or music studio, laboratory, foreign language instruction, and writing. Registration forms are available in the Registrar’s Office. Seniors should obtain the instructor’s signature on the Registration Form and then register at the Registrar’s Office.
Dominican Alumni
Alumni Association members may audit one course per semester without tuition and only with the consent of the instructor. Alumni must first obtain the instructor's signature on the Registration Form and then present their Alumni Association Benefits Card (obtained through the Alumni Relations Office) at the Registrar's Office to register. Normal Open Registration times (not registration fees) and any applicable course fees apply to alumni. If a course is full with degree seeking students, auditing students will be admitted only in the event of a decrease in enrollment. Course size may not exceed maximum enrollment.
Dominican Sisters as Auditors
Dominican Sisters of San Rafael may audit courses at Dominican University of California free of charge. The first time a Sister audits a course she should bring a letter of introduction from the Major Superior or first or second Councillor to the Registrar’s Office.