Auditing a Course

A student who audits a course does so for the purposes of self-enrichment and academic exploration. Students who are not enrolled in an eligible program and elect to take courses without earning college credit are considered Audit students. This noncredit option is NOT available to students for courses beginning with: CDA, CEN, CET, CIS, CJK, CNT, COP, COT, CTS (excluding CTS2511), EEC, EEX, GRA, HIM, ISM, MEA, MLT, NUR, PHT, PRN, PTN, RTE or STS, or with a course level of 5000 and above. However, a student who is enrolled in a program or is a graduate of a program, in which any of the course prefixes identified above exist, may be eligible to take the course as an Audit if the student’s Rasmussen University transcript reflects that a prior passing grade was earned when they were enrolled in a program. An Audit student is not eligible to complete any laboratory or clinical components of a course or any externship or internship, practicum, or practical experiences.

However, a student who is enrolled in a Health Sciences program may be eligible to audit a laboratory component of the course with approval from the Dean or program coordinator. Graduates of Rasmussen University School of Nursing programs may audit a Nursing core course as an Individual Progress student based on course and space availability and with the approval of the Dean of Nursing/Nurse Administrator. Graduates of Rasmussen University School of Health Science programs with licensure or certification requirements may audit a course with one of the prefixes identified above as an Individual Progress student based on course and space availability and with the approval of the Dean. Approval to audit a course in the School of Nursing or the School of Health Science must be received prior to enrolling as an Individual Progress student.

Students who elect to complete courses on a noncredit basis are not guaranteed full technology access; however, every effort will be made to provide technology resources. An Audit student is considered a learner and it is expected that the student will participate with reasonable regularity and do assigned work. Competency-based education courses are not eligible for Audit. The ability to Audit a course is based on space availability. Audited courses are not eligible for Title IV funding. Transcripts denote a grade of “AUDIT” upon completion of the course.