Auditing a course
Auditing a Course
UNC Office of the Registrar Guidelines
Auditing is a course enrollment option available to current UNC students and non-UNC students (such as campus employees, community members, and students of other institutions). Audit enrollment is processed by the University Registrar’s Office contingent on required approvals and successful completion of registration forms.
Current UNC Students
Complete the audit form with all required signatures and return it to BIOC student services. The instructor of the BIOC course must initial in the right-hand column next to the course information to approve the audit.
UNC Registrar’s add/drop/audit form (link to form)
- Approval: students must receive permission from the instructor and department chair to audit their desired course. Once confirmed, additional approval from their academic program is required.
- Registration Form: an academic advisor of the student’s program will complete the audit registration form if the course is eligible for audit enrollment and appropriate approval from the teaching department is received. “AUD” for audit must be indicated on the form.
- Fees: no tuition or fees are billed to the student for audit enrollment.
- Request Submission: the audit registration form must be submitted to the University Registrar’s Office by an academic advisor of the student’s program. Requests will not be accepted directly from the student.
- Timeline: Requests to audit a course may be submitted only after the end of the official registration period (Last Day for students to add a course or late register) when it has been determined that there is still space available in the class. Important registration dates can be found on the Academic Calendarof the term.
Non-UNC Auditor
Complete the audit form and non-UNC auditor form with all required signatures and submit it to registrar@unc.edu. The instructor of the BIOC course must initial in the right-hand column next to the course information to approve the audit.
UNC Registrar’s add/drop/audit form (link to form)
Non-UNC auditor form (link to form)
- Approval: non-UNC students must receive permission from the instructor and department chair to audit their desired course.
- Registration Forms: the Student Services Manager (SSM) of the teaching department may provide an audit registration form to the prospective auditor. Signature of the course instructor and department chair are required. “AUD” for audit must be indicated on the form.
- Non-UNC students are required to additionally complete the Non-UNC Auditor Formwith all required biographical information. This allows the University Registrar’s Office to create a PID, which will be used for registration and billing purposes. A new form must be submitted for each term an auditor wishes to attend the university.
- Fees: audit registration is $20 per course. This fee is waived for auditors 65 years or older.
- Request Submission: the audit registration form and Non-UNC Auditor Form may be accepted by the University Registrar’s Office from the teaching department of the course or the auditor directly via email or in person by appointment. Registration forms will not be accepted without appropriate signatures.
- Timeline: Requests to audit a course may be submitted only after the end of the official registration period (Last Day for students to add a course or late register) when it has been determined that there is still space available in the class. Important registration dates can be found on the Academic Calendar of the term.