Auditing

URI students who wish to audit a WebCt courses should obtain approval for auditing. see 8.35.10 Auditing a Course for details regarding the Audit process.

8.35.10 Auditing a Course. Auditors are persons who have permission to attend a course but are not taking the course for credit. Auditing is not permitted in non-credit courses. An auditor may be admitted to a class on a space-available basis with the consent of the instructor as indicated by the instructor's signature on an audit authorization form which must be filed in the Office of Enrollment Services before the end of the "add" period. The course instructor shall determine the extent to which an auditor may participate in class activities. An auditor's name shall not appear on official class rosters, on the grade report or on the permanent academic record.

 8.33.10 Registration Procedures. No student shall begin a course unless officially registered for that course. A student's registration for a course is not official until the appropriate registration form is filed in the Office of the Enrollment Services. A grade may not be received for a course for which a student is not officially registered as of the last day of classes for a semester. If specified conditions of enrollment are not met, the Director of Enrollment Services may be requested to cancel a student's registration.

Guest registrants and students auditing a WebCT course will not have official/unofficial transcript information available from the universities e-campus system. Only those students officially registered by the university (see 8.33.10 ). A grade may not be received for a course for which a student is not officially registered as of the last day of classes for a semester. (see 8.35.10) An auditor's name shall not appear on official class rosters, on the grade report or on the permanent academic record.