Auditing Courses
Are you interested in a particular subject matter offered by SU Online yet do not want to receive a grade or earn credits? You may apply to audit General Studies courses each semester for a reduced tuition fee of $85 per credit plus a $20 tech support fee per credit. (See Tuition and Fees for more information.)
Students who audit have access to all course materials and to the instructor. They determine to what extent they want to participate in class work, forums, and assignments. They may submit assignments but their work will not be graded, and they will not receive a course or program grade. Textbooks are optional. No Certificate of Completion and no credits are awarded for auditing courses.
How to Apply
Those who wish to audit must apply to the General Studies Audit program. The application process for auditing courses is the same as for credit courses; and applications and the one-time $100 application fee must be submitted during open application periods. Students who are accepted into the program will purchase and register for courses online at the Summit University website during designated registration periods.
Students who audit a course and later decide to take that course for credit will need to purchase, register for, and retake the course.
Students who are currently enrolled in SU programs do not need to reapply and may register to audit courses that are not required for their certificates.
Available Courses
View the list of available courses for audit.
See the Course Catalog for a list of courses that are currently offered or will be offered in the upcoming semester.
Auditing Courses as a Group
Guidelines for Group Participation
1. The group must have 7 people minimally. Participants should feel comfortable studying and conversing in English.
2. As audit students, participants will have access to the course instructor but are exempt from the course assignments. They will not be able to submit assignments for grading; grades are only shown for automated grading items such as quizzes.
3. Participants will be placed together in one small group so that they will be able to interact with all other members of their group in the course forums. This will truly enrich the experience for everyone and be the main tool to bring the group together in their studies and transformational journey.
4. The group’s selected audit course can start at any given date but the dates are dependent on instructor availability. SU will discuss this with you when we receive your request for a group audit course and will make every effort to accommodate your request.
5. All participants must go through SU’s regular application process and be accepted into the SU online school, and will then be registered as GS-AUDIT students (General Studies—Audit). By being registered in our academic database, each person will be able to take future SU Online courses (for credit or audit) without having to reapply to the school. (Note: additional application requirements exist for specific programs such as our MSC-B program.)
6. Students who have already taken academic courses in SU Online do not have to go through the application process again, but will have to pay the discounted course fee.
7. All participants need to submit their application and pay their application fee by a set date after the group has made its commitment to the course.
8. Following acceptance into SU, all participants must register and pay for the course no later than a week before the course starts.
Discounted Financial Arrangement for Group Audit Courses (prices per person)
1. A special 25% discount on the application fee, i.e. $75 instead of the regular $100.
2. Course fee (group audit): $60 per course credit (instead of the regular $130 per credit).
3. Tech fee: $15 per credit (instead of the regular $20 per credit). This fee provides access to technical assistance via SU’s ticket-based help desk system.
4. Each person will also have to purchase the textbooks required for the course (see course descriptions in Course Catalog.
Next Steps
When you are ready to discuss your group audit request with Summit University, please contact the SU Registrar:
Karen Brewer
kbrewer@summituniversity.org
406-848-9658
Download a PDF of this information here:
SU Group Audit Policy