Course Auditors and Visiting Scholars

Graduate Courses

The only students allowed to audit a class are NU graduate students from other departments. They must seek your permission and the permission of SCS before the class begins, and must show a Wildcard or other proof that they are an NU grad student. You may refuse permission at your discretion, for example, if the class is enrolled to capacity or if you do not want the class dynamic to change, or if the student seems ill-prepared. Under no circumstances are auditors allowed to turn in any work. Visiting Scholars, on the other hand, are admitted SCS students who do participate fully and are graded "satisfactory" or "unsatisfactory."

Undergraduate Courses

Students may audit certain courses in SCS. Auditors do not receive a grade or credit. They attend all lectures and participate in discussions but not in work that the instructor critiques. Courses that require group projects, oral presentations, and frequent written assignments may not be audited; they are so indicated in the individual course descriptions. Students may change their registration from audit to credit prior to the second meeting of the class.