Auditor Restrictions
Current degree students receive enrollment priority. Auditors will only be added to open courses. Auditors will not be enrolled in closed or waitlisted courses regardless of instructor permission. Course enrollment numbers can change rapidly at the beginning of the term; your requested classes will need to be open at the time of auditor enrollment. Auditors are limited to 21 credit hours' worth of course enrollment each term.
An auditor may not switch from being an auditor to enrolling in a course for credit within the same semester. Community members interested in learning more about taking courses for credit can visit the ACCESS program page or contact an academic advisor.
Participants in the Auditors Program must be over the age of 18 and not registered as either a degree-seeking or non-degree student at CU Boulder. Auditors are not considered students and do not receive the same privileges as enrolled or non-degree students. Registered auditors receive class instruction, access to the online learning management system, and library privileges only. Acceptance to the University of Colorado Boulder as an auditor does not guarantee eligibility for regular degree or non-degree status.
Admitted students, either enrolled or suspended, may not attend courses as an auditor. If an admitted degree student is interested in participating in a class without receiving credit, the student must enroll in the course for No Credit as the grading option when they enroll in the course. Courses taken for No Credit grading type are assessed the same tuition rate as courses taken for Letter and Pass/Fail grading types (for credit).
The following classes are not available to auditors:
Please Note: Many faculty members do not allow auditors to enroll in participatory courses such as dance, painting, ceramics, computer, theater, photography, studio film, performance music courses, etc.
There are two levels of restricted courses, additional department approval needed and fully restricted courses that cannot be audited even with instructor approval.
Additional department approval needed:
- College of Music Courses: Auditors seeking permission to attend main campus music classes with the prefix MUSC, PMUS, or EMUS must obtain permission from the College of Music Dean’s Office along with instructor permission. For undergraduate-level courses, please contact Victoria Ibarra at Victoria.ibarra@colorado.edu. For graduate-level courses, please contact Chris Martin at christopher.t.martin@colorado.edu.
- Auditors must receive faculty and departmental permission prior to enrolling in any IAFS 3000-level course, including special topics for the IAFS 3000 section.
Department restricted courses:
Contact us for more information at ceregistration@colorado.edu or 303-492-5148.