Due to COVID-19 SUNY Oneonta's need to continue to follow Covid-19 protocols is necessary. We are very happy to announce that course auditing will continue for those individuals who can provide proof of full Covid-19 vaccination. All individuals auditing a course must always follow the masking requirements in place. Please note that there are NO Exemptions allowed to this policy for auditing a course! Thank you, for your patience and understanding.
Auditing a course allows a person to regularly attend and participate in a course at the SUNY Oneonta without formally registering for credit in a course. Auditing may be appropriate when a person is interested in the subject matter but does not have time for the commitment required for graded participation. It is the only way that persons not receiving credit are allowed to regularly attend and participate in a course. The course instructor is under no obligation to allow an auditor into a course. The course instructor may require that an auditor has taken prerequisite courses. Auditing is a privilege and no one can claim a right to audit any specific course at a specific time. Auditing approval can be terminated by the course instructor at any point during the course.
Auditing is allowed only when there is space in the class that is not needed by students formally registered for the course. If space is limited, any formally registered student, either full- or part-time, who wishes to enter the class prior to the late add deadline must be given preference. The course instructor may cancel the auditing arrangement if the course enrollment capacity is exceeded, or terminate the arrangement at any point during the course.
Other than simply attending the course, the extent of auditor participation (taking exams, receiving instructor feedback on papers, etc.) in a course is entirely up to the discretion of the course instructor.
Audit privileges are not ordinarily available in studio, online, laboratory or performance courses, or courses where class participation of students is of major importance, nor are they available in credit-free courses offered by the institution or in any foreign study program or course.
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