what does it mean to "audit" a class?

Answer 1

Auditing usually does not involve registering or paying for the class. All you do is sit in on lectures, and learn, but without taking tests or getting graded. Technically you need the instructor's permission to audit a class, but in a huge lecture hall you can get away with it without permission.

Answer 2

You have to be accepted and admitted to the school and enroll in the class. You have to have the instructors written permission in many schools. You don't get a grade, you don't get credit. It will show on your transcript that you audited the class, but it won't affect your GPA. You don't even have to show up. Completion of assignments is not madatory. You have to pay for the class . Which makes it really not worth it. Nothing about taking the class goes toward gradution or professional certifications. Unless it's some class you just want to learn information from. Why not get graded and credit for it though?

(To audit a class means to register for a class without receiving credit. The same tuition applies to audit classes as with classes for credit. Classes taken for audit will not appear on a students official record, will not be considered in calculating enrollment verifications, and do not fulfill the minimum registration requirement for graduate degree-seeking students. Verification of a class taken for audit is not possible. )

Answer 3

It means to take a class not for credit, just to have the knowledge.