Texas One Stop provides excellent resources to help you understand course schedules and the registration process.
Need help registering for a class? Meet with your academic advisor. You can find your advising office contact information in the “How to Connect with Your Academic Advisor” document or through your college or school at the links below. If you still need assistance after meeting with your advisor, contact the Student Success Support division.
Auditing a Class
- Auditing a course means you are an observer or “guest” of the instructor.
- Instructor permission to audit is granted on a space-available basis.
- Auditors do not participate, complete homework, or contribute to the class.
- Instructors have full discretion and responsibility for adding auditors to Canvas, Zoom, or any other instructional platform.
- Your auditing privileges may be revoked by the instructor at any time.
- Auditors will not receive credit for auditing, and there will be no record of registration or transcript of the audited course.
Current UT Austin Students
If you are a currently enrolled student at the time the course takes place, follow these steps to audit a class:
- Using the “Class Audit Permit,” speak with the course instructor to obtain permission to audit. Electronic signatures are acceptable.
- Once approved, submit the signed audit permit to your Departmental Office for departmental permission to audit. If approved, your college will forward the approved Class Audit Permit to the Office of the Registrar for record-keeping purposes only. There is no record of registration or transcript for auditors. Once you have received departmental approval, you are approved to audit the course and all further communication regarding the course will be between you and the instructor.
- The instructor has full discretion and responsibility for adding you as an observer in Canvas or any other web-based platform. This will only be granted once the class has begun.
Non-UT Austin Students Under 65
If you are not a currently enrolled student at the time the course takes place and you are under 65, follow these steps to audit:
- Using the “Class Audit Permit,” speak with the course instructor to obtain permission to audit. Electronic signatures are acceptable.
- Once approved, take the signed Class Audit Permit to the Cashier’s Office, located in room 8 of the UT Tower. There you will pay a fee of $20 for each course you plan to audit. If you are unable to deliver the form to the Cashier’s Office in person, you may mail the form and payment to: Cashier’s Services (Cashier), P.O. Box 7398, Austin, Texas 78713-7398.
- Once payment has been made, the Cashier’s Office will forward the permit to the Office of the Registrar for record-keeping purposes only. There is no record of registration or transcript for auditors. Once payment has been made, you are approved to audit the course and all further communication regarding the course will be between you and the instructor.
- The instructor has full discretion and responsibility for adding you as an observer in Canvas or any other web-based platform. This will only be granted once the class has begun.
Current UT Austin Employees
If you are a university employee, you are eligible to audit up to (3) credit hours of coursework each semester:
- Using the “Class Audit Permit,” speak with the course instructor to obtain permission to audit. Electronic signatures are acceptable.
- Once approved, submit the signed Class Audit Permit to the Office of the Registrar at [email protected], for record-keeping purposes only. There is no record of registration or transcript for auditors. Once approved, you are cleared to audit the course and all further communication regarding the course will be between you and the instructor.
- The $20 fee is waived for up to 3 credit hours, for current employees.
- The instructor has full discretion and responsibility for adding you as an observer in Canvas or any other web-based platform. This will only be granted once the class has begun.
Auditors Over 65
If you are over the age of 65:
- Using the “Class Audit Permit,” speak with the course instructor to obtain permission to audit. Electronic signatures are acceptable.
- Once approved, submit the signed Class Audit Permit to the Office of the Registrar at [email protected], for record-keeping purposes only. There is no record of registration or transcript for auditors. Once approved, you are cleared to audit the course and all further communication regarding the course will be between you and the instructor.
- The instructor has full discretion and responsibility for adding you as an observer in Canvas or any other web-based platform. This will only be granted once the class has begun.
Instructor Support
If you need to add auditors to your Canvas course, you can find additional information on how to do so here. It is recommended that you utilize the observer role within Canvas, which better aligns with our auditor policy.
You can find more information about the observer role here.
If you have further questions or need additional support regarding Canvas, you may contact the Canvas support team at [email protected]
