Grading Options and Auditing Courses
Auditing a Course
A student must obtain the consent of the instructor in order to audit a course.
Courses that ordinarily may not be audited are studio courses in art,
performance courses in the Department of Communication Studies and laboratory courses in the
sciences.
A student registered in a course for audit is expected to attend class.
Therefore, an auditor may be administratively withdrawn from a course when, in
the judgement of the instructor and upon approval by the dean, the attendance
record justifies such action.
Change from Audit to Credit
Students may change status in a course from audit to credit during the first
week of the term provided they have approval of the faculty and academic unit.
This change must be initiated in the advising office of the appropriate academic
unit and must be completed in the UMKC Registration Center.
Change from Credit to Audit
Students may change their status in a course from credit to audit any time
prior to the end of the fourth week of any Fall or Spring semester, or prior
to the end of the second week of any summer session. This change must be
initiated in the advising office and must be completed in the UMKC Registration
Center.
Credit/No Credit Option
Sophomores, juniors and seniors in good standing may elect to take one course
per semester on a credit/no credit (CR/NC) basis. The credit/no credit option
may not be used for courses in the major nor the minor, nor for courses taken
to fulfill the general degree requirements. Students may not elect this option
when they are repeating a course.
The credit/no credit option must be elected at the time of initial registration
for a term and cannot be changed subsequently. A grade of C- or better must be
earned to earn credit; D and F grades receive no credit. Grades of
CR or NC do not earn grade points and they do not affect the grade-point average.
Courses elected on this option are subject to regular academic
regulations, including course load, withdrawal, etc.
The credit/no credit option is not available for students pursuing a bachelor
of liberal arts degree.