Registering for Classes

If you will be enrolled as a student at the time of course follow these steps:

1. Using the Class Auditor Permit, speak with the instructor of the course to receive permission to audit the course. Digital signatures are accepted.
2. Once approval is received, send the signed audit permit to your Dean’s Office for permission to audit. If approved, your college will send the approved Class Auditor Permit to the Registrar’s Office Student Records for record keeping only. There is no registration record or transcript for someone auditing a course. Once you have received Dean’s approval you are approved to audit the course and further communication regarding the course is between you and the instructor.
3. It is the instructor’s discretion and responsibility to add you as an observer to Canvas or any other web-based platform. This permission will be given only when the class has started.

If you will not be enrolled as a student at the time of the course and you are under age 65, follow these steps:

1. Using the Class Auditor Permit, speak with the instructor of the course to receive permission to audit the course. Digital signatures are accepted.
2. Once approval is received, take the signed Class Auditor Permit to the Bursar’s Office, located in room 8 of the UT Tower. There you will pay a $20 fee for each course you are planning to audit. If you are unable to physically turn in the form to the Bursar’s office, you can mail the form and payment to: Bursar (Cashier) Services, P.O. Box 7398, Austin, Texas 78713-7398.
3. Once payment has been made, the Bursar’s Office will send the permit to the Office of the Registrar Student Records for filing only. There is no registration record or transcript for someone auditing a course. After payment has been made, you are approved to audit the course and further communication regarding the course is between you and the instructor.
4. It is the instructor’s discretion and responsibility to add you as an observer to Canvas or any other web-based platform. This permission will be given only when the class has started.

If you are employee of the university you are eligible to audit up to (3) semester hours of coursework per semester:

1. Using the Class Auditor Permit, speak with the instructor of the course to receive permission to audit the course. Digital signatures are accepted.
2. Once approval is received, send the signed Class Auditor Permit to the Office of the Registrar Student Records at studentacademicrecords@austin.utexas.edu, for filing only. There is no registration record or transcript for someone auditing a course. Once approved you are ready to audit the course and further communication about the course is between you and the instructor.
3. The $20 fee is waived, for up to 3 semester hours, for current employees.
4. It is the instructor’s discretion and responsibility to add you as an observer to Canvas or any other web-based platform. This permission will be given only when the class has started.

If you are over the age of 65:

1. Using the Class Auditor Permit, speak with the instructor of the course to receive permission to audit the course. Digital signatures are accepted.
2. Once approval is received, send the signed Class Auditor Permit to the Office of the Registrar Student Records at studentacademicrecords@austin.utexas.edu, for filing only. There is no registration record or transcript for someone auditing a course. Once approved you are ready to audit the course and further communication about the course is between you and the instructor.
3. It is the instructor’s discretion and responsibility to add you as an observer to Canvas or any other web-based platform. This permission will be given only when the class has started.