Graduate assistants and tuition scholars may take more than 15 semester hours only by approval of the departmental advisor and the dean of the School of Graduate Studies. Requests for exceptions to this policy will be decided individually through consultation with the graduate coordinator and with the approval of the dean of Graduate Studies prior to the beginning of the term. Students are expected to attend classes regularly and provide faculty members with a reason for any absence. A complete policy statement regarding class attendance appears in the student handbook, Spectrum, which is included in the ETSU Telephone Directory and is available from the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. Registration fees are the same for audit as for credit.
Regular attendance is required.
Audit enrollment will not be considered part of the minimum credits required for full-time enrollment. Audit enrollment will be counted in determining overloads. Instructors may administratively drop auditors for unsatisfactory class attendance. Persons suffering from a permanent disability that totally incapacitates them from employment and persons 60 years of age or older may audit courses without the payment of fees. Enrollment of such disabled persons and persons 60 years of age or over is restricted to those who are domiciled in Tennessee and may be further limited or denied on an individual classroom basis according to space availability.