Age and Colorado residency are the only prerequisites. Auditors do not need to have a college education or a high school diploma to be part of this program. The Senior Auditors Program began in 1973 by the CU Board of Regents to increase the campus involvement with Colorado citizens. Alumnus John Farrington feels positively about this program. It keeps my mind active as I get older, Farrington says.
Senior citizens choose to audit classes for a variety of reasons.
Farrington is in his fourth year as an auditor and feels that auditors are there because they have a craving to learn new things and a desire to brush up on old things. Farrington graduated from the University of Colorado with a bachelor of arts in Pre-Medical in 1949 and went on to work in town in the field of internal medicine. Now retired, Farrington looks forward to attending classes as an auditor because they allow him the opportunity to interact with the younger generation. I attend classes with an extremely interesting group of young scholars whom I actively engage in discussion with, Farrington says. There is no limit placed on the number of classes they can audit, however, first priority is given to regular tuition paying students.