Auditing Courses
The audit status is for persons who wish to enhance their knowledge of the integration of mental health care and theology, understand the role of ministry, enroll in classes for personal enrichment, or obtain continuing education credit. NOTE: It is the responsibility of the individual to determine if an audited course will count for continuing education credit. Richmont does not guarantee that an audited course will be accepted for continuing education credit.
Courses which focus on the Bible, theology, or the integration of counseling and Christian faith are open to qualified persons who are not seeking a graduate degree. However, because Richmont trains Professional Counselors, not all courses are suitable for the audit student. Some courses have prerequisites (see course descriptions or assume advanced skills that limit them to the degree-seeking student.
In the School of Counseling, CED6512: Introduction to Human Sexuality and Sex Therapy and all other classes in the Christian Sex Therapy certificate curriculum are not available for audit, nor are CED6913: Applied Practicum and Treatment Planning Lab, CED5612: Person of the Marriage and Family Therapist, CED7123: Group Counseling, CED6922: Counseling Practicum, CED7932: Internship I, and CED7942: Internship II. Exams, papers, and other assignments are not required, and auditing students receive no academic credit for their participation. Additionally, instructors have the discretion as to whether or not to allow audits for the courses they teach.
Audited courses are recorded on a student’s transcript and assigned a grade of either AU or U. AU grades are assigned for attendance of a course, and U grades are assigned for non-attendance of audit courses. Students are not allowed to change the credit/audit status of any weekly classes for which they are enrolled after the start of the term. Students may change the credit/audit status of an intensive-format course before the close of business on the day before the course begins by turning in a change of course credit form. Students who have audited classes earlier may repeat the classes later for credit. Students are allowed to audit classes as space is available. Priority for class seating is given to degree-seeking, credit-earning students. Exceptions to this policy will be granted by the Deans of School of Counseling or Ministry and only in extreme circumstances.