Requests to Audit Classes
The GSD does not have an official status for students who wish to audit courses. Permission to audit must be secured from the instructor. Loeb Fellows, who are at the GSD for a year of independent study, are the most common example of those who should be given this privilege. However, other requests are completely at the discretion of the instructor. Auditors cannot make any claims on resources such as the instructor's or TA's time or special software and should not expect to submit papers or exams for review or grading. Auditing a studio is not permitted. No transcripts or other record of having audited a course is available.
Policy On Non-GSD Degree Students Auditing Courses
* Students must be enrolled in a degree program at a faculty of Harvard University (except the Extension School), be a Loeb Fellow or a visiting scholar at the GSD, or be in a graduate degree program at M.I.T., or the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
* Fellows of Harvard University are eligible to audit with a letter of certification from their sponsoring institute.
* Only lecture courses can be audited.
* Students may only audit one course per semester.
* Students who wish to audit a course are required to fill out an audit petition, available in the Office of Student Services. This petition must be signed by the instructor of the course and be returned to the Office of Student Services no later than the end of the first week of classes.
* Students who audit must maintain the status of good standing or its equivalent at their home school throughout the term at the GSD.
* Loeb Fellows are exempt from these requirements.
For instructors:
* Even if a student meets all of the above requirements, instructors have the ultimate say in whether or not a student will be allowed to audit a course.
* In fairness to students officially enrolled in a GSD course, instructors should limit class participation by auditing students.