Dartmouth student answering any and all questions

<p>Auditing and earning credit are two different things. You can audit courses with the permission of the instructor. D has done so with some frequency. She does the reading, comes to class, participates, etc., but is spared the papers and/or tests. Doesn’t get the credits (doesn’t need them), but they are subjects/topics she wanted to learn. </p>

<p>And, your question about “pay[ing] for a course that we’re not receiving a credit for” seems to misapprehend how Dartmouth works. You don’t pay by course: you pay by term. Theoretically, if you loaded up and graduated a quarter early, you could reduce your “per credit” cost, I suppose, but you don’t pay anything “extra” for auditing.</p>