Drew University's Community Education Audit (or CEA) program provides adults and other community members the opportunity to sit in on undergraduate courses at a substantially reduced fee of $295 per course.
Drew's College of Liberal Arts has the primary responsibility of educating its undergraduate students, thus some classes, such as the more hands-on studio art, writing, and computer science classes, are not appropriate for auditors. However, there are plenty of other courses to pick and choose from! Please refer to the link listed below for dates and times of class meetings this term.
PLEASE NOTE: All applications and course approvals are coordinated through the Office of Continuing Education. It is our responsibility to determine space availability, contact professors to obtain their permission for an auditor placement, and register students on a first-come/first-serve basis.
Who Can Participate
Applications are welcome from:
- ADULTS (24 yrs & older) who hold an undergraduate or advanced degree or have special interests or educational needs.
- VISITING AU PAIRS are also allowed and encouraged to apply as long as: they can demonstrate a proficiency with English AND they can commit to attending class on a regular basis. It is NOT possible to begin auditing a course after the semester has started, nor is it acceptable to LEAVE class before it has ended.
Course Listing
Applying to the Program
Complete an application (available below or call 973/408-3400) by the deadline printed below and return it to the Office of Continuing Education with your payment. Registration requests cannot be processed without payment. Please do not contact professors directly regarding participation in a course. Any questions should be directed to the Office of Continuing Education as all registration requests are handled through our office.
Mail Applications to:
The Office of Continuing Education
Drew University
36 Madison Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940
Note: If you are paying by credit card you may fax your application to (973) 408-3004.
Please note: Due to parking restrictions, we are limited to 100 auditors a semester. We reserve the right to close registration once we hit maximum capacity.
Application Deadlines
- Summer Session 1: May 19
- Summer Session 2: June 16
- A $20 late fee will be assessed for any registration coming in after these deadlines. No applications will be accepted after the start of the semester.
When will I receive an admission decision?
We will confirm your request immediately upon receipt of your application.
Official notification of your acceptance into a class will not come until approximately two weeks prior to the start of the semester. We will call and notify you earlier if at all possible or if we anticipate a problem.
What if I am not accepted or need to withdraw?
- If a course is unavailable: the program fee will either be returned to you or we will assist you in making another selection.
- If you withdraw prior to the 2nd class session, a full refund minus a $50 processing fee will be granted.
- If you withdraw prior to the end of the first week of classes, a 50% refund will be granted.
- We regret that no refunds can be made after the first week of classes.
Restrictions
- If a course is full and has students on a wait list, we can not place an auditor in that course.
- The number of auditors placed in one class can not exceed 10% of the total number of regular students enrolled in it. If requests for a specific course exceed this limit, applications will be addressed on a first-come first-serve basis.
- The Office of Continuing Education can place auditors in science or math lectures, but can not guarantee placement in a corresponding lab/recitation. Lab details should be worked out individually with the instructor after the start of class.
- Art studio courses and computer science courses are not open to Community Auditors during the regular academic year due to the high demand from Drew undergraduates. Art studio courses are available to Community Auditors during our summer sessions on a space available basis.
- English writing courses are typically not open to participants in the CEA program. However, those courses with fewer than 15 enrolled participants welcome Community Auditors who are willing to fully participate in the course. Low enrollment in writing courses is rare; please contact our office if you would like to receive last minute (first day of classes or later) notification of an opening.
- Courses/programs offered through the Off-Campus Programs office are not available to Community Auditors including the Semester on Contemporary Art and the Semester on the United Nations. Freshman Seminars are also not available to Community Auditors.
- Professors are under no obligation to grade papers or exams for Community Auditors, but many do encourage reading and participating in discussion. On the first day of class, you should speak with the professor in order to clarify his or her policy concerning Community Auditors.
- This program applies only to courses offered in the College of Liberal Arts. For information on the Community Fellows program available in the Theological School please call 973/408-3571. The Caspersen School of Graduate Studies does not allow auditors in its graduate classes.
