Auditing is taking a course without receiving credit or a grade. To audit a course, a student must first obtain permission from the instructor, since certain courses cannot be audited. An audit form must be completed and submitted to the Registrar's Office within the first seven days of the term.  Click here to print a copy of the Audit Form.  The student undergoes the same registration procedure and pays the same fees as for a credit course. A change from credit status to audit status may be permitted until the seventh calendar day of the semester. 

Students auditing a course may be expected to complete the same requirements as those taking the course for credit, so an audit student should speak with the instructor before the seventh calendar day in the semester. 

Regular attendance is required. An audit student who fails to attend classes on a regular basis may be sent a warning notice and may be withdrawn with a grade of "W" for exceeding authorized absences. 

Students who feel they are already proficient in a required course may attempt to test out of the course by taking a proficiency examination. Those who pass the exam receive course credit toward graduation requirements. A grade of "CR" is recorded on the student s transcript. The CR grade and course hours are not included when calculating a student's grade point average (GPA), although the credit hours are applied toward graduation. Students must be currently enrolled at the college, but must not be enrolled in the course for which they are requesting credit by exam in order to be eligible.

A proficiency exam must be approved by appropriate faculty and the division dean. To apply for credit by examination, contact the division dean.

SCC will accept, for credit, courses which are comparable to those listed in the SCC Catalog. Only courses with a grade of "C" or better are considered for transfer credit. 

Veteran students may apply for possible credit toward graduation for the training received under any of the armed forces college training programs. Credit may also be granted for specialized and technical training done under the auspices of the armed forces and courses taken through USAFI.

Grades for transferred courses are not included in calculating a student s GPA at SCC, although the credit hours may be applied toward a particular program for graduation. A student may transfer to SCC up to one-half the number of credit hours required for graduation in his/her degree program. 

Upon written agreement, Southeastern Community College will refund the tuition of any College Transfer student for any College Transfer course (except ACA 111 and ACA 115) passed at SCC with at least a "C" grade, or allow the student to take an equivalent number of credit hours at no additional charge, if that earned course credit does not transfer to a specified university within one year of leaving SCC. The college will guarantee that the transfer courses will satisfy graduation requirements for the Associate in Arts (A.A.), Associate in Science (A.S.) or Associate in Fine Arts (A.F.A.) degree at Southeastern and, at the same time, will either transfer to satisfy general education requirements or will transfer as electives at selected universities. 

Any College Transfer student at SCC may participate in this guarantee based on the conditions described in the Southeastern Community College Transfer Guarantee Policy. For more information, see the Vice President of Instructional Services.

Students who earned a grade below a "C" in a course or who completed the course five or more years earlier are allowed to repeat curriculum courses to improve the grade received in the course, to refresh their knowledge of the subject, or to refresh their skills in the subject. The Vice President of Instructional Services will approve any exceptions to the above on an individual basis. The Department of Veterans Administration students are not allowed to repeat previously passed courses and receive benefits.

If a course is repeated, the student must fill out a Course Repeat Form. Then the higher grade will be computed in the GPA; the hours earned/attempted (and quality points, if any) on the lower grade will no longer be used in the computation of the GPA. If the same grade is earned on the repeated course, the hours earned/attempted (and quality points, if any) from the first class will no longer be used in the GPA computation.

A course may be substituted for a required course in a curriculum if the course being substituted is the functional equivalent of the required course and only with the written approval of the appropriate division dean and Vice President of Instructional Services.

Student Drop/ Withdraw/Adds
Once registered for a semester, students can drop or add classes until the published drop/add deadline by completing a Drop/Withdraw/Add Form and submitting it to the Office of Registration. During this time, students may drop one or more, but not all of the classes they are registered for. Classes that are dropped will not appear on students’ transcripts and any fees paid will be refunded. Students wishing to drop all of their classes, must process a complete withdrawal form. If students completely withdraw from classes after the drop/add period, a grade of "W" will appear on their transcript for all withdrawn classes.

Students may withdraw from classes from the 10% to the 80% point of the semester. Adds, drops and withdraws are not official unless the form is received by the Registrar's Office by the published dates. A student who fails to withdraw officially will receive a grade of "F" for each course in which he/she is enrolled and may be unable to register in subsequent semesters. A student may withdraw from school (drop all courses) prior to the first day of the final examination period. If a student s final examination is to be given before the regular examination period, then the student must withdraw before the examination is administered to this class.

Instructor-Initiated Drops
Instructors have full authority within departmental or other higher-level policies to decide whether or not to drop students based on attendance. The instructor may then assign a grade of "F" after the 50% date of the semester. The student must be given or sent a warning prior to being withdrawn from a course. 

The college will notify students that they have been dropped for nonattendance by mail at the student's currently posted mailing address.

Note: Students should be aware that nonattendance may not automatically result in being dropped/withdrawn. Instructors have the right to exercise this option at their discretion. Students unable to complete a class must officially drop or withdraw themselves from the class prior to the appropriate deadline.