C5: Senior Citizen Registration (Audit)

Responsibility for Maintenance: Registration and Records

Date of most recent changes: January 6, 2010

I. Policy Statement  

Persons 60 years of age or over are permitted to register for audit of Onondaga Community College courses without tuition, examination, grading or credit on a space available basis, according to the Academic Rules, as determined by the President, provided that such audit attendance does not deny course attendance by an individual who is otherwise qualified.

II. Reason for Policy  

This policy is intended to enable the College to further advance its educational mission by making its educational resources available to senior citizens in the community at no additional cost.

III. Applicability of the Policy  

OCC faculty and staff should be familiar with this policy.

IV. Contacts  

V. Procedures  

Each semester, the Registration and Records Office shall determine those courses for which senior citizen audit registration may potentially be available as described in Section I above.

Approved by OCC Board of Trustees April 3, 2006

Updated and approved by the President January 6, 2010