Do you think it's bad/like stealing/cheating to sit in on a class you plan on taking next semester without being registered?

[SterlingMaloryArcher]

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Apparently we do calc differently here, and everyone complains about it. I think it would really put my mind at ease to step in and sit in the back a few times this semester.

 

[deleted936470]

yes, you also shouldn't take any MCAT practice tests because preparing for the real thing is unfair to those who choose not to

 

[Goro]

Apparently we do calc differently here, and everyone complains about it. I think it would really put my mind at ease to step in and sit in the back a few times this semester.

It's called auditing. Just ask the professor if it's OK.

 

[deleted804295]

I've done this for some humanities courses I was interested in or classes of friends if we were hanging out later in the day.

Just give the professor a heads up if it's a small class and you should be fine.

 

[LeaveNoTrace]

It's called auditing. Just ask the professor if it's OK.

This. If the professor gives you the thumbs-up, it's absolutely kosher. Some universities have policies where you must pay, usually a fairly small amount like $50, to audit a class.

 

[Catalystik]

Do you think it's bad/like stealing/cheating to sit in on a class you plan on taking next semester without being registered?

Apparently we do calc differently here, and everyone complains about it. I think it would really put my mind at ease to step in and sit in the back a few times this semester.

Policies vary at different institutions. Don't sit in without permission. I recall an applicant who got caught and got an IA for Theft of intellectual property/resources, or somesuch.

 

[deleted314957]

Not at all. Last I heard there were no prohibitions on obtaining knowledge. And, there is no intellectual property in college calculus.

 

[RJ McReady]

I audited a summer physics I class...
Then took the class in the fall for credit and it was the same professor with the exact same lectures and the same exams. Got an A without learning a lick of physics.

 

[calipremed5768]

no