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An Act To Allow Students To Audit Classes at University of Maine System Campuses
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §10910  is enacted to read:
§ 10910. Auditing classes
 
1.  Auditing permitted.     The university shall allow a student to audit a class under the following circumstances:
 
A.  The auditing student may attend all classes and participate in all class activities but may not take examinations or have assignments graded;
 
B.  The auditing student may be a matriculated or nonmatriculated student;
 
C.  The class may not be full;
 
D.  A student who is enrolled to audit a class must be unenrolled if necessary to permit a student who is not auditing to enroll; and
 
E.  An auditing student may not receive credit or grades for auditing the class.
 
2.  Costs related to auditing a class.     The university shall charge a fee for auditing a class that is no less than $50 and no more than $250. A student auditing a class must pay the costs of all materials, lab fees and other fees required for the course.
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires the University of Maine System to permit students to audit a class if space is available in the class. The university is required to charge a fee from $50 to $250 for auditing a class, and the student must pay the cost of materials and related fees for the class. An auditing student does not receive credit or grades for the class.