How much does it cost to take a class?

The majority of courses offered are 4 credit courses. The cost for a 4 credit class is $495 ($123.75 per credit). There may be a few 1-2 credit courses available and you will be charged $123.75 per credit. Please note that ART courses may have additional fees for materials.

When does the semester start and end?

Check the College of Liberal Arts Calendar for the first and last day of class.

 What is the attendance policy?

Auditors are expected to attend class regularly, particularly Au Pairs who are fulfilling a requirement as part of their employment in the United States. Being absent for 1 or 2 classes per term is generally not an issue, but you should check with the class instructor to discuss the attendance policy for your class.

 Can I take courses in the Graduate School or Theological School as part of the CEA program?

No. Students can only take undergraduate courses listed on the CEA course list (see below).

 How can I get proof that I attended the class?

Auditors and Au Pairs may request a transcript from the Office of the Registrar via TreeHouse (instructions are available on the Registrar’s office website). The transcript reflects the courses audited at Drew along with the total number of credit hours. Each 4 credit undergraduate class equals at least 36 contact hours. Final grades are rolled 5 days after the end of the term, which is when you should submit your transcript request. Information on obtaining a transcript is available from the Registrar’s website.

How do I know what books I need for class?

Your instructor will give you information about books on your first day of class.

How do I know when and where my class meets?

The time, date and location of your class is listed on the course list below the description of the class. For example:

Meets: 09:00 AM – 10:15 AM TR; HSC S244
Max: 40; Enrolled: 39; Avail: 1; Waitlist: 0

This course meets from 9-10:15am on “TR” (Tuesday/Thursday) in HSC S 244. HSC is the Hall of Science.

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What do I do if I want to take a class that does not have any seats available?

You may email the instructor and ask if you can be added to the course. You can find the instructor’s email address by searching the Directory. Explain that you are part of the CEA program.  Sometimes there is actually not an extra chair in the classroom, and other times the instructor is trying to keep enrollment to a certain number, but may make an exception for a CEA student. If the instructor approves, give the instructor your student ID# and ask them to enter a “Class Cap & Waitlist” override,  which will allow you to register for a class that is closed and bypass the waitlist, if there is one. (Please note that you still need to wait until the CEA registration period before you an actually register online).

What do I do if I want to take a class that has a pre-requisite?

You may email the instructor and ask if you can be added to the course. Explain that you are part of the CEA program and share with the instructor any pertinent background information so they can make an informed decision. Perhaps you want to take an upper level language course and you are fluent in the language, or an upper level psychology course and you have studied psychology in the past at another college or university. If the instructor approves, give the instructor your student ID# and ask them to put in a “Prerequisite or Test Score” override for the class, which will then allow you to register for the class. (Please note that you still need to wait until the CEA registration period before you an actually register online).

How do I find an instructor’s email address?

On the search bar of any Drew web page type in the word “Directory” or use this link. Directory.

Do I have to do homework, papers, required reading or take tests?

Generally, auditors are not expected to do homework, write papers or take tests. However, you will get more out of the class if you keep up with the reading and assignments.  Instructors are not expected to grade papers or exams for auditors and you will not be given a grade at the end of the term.  Please speak directly with your instructor on the first day of class to discuss their expectations.

Welcome to Drew University and the Community Education Audit (CEA) Program! We want you to be comfortable and successful while you’re fulfilling your requirements with us. We hope that this information will help ease your way into a new educational system.

Please talk over your course requests with your host family to make sure that they fit your work schedule, your interests, and your level of academic experience.

Contact Hours For Your Classes

You will not receive credit for auditing a course, but you will gather contact hours. Each four credit undergraduate course at Drew University meets for a minimum of 36 hours. Any courses meeting for less than 36 contact hours are noted in the course descriptions in this catalog. You must attend class on a regular basis, from beginning to end, in order to obtain your hours.

Auditors and Au Pairs may request a transcript from the Office of the Registrar. Final grades are rolled 5 days after the end of the term, which is when you should submit your transcript request. Information on obtaining a transcript is available from the Registrar’s website.

The only documentation we can provide is the transcript. We cannot complete any other documentation required by your host country. Our experience has shown that the transcript has been accepted by all Au Pair agencies and home countries as documentation that you have fulfilled your requirement and received “credit” for taking a class.

To request a transcript, please go to the Registrar’s webpage.

Transcripts

Auditors and Au Pairs may request a transcript from the Office of the Registrar via TreeHouse (instructions are available on the Registrar’s office website). The transcript reflects the courses audited at Drew along with the total number of credit hours. Each 4 credit undergraduate class equals at least 36 contact hours. Final grades are rolled 5 days after the end of the term, which is when you should submit your transcript request. Information on obtaining a transcript is available from the Registrar’s website.

ALL students (new and returning) must complete an online CEA Application each term. The application for both NEW and RETURNING students can be found on the top left side of this web page in a green box. Applications for the fall term are available on June 1st and applications for the Spring term are available November 1st.   Applications close at 12 noon on the first Friday of the term.

Returning Students: For returning students, the application reactivates your student status for the upcoming semester. Your Drew email and Student ID# will be activated in time for registration. Please do not submit multiple applications for the same term. If you still have trouble logging into Treehouse or using your Drew email one week after your application is submitted, please call the HELP Desk at 973-408-4357 or email helpdesk@drew.edu.

New Students: Within 4-7 business days of submitting the form, new students will receive an email with your student ID number, a Drew email address, and instructions on how to activate your student account.  Once you receive your student ID#, you should start working on your health forms. After registering and paying for class, please visit the Student Accounts Office in the lower level of Brothers College to get your student ID card. You will need your ID card to access the library and obtain a parking placard from the security office in Pepin. (campus map)  You may apply to the program until 5pm on the Thursday of the first week of class, and register for class up until 12:00 noon on the Friday of the first week of class.

Returning students already have their Drew ID#, student ID card and Drew email address and will be able to enroll in classes beginning at 9:00am on the Monday before the first week of class. You must complete a CEA Application each term so your student status can be updated to enable registration.  You will need to bring your student ID card to the security office in Pepin during the first week of class to receive a parking placard for the semester.

Courses

Au Pairs and Community Auditors will register online and course requests are filled on a first come, first served basis. You may register for two courses per term. Registration opens at 9:00am one week before the first day of class during the fall and spring terms.

It is important to make note of the five digit “CRN” number listed for the course. You will use this number to register for the class.

Click here to see the Spring 2023 course list for CEA students.

You can also access the dynamic schedule for Spring 2023 courses here and follow the instructions below to see only CEA courses: 

• Select ” Spring 2023” and click Submit.
• Go to Attribute Type and select: CLA – CEA and Au Pair
• Scroll Back and Select: Complete CLA Listing
• Scroll to the bottom and select: Class Search

Please note that this is a list of all courses which fall under the Community Education Audit Program, but there may not be an opening in the class this semester. Please check for availability after the course description. If “Avail = 0” is noted, then there are no seats available for that course this semester. You may email the professor to see if they are willing to add a CEA student to their roster above the course cap. (The College of Liberal Arts reserves the right to maintain an appropriate balance between auditors and matriculated students in each class).

Note: the letter “R” in the “Meets” section stands for Thursday. MTWRF = Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Note: Art studio courses, science labs, business and computer science courses are not generally open to Community Auditors due to the high demand from Drew undergraduates.

Please note that if you are able to enroll in an ART course, there may be an additional fees for materials.

Selecting a Course

Au Pairs: Please talk over your course requests with your host family to make sure that they fit your work schedule, your interests, and your level of academic experience. Please be aware of the following academic guidelines:

• Course numbers 100 – 199: lower-level class
• Course numbers 200 − 299: intermediate-level class
• Course numbers 300 − 399: upper-level class

Any course listed with a PR under in the notes means that there is a prerequisite; you must have some prior experience or course work in this subject before you can audit this class. If you are interested in taking a course with a prerequisite, please email cea@drew.edu or call 973-408-3293. You will not be able to register for a course that has a prerequisite without getting approval from the instructor.

In the interest of maintaining a healthy campus and minimizing the risk to all students from infectious disease, health documents and vaccination records are required for all students, including Au Pairs and Community Education Auditors. Completed forms must be submitted prior to registration.

Please note that proof of vaccinations must include the month, day and year of the vaccination. The Health Office also requires proof of two MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccinations.If you have any questions about the Health Forms, please contact Health Services at 973-408-3414 or health@drew.edu. Please note: A $10 late fee will be assessed by Health Services if your health forms are not submitted by July 15 for the fall semester or January 15 for the spring semester. Students admitted 2 weeks (14 calendar days) or less before the appropriate due date, or admitted after the due date, have 30 calendar days from date of enrollment to submit forms on time. *Students admitted late should notify Health Services to avoid a late charge.

Access the required Health Forms here.

Class registration for all CEA students will begin at 9:00am one week before the first day of class for the term. CEA students and Au Pairs will only be allowed to register for classes that are available to community auditors. You may apply to the program until 5pm on the Thursday of the first week of class, and register for class up until 12:00 noon on the Friday of the first week of class.

Registration: Please follow these instructions on how to register to audit a class as you must select a specific registration status as an auditor: http://www.drew.edu/registrars-office/about-us/registration-guide/#audit

Registration Error Messages: If you receive an error message when attempting to register like “PREREQUISITE AND TEST SCORE ERROR”, you will need to reach out to the instructor for an override. Please refer here: http://www.drew.edu/registrars-office/about-us/registration-guide/#regerrormessages to view the list of registration error messages and who to contact to resolve. 

Dropping a Class: If you are registered for multiple classes, you may drop a class on your own, using the instructions found on the Registrar’s Office website: http://www.drew.edu/registrars-office/about-us/registration-guide/#dropaclass

• If you are trying to drop your only class, you will need to submit a class drop request within the appropriate drop deadlines as indicated on the academic calendar: https://forms.gle/xVyW8LUjzcVSGh5y7

Additional registration guides are available here: http://www.drew.edu/registrars-office/about-us/registration-guide/

CEA students and Au Pairs do not need a PIN code to register. If the system asks you for a PIN, please contact the Registrar’s Office to request removal of the PIN code requirement.

If you have any questions regarding registration, please reach out to the Registrar’s Office. Contact information can be found on their main page: http://www.drew.edu/registrars-office/

You can confirm or double check your registration by going to Treehouse and clicking on the Students tab, Registration Tools, Class Schedules. If you successfully registered for a class, the class will appear under Class Schedules. (this does not include students who are on a waitlist for a class)

After your application has been accepted and your account has been activated, Click here to register for classes beginning one week prior to the first week of class.

You should make every effort to purchase the required books and do all the assigned reading. Many online bookstores like Amazon.com can provide you with text books at a discount. Type in your book’s ISBN number at the site’s search link and see what is available. Auditors are usually not required to take exams or write papers, but this is at the discretion of the instructor. Most professors encourage auditors to participate in discussion.  Please introduce yourself to your professor on the first day of class and identify yourself as an Au Pair and/or Community Auditor. Ask the professor what his/her expectations are of community auditors.

Payments

Drew’s Student Accounts Office will process all CEA auditor and Au Pair payments and refunds. Once you have registered online for class(es), you will be able to see your balance in your student account (in https://treehouse.drew.edu). It should appear 1-2 days after you register.

Electronic Payments:  You can make your payment by logging into Drew’s TreeHouse which will take you to afford.com/drew with your student account information already populated. Your TreeHouse login screen can be found at https://treehouse.drew.edu . Sign in with the user name and password you received from Drew and click on Students tab. In the Bills, Financial Aid…box click on Statement and Payment History. Under Payment Options, click on Make a One Time Payment which will take you directly to the entry page for payment at afford.com (make sure to select an academic term here) and then move through the prompts to enter your payment information.If you would prefer, you can go directly to afford.com/drew, and in the second box you will see the blue button on the right that says Make a One-Time Payment. You then enter your student account information yourself (remember to be careful to type the correct information so that your payment is not delayed), and then move through the prompts to enter your payment information. Electronic payment methods include: Master Card, American Express, or Discover Card (2.99% convenience fee added, $1.00 minimum fee) or using your Checking or Savings Account (no convenience fee added).

Walk-in/Mail-in payments: Visit the Student Accounts Office on Drew’s campus in the lower level of Brothers College (please refer to our campus map) or mail payment to: Drew University, Student Accounts, 36 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ 07940. Please do not mail cash. Cash payments must be brought directly to the Student Accounts Office in the lower level of Brothers College. If you have further questions regarding your payment, please call our Student Accounts Office at 973 408 3114 and speak to a CEA payment representative. Or, visit the Student Accounts Office website.

Course Cancellations and Refunds

If you decide to drop a course after the semester has begun, you must follow the drop instructions below by the appropriate drop deadline as indicated in the academic calendar.  Depending on the timing of the withdrawal/cancellation you may still be charged for all or part of the course fee. Additional details can be found in the Institutional Refund Policy.

Dropping a Class: If you are registered for multiple classes, you may drop a class on your own, using the instructions found on the Registrar’s Office website: http://www.drew.edu/registrars-office/about-us/registration-guide/#dropaclass

• If you are trying to drop your only class, you will need to submit a class drop request within the appropriate drop deadlines as indicated on the academic calendar: https://forms.gle/xVyW8LUjzcVSGh5y7

Additional registration guides are available here: http://www.drew.edu/registrars-office/about-us/registration-guide/

• Professors are under no obligation to grade papers or exams for Community Auditors, but do encourage reading and participating in discussion. On the first day of class, you should speak with the professor in order to discuss expectations and clarify his or her policy concerning Community Auditors and Au Pairs.

• The number of auditors enrolled in one class is at the discretion of the course instructor. If the number of auditors enrolled in a class exceeds the number desired by the instructor, you will be notified to select another class. This information would be communicated to you during the first week of class.

• 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.

• The College of Liberal Arts office can place auditors in science or math lectures, but do not permit 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 normally open to Community Auditors.

• Courses/programs offered through the Off-Campus Programs office are not available to Community Auditors including the Semester on Contemporary Art, the UN semester, the Wall Street semester, etc.

• Drew Freshman Seminars (DSEMs) and LAUNCH courses are not available to Community Auditors.
• College Writing is not available to Community Auditors.

Auditors and Au Pairs may request a transcript from the Office of the Registrar via TreeHouse (instructions are available on the Registrar’s office website). The transcript reflects the courses audited at Drew along with the total number of credit hours. Each 4 credit undergraduate class equals at least 36 contact hours. This document is sufficient for Au Pairs to provide proof that they were enrolled at Drew for the semester and has been accepted by all agencies and home countries.  We will not provide additional documentation.  You can Request a Transcript online at the Registrar’s web page.

CEA students may request a student ID card after they have paid for their course. The ID card is valid for the term and will allow the student access to the library, Simon Forum, etc.

Security will issue parking decals for CEA students that will be valid for one semester at a time. The cost for the permit/decal is $81 per semester. You can register for, and pay for the decals by clicking on this link. Students must create an account on this site prior to registering their vehicle.

An email regarding parking registration and decal distribution will be sent to all students when registration is open each semester. The email will include directions on how to register and the dates that decal distribution will take place on campus. Please email Maria Trindade, mtrindade@drew.edu at Campus Security if you have any questions or concerns.