Courses

Information for Auditors 

Thank you for your interest in auditing our Cognitive Science courses. 

If you would like to audit one of our undergraduate courses, please complete the following steps before the beginning of the semester: 

1. Refer to the Arts & Science Timetable Builder (https://ttb.utoronto.ca) for a list of current COG course offerings, the times/days/semesters they are being offered, and the instructor information (please note that priority will be given to students registering in the course). 

2. Make sure to contact us through [email protected] to see if the course can accept auditors.  If it can, we ask the instructor of the course for their formal permission to audit. 

3. If your request to audit is approved, you will need to complete and submit an auditing request form.  After it's been submitted, further instructions will follow via email, including payment of the auditing fee (if applicable) and acquiring a temporary ID in order to access the course page on Quercus (for external auditors only).

Please note that if you want to audit courses from partner departments (i.e., Computer Science, Linguistics, Philosophy or Psychology), you will need to request directly through those departments. The auditing request form should only be used for requesting to audit COG courses. 

Auditing Policies 

• Auditing COG lectures is subject to availability, room capacity, and both the course Instructor’s and Department's approval. 

• COG 4th-year seminars are not open to auditors.  

• Auditing a course includes lecture attendance only. 

• Auditors cannot attend tutorials, participate in projects, assignments, or assessments (term tests or the final exam), or submit any course work for grading. 

• Approved auditors will receive "Observer" access to materials posted to the course's Quercus page. 

• Auditors are asked to kindly respect the time of Instructors and TAs, including office hours, as this is prioritized for registered students. 

• Audited courses cannot be used to satisfy degree requirements. 

Auditing Fees 

• The fee for external auditors is 40% of the regular tuition fee for a one-semester course, which is currently $610.00.  Therefore, the fee will be $244.00.  Please note that fees are subject to change each academic year.   

• A fee invoice will be issued to external auditors after receipt of this form. 

• Current UofT students, Staff, and Alumni do not have to pay an auditing fee. 

Audit Attendance Confirmation Letter 

• An Audit Attendance Confirmation Letter can be issued to auditors who attend at least 75% of the class meetings. If you wish to receive this letter, please:  

  • Advise the instructor in writing (via email) by the first class that you wish to receive an Audit Attendance Confirmation Letter and have them confirm that your attendance will be recorded using the fillable Cognitive Science Audit Attendance Form. 

  • Email the completed form to [email protected] to have your request processed. 

• Please email us at [email protected] with any questions about auditing.