This article is specific to students who completed courses prior to June 2025 only.

When you Audit an Outlier course, it simply means you’re taking the course without the expectation of earning credits or impacting your college transcript.

You will not receive a grade, a transcript, or college credit, and will not be participating in quizzes or exams.

For-Credit vs. Audit Comparison

The experience of an audit student is very similar to that of a for-credit student, with a few key differences:

Access includes:

• Cinema-quality video lectures with engaging instructors from schools like Yale, NYU, Cornell, and MIT.
• An immersive digital experience with interactive learning sets. Problem sets, practice exercises, and practice terms to help you master the material.