Adult Community Education

Lake Forest also offers a graduate program (Master of Liberal Studies) that might be of interest to degree-seeking adult community members who already hold a bachelor’s degree.

Auditing of Courses (Non-Degree Seeking)

Adult community members who wish to acquaint themselves with a subject without receiving credit may audit a course with the permission of the instructor. Auditors are not subject to the requirements of the course (e.g., no assignments; no grades; no course credit), but they are expected to participate seriously. Examination for course credit is not permitted in an audited course.

Adult community members that have completed a bachelor’s degree are eligible to audit either undergraduate or graduate courses with course instructor approval. Adult community members that do not hold a bachelor’s degree are only eligible to audit undergraduate courses with instructor approval.

Adult community members who are looking to audit a course must complete the non-degree application to audit. These auditors are not required to submit a transcript. The cost to audit is $730 per class. Contact Joy Markee at jmarkee@lakeforest.edu for more information.

Adult community members that have completed a bachelor’s degree might be interested in seeking a graduate degree. To learn more about our graduate program, please visit the following:

• Master of Liberal Studies (MLS)

If you are interested in the MLS program, but would like to begin as an auditor, please contact the Director of the MLS program (Prof. Cynthia Hahn: hahn@lakeforest.edu) to learn more about this path.