Adult Community Education

Lake Forest also offers a pair of graduate programs (Master of Liberal Studies; Master of Arts in Teaching) 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 $700 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 programs, please visit the following:

• Master of Liberal Studies (MLS)
• Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

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.  

Professional Licensure or Teaching Endorsements (Non-Degree Seeking; For-Credit)

Adult community members that have completed a bachelor’s degree might seek to enroll in credit-based undergraduate or graduate coursework toward additional professional licensure or endorsement. To learn more about these options, please visit the following:

• Education Department
• Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
• Additional Endorsements

For questions, please contact Adrienne Thoms (thoms@lakeforest.edu) or Prof. Desmond Odugu (odugu@lakeforest.edu) in the Education Department.