S257 - Appropriations Act of 2017. (SL 2017-57)

Overview: Sec. 10.12 of S.L. 2017-57 allows individuals who are at least 65 years old to audit courses offered at the constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina and the community colleges without payment of any required registration fee or tuition for the audited courses if the audit is approved in accordance with policies adopted by the Board of Governors and the State Board of Community Colleges for their respective institutions, and there is no cost to the State. An individual must be allowed to audit a class only on a space available basis. Individuals auditing classes cannot be counted in the computation of enrollment for funding purposes.

This section became effective July 1, 2017, and applies beginning with the 2017 fall academic semester.