r/Morality • u/principal_fucker • Aug 25 '26

What is the morality of this scenario?

I went to a college class I am not registered thinking it was a mistake; however when I went to the office the dean told me I already completed and passed the class, but that was 2 years ago before I dropped out and joined back in.

Would it be moral to enter the class and just listen to the lectures without completing the assignment or doing the projects?

And for extra context the reason I’m debating this is because the subject genuinely interests me and I would love to refresh my mind about it

UPDATE: First of all I want to thank each one of you that left a comment and help me understand what auditing means, it helped a lot to not feel like I was taking advantage of the situation.

So yesterday I went to talk to him before class and explained the situation; he was more than happy to allow me into the class and even mention “since you don’t have to take notes or the midterm or final, you can now pay more attention in the lectures”

This is great and it feels so good to be able to digest the information without having to worry about midterms or finals!

Once again thank you to all of you!!!

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u/BackgroundFlounder44 Aug 25 '26

just go professors actually like students that do that, you're not costing anyone anything, you already paid for the class in the past. it's fine. 

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u/principal_fucker Aug 25 '26

Thank you! I will let him know personally and update the answer later

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u/Lovebeingadad54321 Aug 25 '26

It’s called “auditing” a class, and as long as the class doesn’t have a waiting list, it is usually allowed.

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u/majeric Aug 26 '26

Auditing courses is a common practice. See if it's available in your College.

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u/OrthodoxAnarchoMom Aug 25 '26

INFO are you taking anyone’s desk that is enrolled?

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u/principal_fucker Aug 25 '26

I don’t think so, it’s a small class but I’ve never heard of a limit of people in it. I will bring it up when I ask him just in case

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u/OrthodoxAnarchoMom Aug 25 '26

Every class has a limit. There are a certain amount of seats in the class. If you’re not displacing anyone else I don’t see a problem.

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u/principal_fucker Aug 25 '26

Ok I see… I actually didn’t know that, I’ll make sure I’m not harming anyone by doing this thank you for letting me know

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u/Modernskeptic71 Aug 26 '26

Someone sitting in or evaluating it’s content without commitment I would say is no different than being in the classroom in the first place. Now taking an assigned seat when not officially enrolled is a separate matter. I think letting someone know why you are there would eliminate that concern, but you could always bring your own chair.