Senior Guest Program

The Senior Guest program at Kent State University enables persons 60 years of age or older to audit Kent State courses on a tuition-free, space-available basis, with faculty approval.

Senior guests are responsible for the purchase of textbooks, transportation, parking and any other course fees, as well as the per credit hour distance learning fee assessed for all online classes. Senior guests do not receive grades, and no credit is awarded. Senior Guests may select up to two (2) courses and one (1) alternative during a designated enrollment period.

    Senior Guest Summer 2024 Registration

    Thursday, April 25 10 a.m. to Thursday, May 2 5:00 p.m.

    Link will open April 25.

    • No pre-registration is required.
    • Late registrations cannot be accommodated.
    • Any distance learning and course fees will be billed through the Bursar's Office. Check your kent.edu email and FlashLine for your e-bill.
    • The senior guest administrator will contact faculty/department and notify you if your course request is approved or denied. 

        Please do not: 

    • Email, call, visit or otherwise contact a faculty member, school director, department chair, etc., to request admission to a course.
    • Attend a course if you have not been approved to do so.
    • In all cases, the faculty member's decision is final.
       

    REGISTRATION LINKS

    There are two links available to complete the Senior Guest application. Choose which form to complete based on your current situation. 

    1. Current Senior Guest - You have an active @kent.edu email address.

      Registration closed.
       
    2. New / Non-Current Senior Guest - You do not have an active @kent.edu email address. You will be prompted to create a Dynamic Forms account when completing this form. A @kent.edu email address will be assigned during this process.

      Registration closed.

    Senior Guest Information


    How to search on Schedule of Classes

    You must select these required fields, but can enter other information to narrow your search, such as Course Number, if you know it:
         1. Subject: at least one subject must be selected
         2. Campus: Kent Campus 
         3. Course Level: Undergraduate or Graduate 
         Click Class Search

    Refer to the Schedule of Classes for course information required to complete the online registration.

    Before you start the online registration, you will need these required items for the course you wish to attend:

    • Course Title
    • Course Level - Undergraduate/Graduate
    • CRN
    • Course / Section 
    • Meeting Dates
    • Days / Time
    • Instructor

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