Senior Citizen Students

Auditing

If you are 60 years of age or over and a resident of Tennessee, after official registration is completed, you may audit classes with no maintenance charge, providing there is space available and enough non-Senior Citizen students have enrolled in the course for it to be held. Special or lab fees may be charged where required.

In order to enroll you will need to:

• Submit an Application for Admission to VSCC
• Get permission to audit the course from the division chairperson

All senior citizens must verify their age with either a driver's license or birth certificate.  You will not receive a grade for the course.

For Credit

If you are 65 years of age and over and domiciled in Tennessee, you may take classes for credit at the reduced fee of 50% per credit hour with a maximum fee of $47.00 providing there is space available and enough non-Senior Citizen students have enrolled in the course for it to be held.

In order to enroll you will need to:

• Submit an Application for Admission to VSCC
• Submit a $10 nonrefundable application fee
• Show competency in the specific subject area in which you are interested in enrolling.  If you are registering for a course that has a prerequisite of  college-level math, reading, or writing skills, you will be required to submit acceptable ACT scores in the specific subject area (scores of 19 or above) or be given the ACT Compass exam for the course you are taking. You may not enroll if you place at the developmental level in an area that has a college-level skill requirement for the course in which you want to enroll.  See our Testing FAQ for additional information on the web about the testing process.
• If a course you wish to take has prerequisite requirements, you may provided transcripts showing coursework from another institution  to meet the prerequisite requirement.

All senior citizens must verify their age with either a driver's license or birth certificate.