A class takes place in SUNY Adirondack Saratoga

Non-degree students

SUNY Adirondack isn't just for those who want to earn a degree. We know everyone's needs are different and, for some students, just taking a class or two is a better fit.

Students who only want to take a class or two are sometimes referred to as non-matriculated, visiting or noncredit*. 

The labels are the most complicated part, we promise. 

To take a class (or two):

  1. Review course offerings for the coming semester.
  2. Complete and submit a registration form  for new non-matriculated student.
  3. The Registrar's Office will respond via email with your registration confirmation and any necessary follow-up information.

If you have any questions, please contact the Student Success Center, or the Registrar's Office.

Register today

*The Office of Continuing Education offers noncredit courses for students ages 7 to 97. Take a class at our Queensbury campus, SUNY Adirondack Saratoga in Wilton, online, off campus or at your own location. Offerings include workforce training, personal enrichment, youth education, international education and outdoor education.

Additional noncredit opportunities for community members

Personal Enrichment   International Education


 

Free classes for seniors

SUNY Adirondack offers an audit program for seniors ages 60 and older. This allows seniors to register for courses tuition-free on a "space available" basis. PLEASE NOTE: Some courses are not offered for audit.

Josef Watts laughs during a discussion in a forensic anthropology course

Living a better life

Retired engineer Joe Watts is seen during an anthropology class
Quotation

Knowledge is not the same thing as wisdom, but it enables you to become wise: You can understand more situations, more people, and that enables you to be wiser and to live a better life.”

Josef Watts retired electrical engineer who takes courses through SUNY Adirondack's Senior Audit Program