If I were to sign up for a class visit at “anywhere college”, what would I expect? Am I part of the discussion or am I lurking in the back of the class? I don’t mind both really
My D got permission from head of dept, and sat in back of class - TA also in back of class, asked her how she was doing. She explained she was just sitting in, and the TA said that was “cool”. D enjoyed class - it was a Soph level class, and was not as far ahead of her as she thought it might be - reinforcing her self esteem and decision to attend her school of choice. So, everyone had fun and everyone had a good time! Good Luck!
Since you are not part of the class, wouldn’t have done the readings/homework to prepare it is reasonable to think that you will typically sit and listen. That said, my D shadowed a student for a day and sat in on a few classes and told me that she answered a question in a psych 1 class (when nobody else raised their hand) because she had covered the topic in her AP Psych class earlier!