Originally Posted by CFK
My son was required to interview with the professor of the class he wanted to take prior to being allowed to register. He passed the interview and got into the class, then passed the class with flying colors, and was then given carte blanche to enroll in any class in the department. All you need to do is get your foot in one door and you'll find a lot more start opening. What started as one class a year ago has now resulted in my son taking all of his classes at the university next fall.

Our experience was virtually identical to this. It worked well to start with at the department level. They only cared about talent - age was a nonissue. And, just like CFK said one opportunity seamlessly led to another. You could even start with auditing if a course for credit seems like it would be hard to arrange.