diff --git a/learning_assistant/api.py b/learning_assistant/api.py
index 55c73c1..701fca0 100644
--- a/learning_assistant/api.py
+++ b/learning_assistant/api.py
@@ -10,9 +10,15 @@
 from jinja2 import BaseLoader, Environment
 from opaque_keys import InvalidKeyError
 
-from learning_assistant.constants import ACCEPTED_CATEGORY_TYPES, CATEGORY_TYPE_MAP
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from learning_assistant.constants import AUDIT_TRIAL_MAX_DAYS, ACCEPTED_CATEGORY_TYPES, CATEGORY_TYPE_MAP
 from learning_assistant.data import LearningAssistantCourseEnabledData
-from learning_assistant.models import LearningAssistantCourseEnabled, LearningAssistantMessage
+from learning_assistant.models import (
+    LearningAssistantAuditTrial,
+    LearningAssistantCourseEnabled,
+    LearningAssistantMessage,
+)
 from learning_assistant.platform_imports import (
     block_get_children,
     block_leaf_filter,
@@ -224,3 +230,20 @@ def get_message_history(courserun_key, user, message_count):
     message_history = list(LearningAssistantMessage.objects.filter(
         course_id=courserun_key, user=user).order_by('-created')[:message_count])[::-1]
     return message_history
+
+
+def check_if_audit_trial_is_expired(user_id):
+    """
+    Given a user (User), get the corresponding LearningAssistantAuditTrial trial object,
+    or create one if one does not exist yet.
+    """
+    audit_trial, created = LearningAssistantAuditTrial.objects.get_or_create(user_id)
+
+    # If the trial was just created, then it definitely isn't expired, so return False
+    if created:
+        return False
+
+    # If the user's trial is expired, return True. Else, return False
+    if (datetime.now() - audit_trial.start_date) < AUDIT_TRIAL_MAX_DAYS:
+        return True
+    return False
diff --git a/learning_assistant/constants.py b/learning_assistant/constants.py
index 7027a28..92e3717 100644
--- a/learning_assistant/constants.py
+++ b/learning_assistant/constants.py
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@
     "html": "TEXT",
     "video": "VIDEO",
 }
+
+AUDIT_TRIAL_MAX_DAYS = 14
diff --git a/learning_assistant/views.py b/learning_assistant/views.py
index b1b5c03..672f063 100644
--- a/learning_assistant/views.py
+++ b/learning_assistant/views.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     pass
 
 from learning_assistant.api import (
+    check_if_audit_trial_is_expired,
     get_course_id,
     get_message_history,
     learning_assistant_enabled,
@@ -68,18 +69,24 @@ def post(self, request, course_run_id):
                 data={'detail': 'Learning assistant not enabled for course.'}
             )
 
-        # If user does not have an enrollment record, or is not staff, they should not have access
+        # If user does not have a verified enrollment record, or is not staff, they should not have full access
         user_role = get_user_role(request.user, courserun_key)
         enrollment_object = CourseEnrollment.get_enrollment(request.user, courserun_key)
         enrollment_mode = enrollment_object.mode if enrollment_object else None
         if (
-            (enrollment_mode not in CourseMode.VERIFIED_MODES)
+            # NOTE: Will there ever be a case where the user has a course mod that's
+            # in neither VERIFIED_MODES nor AUDIT_MODES that we need to worry about?
+            enrollment_mode not in CourseMode.VERIFIED_MODES
+            and enrollment_mode in CourseMode.AUDIT_MODES
             and not user_role_is_staff(user_role)
         ):
-            return Response(
-                status=http_status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
-                data={'detail': 'Must be staff or have valid enrollment.'}
-            )
+            # If user has an audit enrollment record, get or create their trial
+            user_audit_trial_expired = check_if_audit_trial_is_expired(user_id=request.user.id)
+            if user_audit_trial_expired:
+                return Response(
+                    status=http_status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
+                    data={'detail': 'Must be staff or have valid enrollment.'}
+                )
 
         unit_id = request.query_params.get('unit_id')