2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Classification of Students

Students are classified at the opening of the regular school year in the fall and thereafter at the opening of the spring and summer trimesters as follows:

Freshman: less than 30 semester hours of academic credit.

Sophomore: less than 60 semester hours but more than 29 hours of academic credit.

Junior: less than 90 semester hours but more than 59 hours of academic credit

Senior: 90 or more semester hours of academic credit but has not earned a bachelor’s degree.

Postbaccalaureate: a student who holds a bachelor’s degree and is enrolled for undergraduate courses; a student pursuing another bachelor’s degree.

Graduate Student: a student who holds a bachelor’s degree and has been accepted for a course of study leading to a master’s degree or graduate-level study.