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.