Catalog and Student Handbook 2020–2021 > Getting Started > Student Classifications

Student Classifications

If you have completed college-level, non-developmental semester hours, you are classified as follows:

• Freshman: First-year student, or less than 30 semester credit hours.
• Sophomore: Second-year student who has completed the equivalent of one year of full-time undergraduate work; that is, at least 30 semester credit hours and not more than 72 semester credit hours.
• Unclassified: More than 72 semester hours; no associate degree.
• Associate Degree: Previously earned associate degree.
• Baccalaureate or Above: Previously earned a baccalaureate or above degree.