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Classification of Student

An entering high school graduate or transfer student with less than 30 semester hours accumulated credit is classified as a freshman. A student is advanced to a higher classification upon successful completion of sufficient credit hours to meet the requirements as listed below:

 

Class

Hours Completed

FreshmanLess than 30
Sophomore30
Junior60
Senior90
Fifth-year student*120

 

*Applies only to the College of Architecture, Planning and Design and the College of Engineering.