Classification of Students

Because 32 units are needed for graduation, eight (8) units per year on average need to be completed in order to earn the 32 units in four years.

Class standings are defined as follows:

Undergraduate Student
A student who is a matriculated candidate for a baccalaureate degree and is classified by:

• Freshman
  A student with fewer than seven units earned toward a degree.
  
• Sophomore
  A student with at least seven but fewer than 15 units earned toward a degree.
  
• Junior
  A student with at least 15 but fewer than 23 units earned toward a degree.
  
• Senior
  A student with at least 23 units earned toward a degree.

Graduate
A student with a baccalaureate degree, enrolled in courses either to accumulate credit or to complete another baccalaureate degree.

Graduate Degree Candidate
A student who, after being admitted with graduate standing, applies to and is admitted by the director of graduate study into a master’s degree program.

Non-Matriculant
A student who is not a candidate for a degree, including someone who is only auditing courses.  A non-matriculant must apply through the Office of Admission.  No more than 3 units taken as a non-matriculant will apply toward an undergraduate degree.

Contingent
A temporary status describing a student who has applied for admission into a degree program, and whose application is incomplete.