Student Classifications
Students are classified as follows:
- Freshman — A student who has completed fewer than 30 units
- Sophomore — A student who has completed 30 or more units
- Part-time — A student enrolled in fewer than 12 units per semester (for Summer session, fewer than 6 units)
- Full-time — A student enrolled in 12 or more units per semester (for Summer session, 6 or more units)
Enrollment Status for Reporting Purposes
- Full-time — A student enrolled in 12 or more units per semester (for Summer session, 6 or more units)
- Three-Quarter time — A student enrolled in 9 to 11.99 units per semester (for Summer session, status not used)
- Half-time — A student enrolled in 6 to 8.99 units per semester (for Summer session, 3 to 5.99 units)
- Less Than Half-time — A student enrolled in .5 to 5.99 units per semester (for Summer session, .5 to 2.99 units)
Continuing Student Classification
A continuing student is a student who attended the previous semester. To be classified as a continuing student with registration priority privileges, a student must enroll in at least one course each year, not including summer session.