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Student Classification
A credit of one semester hour usually represents one hour of classwork or one laboratory session per week for a semester together with the necessary outside preparation.
A student’s classification is determined upon registration and again at the end of each semester according to the number of credit hours earned. A student who has earned fewer than 30 credit hours is classified as a freshman. A student is classified as a sophomore after earning at least 30 hours.
A student is also classified as full-time or part-time in accordance with the number of credit hours pursued during a semester. The minimum course load for a full-time student during a fall semester or spring semester is twelve (12) credits. Minimum full-time status for academic purposes during a summer session, Winter Session, and MaySession is six (6) credits.
Only an exceptional student may, upon the approval of the appropriate academic dean, enroll in more than 18 credit hours during a fall or spring semester. The maximum allowable course load is 21 credit hours for the fall or spring semester. The permission of the academic dean and a degree audit are required for graduating students.
Students receiving financial assistance in any form need to verify with the qualifying agency the definition of “full-time” applicable for that form of financial assistance.
Campus Classification
Student campus classification is based on the campus the student selects upon admissions to the College. Students may officially request to change their campus classification in the Office of the Registrar. Certain fees vary by campus and additional fees may be charged to a student account for the semester if the campus classification changes. The student must register in courses on the campus that they are requesting to be changed, or the request to change campus classification will be denied.
All majors are not available on all campuses, but a student may begin any major at the City Park Campus, West Bank Campus, Sidney Collier Site, or River City Site.
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