Student Classification

Undergraduate students must earn at least 120 semester hours of acceptable credit in order to receive a baccalaureate degree. For the full-time student, this can be accomplished in four years of 15 hours each Fall and Spring semester, or completing a total of 30 semester hours each academic year.

For academic classification purposes, the following "promotable" undergraduate classes are determined by the number of semester hours cumulatively earned as an undergraduate:

• First Year = fewer than 30 hours
• Second Year = 30 to 59 hours
• Third Year = 60 to 89 hours
• Fourth Year = at least 90+ hours

Undergraduates who are admitted as non-degree seeking are designated as Unclassified, while undergraduates who have already earned a recognized baccalaureate degree (here or elsewhere) are designated as Senior with Degree.

Graduate students are designated as either Graduate Masters or Graduate Doctorate. JD students are designated as 1st Year (1L), 2nd Year (2L), or 3rd Year (3L) according to rules set forth by the School of Law. MD students are designated as 1st Year, 2nd Year, 3rd Year, or 4th Year according to rules set forth by the School of Medicine.

Expected Graduation Date

The EGD is a date calculated from the student's current classification that represents an estimate of the student's current program completion.

This date is necessary to fulfill the University's regular reporting requirements to the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) and the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). It’s main function is to aid in the servicing of federal student loans, ensuring that they will be changed to a repayment status at an appropriate time in the future.