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Student Classifications
Classification |
Explanation |
Non-degree |
Special transient students, qualified high school students and other non-degree students permitted to register at UF |
Freshman |
Students with fewer than 30 credits earned |
Sophomore |
Students who have earned 30 credits and who have fewer than 60 credits |
Junior |
Students who have earned 60 credits and have fewer than 90 credits |
Senior |
Students who have earned 90 credits or more |
Fifth Year |
Students who have earned 120 credits or more and who are candidates for a degree in a program that normally requires 10 semesters |
Post-Bacc Undergraduate |
Postbaccalaureate students: degree-holding students who have been admitted to postbaccalaureate status |
Graduate-7 |
Graduate students seeking a first master's degree |
Graduate-8 |
Graduate students who have earned a master's degree, or who have earned 36 or more credits while seeking a graduate degree, who have not been admitted to doctoral candidacy |
Graduate-9 |
Graduate students who have been admitted to doctoral candidacy |