/Institutions/Southern-University-System/json/2022-2023/Southern-University-at-Shreveport-Academic-Catalog-local.json

/Institutions/Southern-University-System/json/2022-2023/Southern-University-at-Shreveport-Academic-Catalog.json

Southern University at Shreveport Academic Catalog > Academic Grades > Classification of Students

Classification of Students

Freshman - earned less than 32 semester credit hours.

Sophomore - earned 32 or more semester credit hours.

Special - student who has accumulated 60 or more semester credit hours.

Full-time - the minimum number of semester credit hours for which a student may enroll and be considered as a full-time student is fifteen (15). For financial aid purposes, a full- time student is one who is enrolled for at least twelve (12) semester credit hours. No student will be allowed to enroll in more than eighteen (18) semester credit hours without permission of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Students enrolled in six (6) credit hours during any summer term are considered to have full-time status.

Part-time - any student pursuing fewer than twelve (12) semester credit hours in a regular semester or fewer than six (6) hours in a summer session is a part-time student.