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Section III: Academic Affairs

Policy Number: III-6.40(A)

University of Maryland, College Park Policy on Classification of Undergraduate Students

(APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT,UPDATED JUNE 2001,EFFECTIVE JUNE 2002)

Undergraduate Students at UMCP are classified according to the number of credits earned as follows:

UMCP Undergraduate Students classification according to the number of credits
0-29 credit hours earned Freshman
30-59 credit hours earned Sophomore
60-89 credit hours earned Junior
90 or more credit hours earned Senior