Is there a freshmen-senior standard in college?

[Lager]

Do colleges have freshmen, sophomore, junior, senior status? Do you have a group of class you suppost to graduate like high school? What happens if you stay another year after your 4th year in college? So if you enter college at 2003 and you graduate in 2008 with a 4 year degree, what is your standing? Thanks.

 

[Soybomb]

Its usually broken down by hours
1-24 hours = freshman
25-49 = soph
50-99 = junior
100+ = senior or something along the lines.

 

[kranky]

Freshman, sophomore, etc. in college relate to how many credits you have earned. You need 120 credits to graduate, so until you have 30 you are a freshman; between 30 and 60 you are a sophomore, etc. If you have 110 credits and take three more years to get the last ten, you are a senior for three more years

Many people finish in less than four years, and many take longer.

 

[Siddhartha]

My school had a seven year limit for someone to finsh a BS or BA degree.

 

[flot]

Yes, you definiately have fresh/soph/junior/senior status, which is based on two things, one how many years you've been there and two how many credits you've earned.

How it is interpreted (socially) is usually up to you. For instance, I was a "6th year senior" when I graduated. As far as the school and anything technical/financial/academic is concerned, your standing is based soely on the # of credit hours you have. So if you have to maintain a 2.5 GPA when you are a junior, they don't care if you have been there 3 years, it's just the # of credits you have.

At many colleges, it isn't unusual to finish your bachelor's degree in more than 4 years, especially if they have co-op or internship programs etc. Or if they have a lot of CS majors who play games too much.

 

[Lager]

What do you guys think is a better route?

Take minimum amount of class allowed, and get good GPA or take full load of class and get passing grade and graduate early?

 

[Anubis]

my school doesent do it with hours

1st year= freshmen
2nd - sophmore
3rd - junior
4th - senior
5+ super senior

we only need 32 credits to graduate. 4 each semester.

 

[fizmeister]

Originally posted by: coldcut
What do you guys think is a better route?

Take minimum amount of class allowed, and get good GPA or take full load of class and get passing grade and graduate early?

Good GPA will help you land your first job, although most are satisfied with a 3.5.

Also, it would be nice to get a good GPA, in case you ever decide to change career plans and go to law, grad or med school.

Anyway, if you're capable of getting a good GPA in 4 years, you're capable of getting a good GPA in 3 years.

 

[DaveSimmons]

For a science degree like Comp Sci, a low GPA will hurt your chances to get a good first job (after that experience is more important) and for almost any field you want a high GPA if planning to attend grad school.

 

[TommyVercetti]

Originally posted by: coldcut
? Do you have a group of class you suppost to graduate like high schools.

Yes, there are requirements that you have to meet. You get a degree plan from your department's office, and it has a list of all classes that need to be taken in order to graduate.

 

[LS20]

Originally posted by: coldcut
What do you guys think is a better route?

Take minimum amount of class allowed, and get good GPA or take full load of class and get passing grade and graduate early?

its not really the number of hours you take but the classes (and prof) themselves

 

[kami333]

Originally posted by: Anubis
my school doesent do it with hours

1st year= freshmen
2nd - sophmore
3rd - junior
4th - senior
5+ super senior

we only need 32 credits to graduate. 4 each semester.

Same here.

We science majors get the major shaft at my school since a chem course with a 4hr lab is treated exactly the same as a once a week 3hr English seminar:frown: