CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS
Degree-seeking
Students who are actively pursuing the academic requirements of a certificate or degree are eligible for federal student aid. To be degree-seeking, students must have:
- Graduated from high school or have a GED
- Applied to be a student at CCCB
- Been accepted by CCCB’s admissions department
- Declared a degree program
Non-degree seeking
Students who are not actively pursuing a certificate or a degree and are indicated as non-degree-seeking are not eligible for federal aid. Such students are:
- Concurrent high school students
- Constituent students
- Audit students
STANDING
A student’s grade level classification will change after a semester in which the credits completed qualify the student to be classified at the higher level.
Freshman
Students with less than 30 credits earned.
Sophomore
Students who have earned at least 30 credits.
Junior
Students who have earned at least 60.
Senior
Students who have earned at least 90 credits.
Graduate
Students who have earned a bachelor’s degree and are enrolled in a graduate-level program.