Student Classifications

Full-Time Student

You are a full-time student if you are enrolled in 12 or more credits.

Part-Time Student

You are a part-time student if you are enrolled in less than 12 credits.

Curricular Student

You are a curricular student if you are seeking a degree or certificate.

Non-Curricular Student

You are a non-curricular student if you are not seeking a degree or certificate.

Freshman

Freshmen have fewer than 30 semester hours of credit.

Sophomores

Sophomores have earned 30 or more semester hours of credit.

Transfer Student

You are a transfer student if you have attended another post-secondary institution before enrolling at TRC.

Continuing Student

You are a continuing student when you have not had a break in enrollment (excluding summer session) at TRC.

Returning Student

You are a returning student if you previously earned at least one hour of credit at TRC. If you have not been enrolled at TRC for a semester or more (excluding summer session), you may reactivate your files by updating your admission information. If you have attended another accredited institution since leaving TRC, you must submit official transcripts.

Concurrently Enrolled Student

You are a concurrently enrolled student if you are enrolled at TRC and another college during the same semester.

Unclassified Student

If you have an advanced degree, you may register for Three Rivers’ classes and will be unclassified. Three Rivers graduates enrolling in transfer courses will be unclassified students.
See SR2210 Admission Requirements for more information.