Classification of Students
Undergraduate
An undergraduate student is considered matriculated at Charter Oak State College once officially accepted into the College and payment of the College fee is complete. Depending on the number of credits earned, the student is classified as a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior:
| Freshman | 29 (or fewer) earned credits |
| Sophomore | 30-59 earned credits |
| Junior | 60-89 earned credits |
| Senior | 90 (or more) earned credits |
Undergraduate students will be classified in the following manor, depending on the number of credits enrolled each semester:
| 0.01-5.99 credits | Less than half-time |
| 6.0-8.99 credits | Half-time |
| 9-11.99 credits | Three quarter time |
| 12+ credits | Full-time |
Graduate
All graduate students are classified ‘Graduate’, regardless of the number of credits earned. Depending on the number of credits a graduate students is enrolled for each semester, the status will be determined as follows:
| 0.01-8.99 credits | Half-time |
| 9.0+ | Full-time |