Student Classification and Enrollment Standing

Student Classifications

Mount St. Joseph University enrolls undergraduate students of varying ages, backgrounds, experiences, and academic pursuits. Given the special academic and personal needs of students, the Mount classifies students as:

Traditional Students are students out of high school fewer than four years; Adult Students are students out of high school for four or more years; Off-Site Students are students pursuing a Mount degree in one of the University’s off-site degree programs.

Traditional, adult or off-site students are further classified according to the following distinctions:

1. Degree-seeking (matriculated) students are those students who:
   1. Have been officially accepted for admission by the Office of Admission;
   2. Are degree-seeking in academic pursuit of an associate or a baccalaureate degree.
   3. Students who choose not to enroll in courses at the Mount for a period of two years from the date of their last attendance must reapply for admission.
   All degree-seeking undergraduate students will follow the University’s degree and major requirements and the core curriculum stated in the catalog in effect for the first semester of enrollment following acceptance. Students enrolling for the first time in the summer session will be bound by the University catalog in effect for the following fall semester/term.
    
2. Certificate-seeking (matriculated) students are those who:
   1. Have been officially accepted for admission into a certificate program by the Office of Admission;
   2. Are not pursuing a degree but a certificate with University program requirements and residency requirements to be fulfilled in order to receive a certificate from Mount St. Joseph University.
       
3. Non-Degree students (non-matriculated) are those students who:
   1.  Have not been accepted to the University and are not enrolled in a degree program. Non-degree seeking students do NOT apply through Admission. However, such students must apply and be accepted through the Registrar’s Office by completing the non-degree student pre-registration form available through the Registrar's Office. Required course prerequisites must be met prior to registration.
   2. Non-degree seeking undergraduate students may take up to 13 hours before obtaining formal admission to the University, and are limited to two courses (six or seven credit hours) per semester or during the entire summer session until reaching the 13 credit hour limit.
   3. Non-degree seeking transfer students in good standing from an accredited college or university may take their 13 credit hours in one semester or an entire summer session.
   4. Non-degree seeking graduate students may earn a maximum of nine semester credit hours under a non-degree seeking status.
   5. This policy is implemented at the discretion of the Provost or designee.

Class Levels

The number of semester hours used in determining a student’s academic level is based on the cumulative semester hours earned at the end of the semester.

A student’s class status based on cumulative hours earned (total transfer hours plus Mount hours) is determined as follows:

Enrollment Standing

For undergraduate students, enrollment standing as reported to the National Student Clearinghouse is as follows::

• Full-time: 12 semester hours or more
• Less than full time: 11.5 semester hours or less