Classification of a student as a freshman, 二年级学生, 初级, or senior is determined on the basis of credit hours earned. In an undergraduate degree program a student is classified according to hours earned as follows: freshman, 0-29 hours; 二年级学生, 30-59 hours; 初级, 60-89 hours; senior, 90 or more hours.

A student who is enrolled for undergraduate coursework but who does not have a degree goal is a guest undergraduate. A student who has earned a degree and who registers for undergraduate courses without pursuing another degree enrolls as a guest degree-holder.