Transition with Purpose: Pathways from English Language to Academic Study

35 CLASS STANDING AND STANDING IN MAJOR AND DEGREE Class standing is primarily used to determine when students can register according to the university’s registration schedule. It may have little or no relevance to how many additional credits will be needed to earn a degree in a particular major. For example, you may be a junior in university class standing, but a freshman in your major. University-level transferrable credits These are credits earned at another college or university that PSU will accept as general elective credits, but do not fulfill degree requirements. Example: Physical Education courses or courses that do not have similar content to PSU classes Degree-applicable credits These are credits earned at another college or university that PSU will accept as part of the courses/credits required for a PSU degree in a specific major. Example: Math 251, Writing 121, Art 120 Not all university-level transferrable credits are degree-applicable credits. Example: You have a high number of transferrable credits and thus upper class standing, but if none of those credits can be applied to your degree requirements in your major, you may be considered a “freshman” in your major. Steep steps leading to street level