Classification (class): The level of the student--freshman, sophomore,etc.
Continuing: A student enrolled at the same degree level as the previous semester.
Curriculum: Abbreviations and short names for a
student's major within a department.
(DR) Doctorate: A doctorate degree-seeking student. Includes both Phd and EEd students.
(DV) Doctor of Vet Med A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree-seeking student.
(05) Fifth Year: (School of Design)-Fifth year of a five-year
bachelor's degree program.
(01) First Year: An Agricultural Institute associate degree-seeking
student with 0- 29 total hours passed.
(FR) Freshman: A bachelor's degree-seeking student with 0-29
total hours passed.
Full-Time: An undergraduate student carrying 12 or more credit hours or a graduate student carrying 9 or more credit hours.
Full Time Equivalent (FTE): Converted measure that takes partial units of measures and sums them to a whole. For example, one half-time plus two quarter-time students equal one student FTE.
Graduate: A student enrolled in a master's, doctorate, or other graduate program.
(GR) Graduate Unclassified: A student taking graduate education courses for a six-year teaching certificate or a student who has been admitted at the graduate level but is not presently in a specific graduate program.
Headcount Enrollment: Number of different students enrolled for credit in a given semester. A student may be enrolled in both regular term and distance education, but would count only once in total headcount.
(II) Inter-institutional: A student enrolled at a nearby college who is also taking courses at NC State.
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) mandated and standardized federal data reporting of higher education information.
In-State: Home residence for tuition purposes is North Carolina. International: Home residence for tuition purposes is outside the United States.
(JR) Junior: A bachelor's degree-seeking student with 60-91 total hours passed.
Lifelong Graduate (LLE GR): A special (lifelong education) student taking
at least one graduate level course.
(MR) Master: A master's degree-seeking student.
New Graduate: A student enrolled at NC State for the first time
at the current graduate level.
On Campus Enrollment: Students taking on-campus credit courses during a semester. At NC State on-campus students register through the TRACS system of Registration and Records. This is also referred to as regular term enrollment.
Out-of-State: Home residence for tuition purposes is outside of North Carolina but within the United States. Includes international students in cases where they are not counted separately.
Part-Time: An undergraduate student carrying fewer than 12 credit hours or a graduate student carrying fewer than 9 credit hours. Professional: A first professional student enrolled in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
(PR) Prof Engineer: A professional engineering degree-seeking student enrolled in one- year program beyond the bachelor's level.
(02) Second Year: An Agricultural Institute associate degree-seeking
student with 30 or more total hours passed.
SR) Senior: A bachelor's degree-seeking student with 92 or more total hours passed.
(SO) Sophomore: A bachelor's degree-seeking student with 30-59 total hours passed.
(UN) Unclassified Undergraduate: A classification for an exchange student or for a student in the College of Education and Psychology who is seeking certification only.
Undergraduate: A student enrolled in a bachelor's degree program.