02-00 Classification of Undergraduate Students

Any person who holds a high school diploma or its equivalent, and who has not been dismissed or suspended from any college or university for disciplinary reasons, may enroll in credit courses at The Pennsylvania State University under policies established by the University Faculty Senate in one ofthe following three groups:

02-20 Degree Candidates

02-50 Provisional Student

02-80 Nondegree Student

02-20 Degree Candidates

A degree candidate may be admitted as either a baccalaureate degree candidate or an associate degree candidate if the requirements specified in Sections 05-00 and 06-00 are met. A degree candidate may become a nondegree student under conditions specified in Section 16-00.

02-50 Provisional Student

A provisional student may apply to enroll in credit courses, if space is available, to pursue a program leading to either a baccalaureate degree or an associate degree if, when an application for admission is made, the applicant does not meet the normal criteria (entrance requirements, admission standards, advanced standing requirements) required for admission as a degree candidate. To enroll in credit courses, such an individual must meet the requirements specified in Section 10-00. A provisional student may become a degree candidate under conditions specified in Section 12-00. A provisional student may become a nondegree student under conditions specified in Section 16-00.

02-80 Nondegree Student

A nondegree student may apply to enroll, if space is available, in credit courses if the requirements specified in Section 14-00 are met. A nondegree student may become a degree candidate under conditions specified in Section 18-00.