Class Standing

<p>How do you know when you are of sophomore/junior/senior standing? Does it have something to do with the number of credits you have? If so, what are the benefits of being in a higher standing? Thanks :)</p>

<p>generally 45 units is one level (15 units for 3 quarters). so 45=sophomore, 90=junior, etc.
if you look yourself up on the uc davis website with the “people” search it will generally say what your academic standing is.</p>

<p>seniority is EXCELLENT when it comes to registering for classes, as registration times are purely based on who has the most units.</p>

<p>Does your registration time take into account units you’re currently taking? For example, if I’m taking 17 units my fall quarter, and I started out with 28 units, would I register for winter quarter as a sophomore?</p>

<p>no i don’t think it does. i don’t think it changes your class standing until you complete the units.</p>

<p>registration is numerical anyways. usually my friends and i are within 1-2 hours of each other bc we have slightly more/less units than the other. so you will have an earlier pass time than freshman with less than 28 units, but later than those with, say, 44 units.</p>

<p>Ah alright. Thank you!</p>

<p>thanks tons! that makes sense. after the registration freeze ends, is it possible/likely to get the class/es you want? of course, #10 on the waitlist would have a higher chance than #24… but to generalize, how is registration after the freeze? thanks :)</p>

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Not 100%. Some students get priority registration for participating in athletics or honors programs. But these are a minority of students, so they are not likely to fill up any classes before the rest of campus gets to register.</p>

<p>well, it’s definitely incentive to take, say, 15 units as opposed to taking 13 :)</p>