Student Types

First-time student

A first-time student is defined as a student who has no prior post-secondary experience (except as noted below) attending The College of Idaho for the first time at the undergraduate level. First-time students also include students enrolled in the Fall term who attended the College for the first time in the prior summer term, and students who entered with advanced standing (those with alternative credits (AP and IB) and concurrent enrollment credits earned before graduation from high school).

First-year student

A first-year student is defined as a student who has prior post-secondary experience (college level course work) but has completed less than the equivalent of one full year of undergraduate work; that is, less than 28 credits.

Transfer student

A transfer student is defined as a student entering The College of Idaho for the first time but known to have previously attended a post-secondary institution at the same level (e.g., undergraduate, graduate). Transfer students should refer to the PEAK for Transfer Students policy in the Graduation Requirements section of the catalog.