Hi all, I'm a bit uncertain which year levels are associated with these terms: 1. Freshman (1st year college, this I know) ? Junior ? Sophomore ? Senior Thanks!
Hi geckoz, 1. Freshman (1st year) 2. Sophomore (2nd year) 3. Junior (3rd year) 4. Senior (4th year and beyond until a bachelor's degree is obtained) Mark
Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior I'd long been intrigued by the word "sophomore," since a high school teacher referred to it as 'the original oxymoron -- in one word: sophos = wise, moros = foolish." Now, from the excellent www.takeourword.com site, I learn there may be much more to it: "Sophomore was originally sophumer and it referred to `one taking part in dialectic exercises,' in the 16th century. It later came to mean `a student in his second year of study at university' (about 1653). It was formed from sophom, a variant of Middle English sophime `sophism.' The later version, sophomore (1688) was likely influenced by Greek sophós `wise' and morós `foolish, dull' (from which we get moron), the idea being that sophomores have acquired some knowledge but still have a great deal yet to learn."
Thanks to Mark and John for the explanation. I can now re-assess my potential credit standing at Excelsior using their CreditTracker. I can agree with the Sophomore definition from personal experience. A little learning can be a dangerous thing. Which is a somewhat expanded definition of sophomore.
Another way to think about these determinations: Freshman (0-30 semester credits earned) Sophomore (31-60 semester credits earned) Junior (61-90 semester credits earned) Senior (91+ semester credits earned) Hworth
