Regular students in the School of Law are classified as first-year, second-year, and third-year students. Students are classified as first-year students until they have earned 30 semester hours of credit in law; as second-year students until they have earned 54 semester hours in law; and as third-year students until they graduate. The terms "upper-level" and "advanced" are also used to refer to second- and third-year students and courses.