<p>My husband is not American and did not attend a US college. He asked me whether a freshman now in the class of 2010 who takes longer than 4 years to graduate is always considered a member of that class based on admissions year or whether graduating in 2011 after 5 years puts you in that class instead.</p>
<p>I wasn’t sure myself how that works–anyone here know?</p>
<p>At my old college they list you as a member in class in which you finished, not the one in which you started. At D’s college they list both classes after your name - E.g. Alfred E. Neuman, '11, '12.</p>
<p>I think sometimes they let you choose the class to identify with. So if you spent three years with class 00 and took a year off so that you graduated in 01, but most of your friends are 00s. They’ll let you go to their reunions.</p>