Should Freshman Year Be Capitalized?

Lowercase first-year, sophomore, junior, and senior. Only capitalize when part of a formal title: “Senior Prom.” Do not use the word “freshman.” Use “first-year” instead.

Should academic year be capitalized?

Lowercase words designating academic terms and years (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, fall semester, summer quarter, spring 2010). Capitalize the first word after a colon if what follows is a grammatically complete sentence; otherwise, lowercase the first word unless it is normally capitalized.

Is freshman a common noun?

Since freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior are not capitalized, they are common nouns.