Should Junior or Senior 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.

Is sophomore junior senior AP style capitalized?

Sophomore, junior, senior, freshman, teacher, etc… are not capitalized unless at the beginning of a sentence. Titles of departments and names of classes are not capitalized unless they are also a language or nationality.

Should grade level be capitalized?

Do you capitalize the grade levels in school? Grade levels in school are generally capitalized if the word “grade” precedes the ordinal number of the grade such as in “Grade 8.” This is also the case when a grade level is used in a title or headline since most words are capitalized.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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