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The student would need to have accumulated 30 credit hours to be eligible. The student in question was affected by COVID-19 and they qualify
for the COVID-19 academic exceptions since they were enrolled full-time in the spring 2020 academic term.

Case 6
Fall 2020 Academic Eligibility
SITUATION:
A second season student-athlete for the fall 2020 season was enrolled full-time in the spring 2020 academic term. This student-athlete passed
three (3) credits during the spring 2020 term and they have an accumulation of 18 credit hours with a 2.0 GPA. This student-athlete has
attempted four full-time academic terms. Are they academically eligible for the fall 2020 term?

ANSWER:
No, the student-athlete neither meets the second season academic requirement nor do they meet any of the reduced first season academic
requirements.
Case 7
Four Previous Full-Time terms – Part-Time in Fall 2020
SITUATION:
A second-season baseball student-athlete has attempted four full-time academic terms (fall 2018, spring 2019, fall 2019 and spring 2020). They
passed their previous full-time term (spring 2020) with 12 credit hours at a 3.0 GPA and go part-time during the fall 2020 academic term. What
does this student-athlete need, to be academically eligible going into the spring 2021 season?

ANSWER:
Because this student-athlete passed their previous full-time term meeting a standard first season academic requirement they need to have an
accumulation of 24 credit hours with a 2.0 GPA to also meet the standard second season academic requirement.
Case 8
Spring 2021 participation – Two Previous Full-Time Terms
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R competes in soccer. They participated in the fall 2019 season as a first season participant. They were enrolled in the spring
2020 academic term as a full-time student. Student-Athlete R does not enroll in the fall 2020 academic term. To compete in the NJCAA soccer
season to be held in spring 2021, how many credits does the student need to have accumulated to be eligible?

ANSWER:
In the spring 2021 NJCAA soccer season, Student-Athlete R will be a second season athlete. Based on the fact they have two previous full-time
term in their history, at a minimum, they must have an accumulation of 24 credit hours to meet the second season requirement.
Case 9
Spring 2021 – Fall 2021 Participation – Traditional Fall Sport
SITUATION:
Student- Athlete R participates in their first season of court volleyball in the COVID-19 altered spring 2021 season. Student-Athlete R returns in
nd
the fall 2021 for their 2 season of court volleyball. How many credits must this student have accumulated in order to participate in their 2
nd
season.
ANSWER:
Prior to their 2 season of participation in the fall 2021 season, they must have accumulated 24 credit hours with a 2.0 GPA. Even if the spring
nd
2021 was their first and only previous full-time term they are required to have accumulated 24 credit hours with a 2.0 GPA to compete in their 2
nd
season of competition.
Case 10
Spring 2021 – 2nd Season Participants
SITUATION:
nd
Ince the Board of Regents has approved the COVID-19 academic exceptions for the entire 2020-2021 academic year, what does a 2 season
athlete need to have accumulated to be academically eligible to participate?
ANSWER:
While the Board of Regents did extend the COVID-19 Academic Exceptions to the entire 2020-2021 academic year for those students who were
enrolled at a college or university as a full-time student in the spring 2020 academic term, The second season requirements in Article V, Section
2.D.3 were not changed. A second season athlete in the spring 2021 season must have an accumulation of 24 credits with an associated GPA of
2.0 or better, In addition to meeting one of the academic requirements of Article V, Section 2.D.2.

ARTICLE VI – SCHOLARSHIPS/LOIS
Case 1
Health Insurance
QUESTION:
Student-Athlete R does not have general health insurance coverage. Is the member institution permitted to purchase general health insurance for
that student-athlete?
ANSWER:

NJCAA bylaws restrict a member institution from providing anything more than athletic related insurance, under normal conditions. However, for
the 2020-2021 academic year, the NJCAA is permitting member institutions to provide general health insurance coverage to all student-athletes if
they so choose. Currently this is an exception only for the 2020-2021 academic year. The Eligibility Committee is considering allowing this moving
forward beyond 2020-2021 but nothing definitive has been determined beyond the 2020-2021 academic year.