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Case 4
Earned/Passing Credit Hours vs. Attempted Credit Hours
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R is a first semester freshman and attempts 14 credit hours in his first full-time semester at Community College A. Of the 14
credit hours attempted, Student-Athlete R earns/passes 8 credit hours. Student-Athlete R is a baseball player - is he eligible for participation
during the spring term?
ANSWER:
No. Student-Athlete R did not earn/pass 12 or more credit hours to meet NJCAA bylaws. Also, the term must be counted as full-time
because he attempted 12 or more credit hours.
NOTE: When establishing eligibility for a student-athlete use the earned/passed credit hours with the corresponding quality points to figure
the GPA. NJCAA bylaws refer to “passing” credit hours. The number of full-time terms the student-athlete has been enrolled is figured by the
attempted hours in each term. If the student-athlete has attempted (or been enrolled in) 12 or more hours for a term beyond the first 18
calendar days (not to end on a weekend or Federal Holiday), that term is considered as a full-time term. On transcripts the Attempted Hours
(AHRS) and the Earned Hours (EHRS) can sometimes be confusing. Please make sure to keep these two areas separate when establishing a
student-athlete's eligibility.

Case 5
Certificate Programs at Technical or Trade Schools – How to Count Credits
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R has attended a trade school after high school graduation and has earned a certificate as well as 30- credit hours in welding.
He is now attending Community College A full-time and wants to participate in athletics. How are these 30-credit hours counted towards his
overall eligibility?
ANSWER:
If the welding program is only a certificate program and not a college degree program, the hours earned may not be used for eligibility
purposes. Only if the certificate is earned in a college degree program, can those hours be counted towards eligibility.

GPA

Case 1
Computation of GPA
SITUATION:

Community College A calculates the GPA based upon the following scale:

A = 4.00 B+ = 3.33 C+ = 2.33 D+ = 1.33
A- = 3.67 B = 3.00 C = 2.00 D = 1.00
B- = 2.67 C- = 1.67
Should Community College A use the GPA shown above to file NJCAA eligibility?
ANSWER:
Yes. NJCAA bylaws allow each college to determine the GPA by using the grade point average determination system in place within the
college catalog. A pass/fail course may be computed as a "C" grade, if successfully completed. The same for a credit/no-credit course.

Case 2
Rounding the GPA

SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R passed an accumulation of 36 semester credits with a 1.9986 GPA. Can the 1.9986 be rounded up to
2.0 to satisfy the requirements of Article V, Section 2.D.2.e?
ANSWER:
No. In determining the GPA, it is not permissible to round up the computed GPA. The best hours concept may be used but rounding the GPA
up is not allowed.

Case 3
Clock Hours
SITUATION:
Some community colleges use clock hours rather than credit hours in determining their student-athletes' load. Can clock hours be used to
satisfy the requirements of this section?
ANSWER:
Yes. These hours count providing the number of clock hours the student-athletes take are equivalent to 12 "credit" hours of college work.
Member colleges that use clock hours must submit their plans for conversion to the Office of Eligibility prior to filing their eligibility lists.