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Case 8
Dually Enrolled Internet Courses
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R enrolls in nine (9) credit hours at a NJCAA member college and enrolls in a three (3) credit hour internet course
through another college. The NJCAA member college does not recognize and does not place the internet course on their transcript for that
term and is in no way affiliated with the second school. Is Student-Athlete R eligible for participation within the term?
ANSWER:
No. Enrollment from multiple institutions may not be combined to meet the enrollment requirement of NJCAA bylaws.

FULL-TIME ENROLLMENT EXAMPLES

Case 1
Fall Sport Example
SITUATION:

Student-Athlete R enrolls full-time on or before the 18 th calendar day of the fall term and they are a member of the soccer team. The
soccer season starts on August 30 and the regular season ends on October 14. Nine (9) of their credit hours start with the beginning of the
term and one three (3) credit hour class starts on October 15. Is Student-Athlete R eligible to participate during the entire season?

ANSWER:
Yes. Because the student-athlete was enrolled full-time on the 18 th calendar day and because nine (9) of their 12 credit hours start before
the end of the regular season, Student-Athlete R is eligible.

Case 2

SITUATION: Fall Sport Example
Student-Athlete R enrolls in 10 hours (part-time) at Community College A for the fall term and then decides on the 20 th calendar day of
the term that they want to participate in cross country whose season has not yet started. On that same day (20 th calendar day) the student
adds a three (3) credit hour class. All 13 credits start before the end of the season. Are they eligible for the cross-country season?
ANSWER:
Yes, because student-athlete R was enrolled part-time on the 18 th calendar of the term (not to end on a weekend or Federal Holiday) they
became eligible to participate in cross country upon picking up a course to become full-time during the fall term.

Case 3

SITUATION: Two-Term Sport Example (First term)
Student-Athlete R is a basketball player and they are enrolled in 15 hours for the fall term. Ten (10) of the 15 credit hours start with the
beginning of the term and the other five (5) credit hours start on November 1 which is also the date of the first game of the season. Is
Student-Athlete R eligible to participate during the entire fall term?
ANSWER:
Yes. Student-Athlete R was enrolled in 12 or more hours on or before the first 18 calendar days of the term and all hours began prior to
the end of the term.

Case 4
Two-Term Sport Example (First term)
SITUATION:

Student-Athlete R is a wrestler. He is enrolled in nine (9) hours on or before the 18 th calendar day of the fall term of the wrestling season
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that starts on October 28 . Adds another three (3) credit course on October 14 . All 12 credit hours start on November 1. Is he eligible to
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compete with the start of the season on October 28 ?
ANSWER:
Yes. Because the student was enrolled in full-time or part-time status on or before the 18 th calendar day of the fall term, he added a course
to meet full-time enrollment prior to participation AND because all 12 hours start before the end of the fall term (the season ends in the spring
term) he is eligible to compete at the start of the regular season.

Case 5
Two-Term Sport Example (Second term)

SITUATION:
The spring term at Community College A started on January 15th and Student-Athlete R is enrolled in 13 credits for the spring term. Seven (7)
of those credits started on January 15th and the other six (6) credits start on March 15th. The basketball regular season will end on March 2nd.
Is Student-Athlete R eligible to compete during the spring term in basketball?
ANSWER:
No. Student-Athlete R did not have nine (9) or more credits that began prior to the end of the regular season, therefore he/she is ineligible for
the spring term. If nine (9) or more of his/her credits started before March 2nd, he/she would have been eligible.