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Case 6
Spring Sport Example

SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R is a golfer at Community College A. The spring term started on January 10th and the golf season starts on March 1st.
They are enrolled in 12 hours however all 12 of their hours start on February 28th. Is Student-Athlete R eligible to compete during the spring term?
ANSWER:
Yes. Because all of their 12 credit hours started on February 28 th which is before the end of the regular golf season.

Case 7

SITUATION: 12 Hours Starting after the End of the Regular Season

Student-Athlete R is enrolled full-time through the 18 th calendar day of the fall term and they are on the soccer team at Community
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College A. The soccer regular season ends on October 30 ; however, the team has qualified for the National Tournament that is taking place
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on November 15 . Student-Athlete R’s 12 credit hours of class do not start until November 5 . Are they eligible to compete during the
season?
ANSWER:
No. Because Student-Athlete R’s classes start after the end of the regular season, they are ineligible for the entire season.
Nine (9) of their credit hours must start prior to the end of the soccer regular season schedule to be eligible.

MINI-COURSES
Case 1
Mini-Courses
SITUATION:

September 1st is the beginning date of the fall term and Student-Athlete R enrolls part-time by the 18 th calendar day of the term.
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Student-Athlete R’s nine (9) credit hours start on September 1. On October 15 , Student-Athlete R began attending and enrolled in an
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additional three (3) credit mini-course. Is Student-Athlete R eligible to participate in basketball which begins on November 17 ?
ANSWER:
Yes. Because of three factors. Student-Athlete R enrolled part-time by the 18 th calendar day of the term, Student-Athlete R enrolled full-
time prior to their participation and because a minimum of nine (9) of those credit hours begin prior to the last regular season game.

Case 2
SITUATION: Mini-Courses – Dropping and Adding
Student-Athlete R enrolls in Community College A as a full-time student on or before the 18 th calendar day of the fall term and wants to
participate in soccer. After four weeks, Student-Athlete R withdraws from a course and drops to part-time.
Community College A offers a mini-course which begins at mid-semester and Student-Athlete R enrolls in the mini-course on October 12 th
that will again bring his/her status back to full-time. After enrolling in the mini-course, when is Student-Athlete R eligible at Community College
A to begin participating in intercollegiate athletics?
ANSWER:
Student-Athlete R becomes eligible on the date in which he/she enrolled in the mini-session course. If the mini-session course starts
after the end of the regular soccer season, the student must be enrolled in nine (9) credits that begin prior to the end of the regular season
schedule. Student-Athlete R was ineligible for athletic participation starting with the day he/she dropped to below full-time until the day
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he/she enrolled in the mini-session course which was on October 12 . If he/she does not have nine (9) credits that begin prior to the end of
the regular season schedule they would have remained ineligible for the season.

Case 3

SITUATION: Enrolling Part-Time, Adding a Mini-Course Late in Season

Student-Athlete R enrolls part-time in 10 credit hours at the beginning of the fall term. Student-Athlete R adds a three (3) credit hour class
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on October 15. Is Student-Athlete R eligible to participate in the volleyball season which has their last match on November 1 ?

ANSWER:
Yes. As per Article V, Section 2.C.1 and Article V, Section 2.C.2 the student-athlete must be enrolled part-time or full-time on the 18 th
calendar day of the term (not to end on a weekend or holiday). Because the student-athlete was enrolled part-time on the 18 th calendar
and added the additional three (3) credit hours she became eligible starting on October 15 th when she became enrolled full-time.

MID-TERM ENROLLMENT
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