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MID-TERM ENROLLMENT

Case 1
Mid-Term Enrollment
SITUATION:
Community College A offers a selection of courses which begin during the middle of a regular term. Students who enroll at mid-term are
considered by the college to be full-time if they are enrolled in 6 to 9 credit hours. Does this constitute full-time enrollment so that a student-
athlete can participate in athletics?

ANSWER:
No. Article V, Section 2.C.2 requires that student-athletes must carry at least 12 credit hours of college work.
Additionally, Section 2.C.1 requires student-athletes to be enrolled part-time or full-time by the 18 th calendar day of the term (not to end on a
weekend or Federal Holiday) in which the sport starts to be eligible to compete during that term.

Case 2

SITUATION: Dual Enrollment at Two Different Institutions during the Same Term
Student-Athlete R who is attending Community College A and has enrolled in 10 credit hours for the spring term is a member of the tennis
team. Student-Athlete R wants to take one, three (3) credit hour class at Community College B because Community College A does not offer
this class at their institution. Is Student-Athlete R eligible to play tennis in the spring because he/she is taking a total number of 13 credit
hours?
ANSWER:
No. Student-Athlete R would not be eligible to participate in any NJCAA certified sport at Community College A as they are not enrolled
as a full-time student at Community College A. It is the interpretation of the NJCAA Eligibility Committee and the Board of Regents that a
student must be enrolled as a full-time student at the institution which they choose to participate.

Case 3

SITUATION: Dual Enrollment at Two-Year and Four-Year Institutions
While attending Community College A, Student-Athlete R initially enrolls in 14 credit hours while simultaneously enrolled in a three (3)
credit hour course at Four-Year Institution X. During the season Student-Athlete R drops a three (3) credit hour course at Community College
A. May Student-Athlete R use the three (3) credit hour course at Four-Year Institution X to maintain his/her full-time status?
ANSWER:
No. Student-Athlete R initially enrolled as a full-time student-athlete (12 or more credits) at Community College A and after withdrawing
from the three (3) credit hour class, is left with enrollment in 11 credit hours. Student-Athlete R becomes immediately ineligible for participation.
The credits at Four-Year Institution X cannot be used for full-time status. However, if Student-Athlete R enrolls in a new three (3) credit hour
class at Community College A, he/she becomes eligible at that point because of regaining full-time status. In addition, student-athlete R must
be enrolled in nine (9) credits hours at Community College A that begin prior to the end of the regular season.

LATE ENROLLMENT (SECTION 2.C.2.A)

Case 1
Joining Team after Season Begins
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R passes 12 credit hours with a GPA of 2.54 during the first quarter at Community College A and decides to join the
basketball team at the beginning of the second quarter. Assuming that basketball spans the first and second quarters at Community College A,
is Student-Athlete R eligible to participate?
ANSWER:
Yes. Even though the sport was in progress, Student-Athlete R was enrolled as a full-time student at Community College A in the first
quarter when the basketball season began and is therefore immediately eligible.

LATE ENROLLMENT EXAMPLES

Case 1
Student-Athlete Enrolls Full-Time after the 18 th Day of the Term but before the Start of the Season – Eligible

SITUATION:
The men’s basketball season at Community College A starts on November 2 nd . Student-Athlete R does not enroll part-time or full-time by
the 18 th calendar day of the fall term and is therefore ineligible for participation during the fall term as per Section 2.C. However, if Student-
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Athlete R enrolls full-time on October 20 , is he eligible to participate during the spring term if he is academically eligible after the end of the
fall term?
ANSWER:
Yes. According to Section 2.C.2, Student-Athlete R would need to be enrolled full-time before the regular season of the sport begins which in this
case is November 2nd. Again, if he is academically eligible satisfying the academic progress requirements, he will be eligible for the spring term
by enrolling full-time before the start of the basketball season during the fall term.