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Case 2
Student-Athlete Enrolls Full-Time after 18 th Day of the Term and after the Start of the Season – Ineligible
SITUATION:
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Student-Athlete R wants to participate in basketball during the season which starts on November 5 , however he does not enroll full-time
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until November 15 . Is he eligible to compete during the spring term if he is academically eligible?

ANSWER:
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No. Because the student-athlete was not enrolled full-time before November 5 , the start of the basketball season, he is not eligible as
per Section 2.C.2 Student-Athlete R must have been enrolled full-time before the regular season schedule of a sport begins to be eligible to
compete during the second term of a two-term sport.

Case 3
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SITUATION: Two-Term Sport Example: New Enrollee for 2 Quarter with Season in Progress
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Community College A begins their basketball season on November 16 . Their fall quarter ends on November 16 th and the winter quarter
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begins on November 28 . Can Student-Athlete R, a new enrollee for the winter quarter, participate as a member of Community College A's
basketball team?
ANSWER:
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No. The basketball season began during the fall quarter, which did not end until midnight November 16 .
NOTE: The NJCAA utilizes the date listed in the current college catalog to determine the ending date of the term, and the beginning
date of the next term.

Case 4
Two-Term Sport Example: New Enrollee for Spring Term with Season in Progress
SITUATION:
Following Student-Athlete R's high school graduation in June, Student-Athlete R does not attend any college in the following fall term and
then enrolls at Community College A during the spring semester. Is Student-Athlete R eligible to compete on Community College A's
basketball team, which has a schedule that spans both the fall and spring semesters?
ANSWER:
No. Student-Athlete R is ineligible to compete in basketball during the spring semester because the first possible enrollment period
into Community College A following the student-athlete's official graduation from high school was the fall semester, the term in which the
sport started.

Case 5

SITUATION: Four-Year Institution Transfers – Two-Term Sport Example (Transferring Mid-Year)
Student-Athlete R enrolls at a four-year institution as a freshman during the fall term following high school graduation.
Student-Athlete R does not participate in any athletics. At the completion of the term, can Student-Athlete R transfer to Community College A
for the spring term and participate as a member of their basketball team which began its schedule during the previous fall term?
ANSWER:
No. Section 2.C.2 requires that a student-athlete be enrolled full-time at the college he/she chooses to participate during the term
which the season that sport begins.

Case 6

SITUATION: Joining the Team after Part-Time Enrollment
Student-Athlete R who had never previously attended college, enrolls at Community College A for the fall semester in nine
(9) credit hours which he/she passes with a GPA of 1.50. The basketball season at Community College A spans over the fall and spring
semesters. Is Student-Athlete R eligible to compete on the intercollegiate basketball team at Community College A during the spring
semester if he/she enrolls as a full-time student-athlete?
ANSWER:
No. This section requires a student-athlete to be in full-time enrollment during the term the sport starts in order to be eligible to
compete in that sport during the following term.

Case 7
Joining the Team after Part-Time Enrollment
SITUATION:

Student-Athlete R enrolls in 12 credit hours at Community College A at the beginning of the fall term. Before the 18 th calendar day,
Student-Athlete R withdraws from a three (3) credit hour course. Will Student-Athlete R be eligible to participate on Community College A's
basketball team at the conclusion of the fall term?
ANSWER:
If Student-Athlete R enrolled in another three (3) credit hours prior to the first basketball contest and is academically eligible they could be eligible for
basketball participation at the conclusion of the fall term.