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ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION PRIOR TO NJCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (SECTION 2.D.6)

Case 1
Enrollment Verification Prior to NJCAA National Championship

SITUATION:
The basketball team at Community College A leaves campus on Monday afternoon for the National Championship. Prior to departing, the
Athletic Director checks that each basketball athlete is enrolled in full-time status and meets all NJCAA requirements for participation. Monday
evening, one of the student-athletes is administratively withdrawn by one of his teachers from their class which drops the student below full-
time status. Is the student-athlete eligible to participate in the National Championship Tournament that begins on Sunday afternoon?
ANSWER:
Student-athlete’s enrollment should be verified and documented 24 hours prior to National Championship competition. If the student-athlete
is enrolled in full-time status 24 hours prior to the start of the National Championship Tournament, he/she will remain eligible throughout the
National Competition. The documentation would need to be signed and dated by the Athletic Director and the Registrar for consideration.
Failure to produce the required documentation would result in the student-athlete being declared ineligible at the time they dropped below full-
time status.

ACADEMIC PROGRESS ELIGIBILITY (Section 2.D) –
First Season Academic Requirement (Section 2.D.2)

ONE (1) PREVIOUS FULL-TIME TERM (SECTION 2.D.2.B)

Case 1
Eligibility after One Full-Time Term
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R enrolls at Community College A and participates in wrestling during his first term in college. At the conclusion of
the first term Student-Athlete R has passed 10 credit hours with a 2.00 GPA. Is Student-Athlete R eligible to participate in wrestling during
the second term of the academic year?
ANSWER:
No. Student-Athlete R would not be eligible to participate in wrestling because Section 2.D.2.b requires Student-Athlete R to have
accumulated 12 credit hours prior to the 18 th calendar day of the second full-time term of college attendance. If Student- Athlete R had taken a
three (3) credit hour course during the preceding summer term, during the winter intersession or while in high school those credit hours could
be added to the 10 credit hours earned during the fall term to meet the accumulation requirement of Section 2.D.2.b.

Case 2
SITUATION: Requirements after the First Full-Time Term of College – Winter Intersession

Student-Athlete R participates in basketball during his/her first full-time term in college. At the conclusion of the first term Student-Athlete
R passes 11 credit hours with a 2.50 GPA. Is Student-Athlete R eligible for competition during the second term, if he/she passes a one (1)
credit hour course during the winter intersession and prior to the beginning of the next term?
ANSWER:
Yes. Section 2.D.2.b permits credit hours earned prior to the first full-time term and those credit hours earned before the 18 th calendar
day (not to end on a weekend or Federal Holiday) of the 2 nd full-time term to be used.

Case 3
Adding Previous Part-Time Credits from a Summer Session to the First Term of Attendance
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R graduated from high school in May 2020 and enrolls in a three (3) credit hour course during the 2019 summer
session at the local community college. Student-Athlete R enrolls at Community College A for the 2020 fall semester as a full-time student
and participates in basketball. Student-Athlete R passes nine (9) of 15 credit hours in the 2020 fall semester. Can Student-Athlete R add the
summer session course to the nine (9) hours passed in the fall semester to meet the eligibility requirements of Section 2.D.2.b?
ANSWER:
Yes. Section 2.D.2.b requires 12 credit hours with a 1.75 GPA prior to the 18 th calendar day of the student-athlete’s second full-time
term. Section 2.D.2.b does not require the 12 credits to have been earned in the one previous term. Section
2.D.2.b is an accumulation rule. If the summer course was earned at a college other than Community College A, an official transcript must be
provided when the basketball eligibility form is submitted online for the second semester.
Case 4

SITUATION: Using Rule 2.D.2.b with 2.D.3 for a Second Season Athlete

The following credits were earned by Student-Athlete R:
Fall 2019 semester – enrolls full-time in 15 and passes 11 with a 2.8 GPA; Participates in Football, 1 st season. Spring
2020 semester – enrolls in and passes 10 credits (part-time).
Summer 2020 – enrolls in and passes three (3) credits.
The fall 2020 semester will be his second full-time semester as well as his second season in football. Is Student-Athlete R eligible for a
second season of football?