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BEST HOURS ACCUMULATION RULE (SECTION 2.D.2.D)
Case 1
Quarter Example, Eligible
SITUATION:
The following credits were earned by Student-Athlete R: Fall quarter - enrolls in 15 and passes 15 with a 2.00 GPA Winter quarter - enrolls in 15
and passes 15 with a 2.50 GPA Spring quarter - enrolls in 15 and passes 12 with a 2.25 GPA Fall quarter - enrolls in 15 and passes 10 with a
1.50 GPA
Is this student-athlete eligible for baseball at the beginning of the winter quarter of his second year of enrollment?
ANSWER:
Yes. Section 2.D.2.d requires that a student-athlete must have an accumulation of credit hours equal to 12 multiplied by the number of
previous full-time terms. In this case, four (4) multiplied by 12 equals 48. This student-athlete has accumulated 52 credit hours with a 2.000
GPA or higher. He/she must also have 36 quarter hours at a 2.00 GPA if a second season athlete.
Case 2
SITUATION: Semester Example, Eligible
The following credits were earned by Student-Athlete R: Fall
semester - enrolls in 12 and passes 12 with a 2.50 GPA
Winter intersession - enrolls in and passes three (3) credits with a 2.00 GPA Spring
semester - enrolls in 12 and passes nine (9) with a 1.75 GPA
Is this student-athlete eligible for the upcoming fall semester?
ANSWER:
Yes. Whenever the accumulation of credits is used, all credits earned in college can be used to determine a student-athlete's eligibility. The
student-athlete has enrolled in two previous full-time terms; therefore he/she must have 24 credit hours with a 2.00 GPA to satisfy the provisions of
Article V, Section 2.D.2.d. (Please refer to the Winter-Intersession Case later in Section 4.E.2.) NOTE: Second season athletes must also
satisfy Section 2.D.3.
Case 3
Semester Example, Eligible
SITUATION:
The following credits were earned by Student-Athlete R:
Fall semester - enrolls in 12 and passes 10 with a 1.50 GPA (Participates in soccer) Spring
semester - enrolls in 12 and passes eight (8) with a 2.50 GPA
Summer session - enrolls in 6 and passes six (6) with a 3.00 GPA
Is this student-athlete eligible to participate during the fall semester in soccer?
ANSWER:
Yes. This student-athlete has met the requirements of Section 2.D.2.c by accumulating 24 semester hours in two previous full-time terms.
This student-athlete also meets the second season requirement of Article V, Section 2.D.3 by having 24 credit hours with a 2.00 GPA.
Case 4
SITUATION: Semester Example, Eligible
The following credits were earned by Student-Athlete R:
Fall semester - enrolls in 18 and passes 18 with a 2.00 GPA (swimming, first season) Spring
semester - enrolls in 18 and passes 18 with a 2.00 GPA (swimming, first season) Fall semester -
enrolls in 12 and passes 0 with a 0.0 GPA (swimming, second season) Is this student-athlete
eligible to continue swimming in the upcoming term?
ANSWER:
Yes. This student-athlete has passed 36 semester hours with a 2.00 GPA, with full-time enrollment in three previous full- time terms.
This student-athlete met the provisions of Section 2.D.3 and 2.D.2.d.
Case 5
SITUATION: Quarter Example, Eligible
The following credits were earned by Student-Athlete R:
Fall quarter - enrolls in 12 and passes 12 with a 2.00 GPA at Community College A Winter quarter -
enrolls in 12 and passes 12 with a 2.00 GPA (Participates in basketball.) Spring quarter - enrolls in
12 and passes 10 with a 2.00 GPA at Community College A Summer session - enrolls in and
passes two (2) credits at Community College B
Is this student-athlete eligible for a second season of basketball competition at Community College A during the following fall quarter?
ANSWER:
Yes. The two credit hours earned at Community College B can be used for the total accumulation of credit hours needed at Community
College A. This student-athlete was enrolled in three full-time quarters and therefore needs 36 quarter credit hours with a 2.00 GPA or higher
to be eligible for the upcoming fall quarter.