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Case 7

                                                    Participation after Completion of Term
               SITUATION:
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               The last day of the spring semester at Community College A is May 5 .  The last regularly scheduled baseball game  (excluding postseason
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               competition) is May 3 .  Student-Athlete R, a member of the baseball team, completes the spring  semester having earned only 9 credit hours.
               Is Student-Athlete R eligible to compete in the Regional Tournament scheduled on  May 10 th  and if his team wins, continue to play in the District
               and National Tournament?
               ANSWER:
               Yes.  Because the last regularly scheduled game occurred on or before the last day of the spring semester, Student-  Athlete R remains eligible
               for the duration of the postseason tournaments.  NJCAA bylaws state “if the regular season schedule  of a sport ends before the last day of the
               term, all student-athletes remain eligible for postseason competition (Regional and  National competition), provided full-time enrollment is
               maintained throughout the term.”

                                                                Case 8

               SITUATION:                      Supplementing Individuals after Academic Probation

               Student-Athlete R, a transfer from a four-year institution, is serving 16-calendar weeks of probation when the basketball  season at Community
               College A begins.  Student-Athlete R's probation ends after the first semester but will be completed  before the beginning of the next
               semester.  Can Student-Athlete R participate before the beginning of the next term?

               ANSWER:
                   Yes.  Student-Athlete R can be submitted on a supplemental online eligibility form after the first semester ends provided t he  16-
               calendar weeks of probation has expired.  Student-Athlete R becomes eligible on the date in which he/she was submitted online through the
               NJCAA online eligibility program.  Student-Athlete R must also meet one of the academic progress  requirements to be removed from the
               ineligible transfer list.

               RECERTIFICATION
                                                                Case 1

               SITUATION:                When to Submit Eligibility for the Second Term of a Two-Term Sport
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                   Community College A ends their fall term on December 15 , the next upcoming games are on December 28 th  and 29 th  as  well as
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               January 5 th  and 10 .  When must the recertification eligibility be submitted by?
                ANSWER:
                   NJCAA bylaws allow for the fall eligibility to cover the first 20 calendar days following the end of the fall term.  With the fall  term ending on
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               December 15 , the 20 calendar day window extends through the 4 th  of January.  Community College A must  submit the recertification of
               eligibility prior to the game on January 5 th  as it is the first game outside of the 20 calendar day  window. Failure to submit recertification prior to
               the game on the 5 th  will result in sanctions as Community College A does not  have any eligible athletes for that contest without submitting the
               recertification of eligibility.

                                                                Case 2
                        When to File for the Second Term of a Two-Term Sport when Student-Athlete is Taking a Winter-Intercession Class

               SITUATION:
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               Community College A ends their fall term on December 20 , and conducts a winter intersession from January 2 nd  to  January 18 , with the
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               spring term beginning on January 25 . What dates are key for the student-athlete who is trying to  establish eligibility for second term
               basketball?
               ANSWER:
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               This student-athlete would remain eligible for 20 calendar days from December 20 based on their fall eligibility. Student-athlete is not eligible
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               for participation after January 9 unless recertified. If the student-athlete satisfactorily completes the course on January 18 and meets the
               eligibility progress requirements, he/she may be added to the eligibility form, the student-athlete becomes eligible on the online submission
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               date. In addition, the course must be completed on or before the 18 calendar day of the spring term to use the intercession course to satisfy
               academic progress requirements for that spring term participation.


                                                                Case 3
               SITUATION:                        Recertification – Submitting Mid-Year Eligibility
                   Community College A has a 30-game basketball schedule which spans both the fall and the spring semesters. Must an  eligibility form be
               submitted for the second term?
               ANSWER:
                   Yes. The eligibility forms must be submitted through the online eligibility program prior to the first game outside of the  allowable 20
               calendar day window of the spring term.  Newly added athletes to the roster must be submitted on eligibility prior  to their initial participation.
               Any athletes who have maintained their eligibility from the fall term must be recertified in accordance  with the appropriate scenario listed
               below. (Please refer to Section 3.B.2.b for more Recertification information.)
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