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Case 2
Probation Period – Member Colleges
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R is a football player at Community College A and participates in the first game of the season which occurs before the
start of the fall term. After participating in this game, Student-Athlete R decides to transfer to Community College B for their football season. Is
Student-Athlete R immediately eligible to compete at Community College B during the season if he receives a signed Transfer Waiver from
Community College A, is academically eligible and is enrolled full-time at Community College B by the 18 th calendar day of that fall term?
ANSWER:
No. Due to the fact that Student-Athlete R participated before the term began and then decided to transfer, he has been charged with a
season of participation as well as has been charged with a full-time term of enrollment. They would be transferring as an ineligible transfer
therefore must serve a probationary period.

Case 3
Probation Period – Dressing for a Contest

SITUATION:
May Student-Athlete R dress for a home game while serving his/her probationary period?
ANSWER:
No. NJCAA bylaws do not allow an ineligible student-athletes to dress for athletic contests. This restriction applies to all ineligible student-
athletes not just ones serving probation.

Case 4
Probationary Period – Full-time Status
SITUATION:

Are student-athletes who are serving probation because of not satisfying the transfer provisions in Section 3.C required to be enrolled full-
time?
ANSWER:
Yes. The students transfer status is determined on the 18 th calendar day of the first full-time term following transfer. At the end of the
probationary period the student must meet one of the academic progress requirements of Article V, Section 2.B.2. Failure to meet one of the
requirements of 2.B.2 will result in the student remaining an ineligible transfer. The transfer status will not be determined until full-time
enrollment takes place.

Summer School

Case 1

SITUATION: Accumulation of Credits after Transferring

Student-Athlete R attends Community College A during the fall and spring semesters of their first year of college. They do not participate
in cross country during their first year of college enrollment. During the fall semester, Student-Athlete R passes 12 credit hours with a 2.00
GPA. Spring semester, Student-Athlete R passes only 10 of the 12 credit hours with a 2.00 GPA. Can Student-Athlete R transfer to
Community College B and make up the 2-credit hours during the summer session so that they can participate in a season of cross country
during the following fall semester at Community College B?
ANSWER:
Yes. Student-Athlete R can make up deficient credits necessary for the total accumulation of credits to meet academic progress
requirements at any college of their choice, including Community College B. If Student-Athlete R does not satisfy the appropriate academic
progress requirements by the 18 th calendar day of the following fall term at Community College B, they will be ineligible during that fall term.
An official transcript from both Community College A and Community College B must be on file with the eligibility forms to verify the eligibility
of Student-Athlete R.

Case 2

SITUATION: Using Summer School to make up Credits

Student-Athlete R attends Community College A full-time during the fall and spring semesters and participates in a fall sport. At the
completion of the spring semester, Student-Athlete R did not pass 24 credit hours as required for a second season student-athlete. Student-
Athlete R would like to transfer to Community College B for his/her second season in the fall sport. Can Student-Athlete R make up deficient
credits during a summer session at another college to satisfy the second season academic progress requirements prior to his/her enrollment in
the following fall term at Community College B?
ANSWER:
Yes. Student-Athlete R can make up deficient credits during a summer session at any college including Community College B. Once
Student-Athlete R enrolls full-time in the fall term at Community College B, he/she must satisfy the second season participation requirements
prior to the start of his/her second season. If Student-Athlete R does not satisfy the academic progress requirements by the 18 th calendar day,
he/she will be ineligible during the fall term.

Case 3

Part-Time Summer Credits - Eligible Transfer
SITUATION:

The following is the academic progress of Student-Athlete R:
Fall semester - attends Four-Year Institution X, enrolls in 12 credit hours and passes nine (9) credit hours with a 2.00 GPA; does not
participate.