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MULTI-SPORT ATHLETES
Case 1
SITUATION: Multi-Sport Scholarship Athlete Participating in Multi-Division Sports

Student-Athlete R attends a NJCAA member school and signs a letter of intent to participate in football (DI) and receives a full
scholarship including room and board. At the end of the fall academic term Student-Athlete R decides he wants to play baseball in the spring
term. Is Student-Athlete R eligible to play baseball in the spring since he signed a DI scholarship for football?
ANSWER:
Multi-sport student-athletes may only receive scholarship funding at the maximum of the lowest division. Therefore, if the baseball
program at Community College A is a Division I program, Student-Athlete R could play baseball provided there is a Letter of Intent available
in the sport of baseball for him. If the baseball program is a Division II or Division III program, the student-athlete would not be eligible to
participate since he had received a scholarship in excess of what is allowable for the division.

Case 2

SITUATION: Multi-Sport Scholarship Athlete Participating in Multi-Division Sports – Example 2
Student-Athlete R is recruited by Community College A to play both volleyball and softball. At Community College A, volleyball competes
at the DII level and softball competes at the DI level. What is the maximum scholarship that Student-Athlete R may be awarded and receive?
ANSWER:
Student-Athlete R may only receive a scholarship for tuition, fees, up to $250 in course required supplies and books which is the
maximum of a DII scholarship and compete in both DI softball and DII volleyball. If Student-Athlete R receives a scholarship package that
includes room and or board they would not be eligible to participate in DII volleyball due to being over awarded by the maximum of the lowest
division.

Case 3

SITUATION: Distributing NJCAA Scholarships
Community College A has already signed 24 baseball players to scholarships for the current academic year. Community College A has
signed only six (6) of eight (8) potential scholarships in men’s golf. Can Community College A sign an individual to one of the two (2)
remaining golf scholarships and have that person participate in baseball as a non-scholarship player?
ANSWER:
No. Signing a scholarship in the sport of golf indicates an intention to participate in that specific sport. The only situation that may be
allowed is if the student-athlete were certified to play in both sports and did indeed practice and play with both teams. Providing athletic aid in
a sport in which the student-athlete does not intend to participate in order to circumvent the scholarship limitations in another sport would be a
violation of NJCAA bylaws.
In this scenario, this student-athlete would be a counter in both baseball and golf and therefore in this case there would be 25 student-
athletes on scholarship in baseball which would be a violation in being over the maximum number of scholarships in the sport of baseball.

Case 4
Signing NJCAA Letters of Intent in Two Sports at Two Schools
SITUATION:

Student-Athlete R signs an NJCAA Letter of Intent to play football for Community College A. Community College B wants to sign
Student-Athlete R to an NJCAA Letter of Intent in baseball. Can Student-Athlete R sign NJCAA Letters of Intent for both sports at separate
institutions?
ANSWER:
No. The NJCAA Letter of Intent is not sport specific. Student-Athlete R cannot sign an NJCAA Letter of Intent with more than one
NJCAA member college per academic year. Furthermore, Student-Athlete R must receive a signed NJCAA Release Agreement from
Community College A if he wants to attend Community College B and compete in baseball.

Transfer Waiver Requirement – NJCAA Letter of Intent Signee

Case 1
Transfer Waiver Requirement for Letter of Intent Signee
Effective August 1, 2014, to be immediately eligible, a student-athlete who was signed to an NJCAA Letter of Intent in the previous, current or
upcoming academic year must receive a Transfer Waiver.

Case 2
Transfer Waiver Requirement for Letter of Intent Signee
SITUATION:

Student-Athlete R signs an NJCAA Letter of Intent with Community College A. Following the completion of his/her first year of
attendance, Student-Athlete R decides to transfer to Community College B. Does Student-Athlete R need an NJCAA Transfer Waiver and
an NJCAA Release Agreement to be immediately eligible for athletic participation at Community College B?