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Case 5

SITUATION: NJCAA Release Agreement

Can a student-athlete who signs an NJCAA Letter of Intent with Community College A for the academic year and then transfers to
Community College B during the term of that Letter of Intent, receive athletic aid from Community College B?
ANSWER:
No. A student-athlete who is bound by a Letter of Intent to Community College A is unrecruitable and cannot receive institutional athletic
aid from Community College B without first receiving a signed Release Agreement from Community College A.

Case 6

SITUATION: Transfer Paperwork Requirements
Student-Athlete R is signed to a Letter of Intent and participates at Community College A during the 2019-2020 academic year. Student-
Athlete R transfers to Community College B for the 2020-2021 academic year. What documents are required for the student to be eligible at
Community College B?
ANSWER:
At a minimum, the following documents must be on file at Community College B for Student-Athlete R to be considered for NJCAA
eligibility at Community College B. Additional documents may be required based on the student specific history and situation.
1. NJCAA Transfer Waiver since the student was signed to a Letter of Intent in the previous academic year.
2. Complete official transcripts or copies of the student’s official academic transcript.

Case 7
SITUATION: Transfers without a Release Agreement/Transfer Waiver

Student-Athlete R signs an NJCAA Letter of Intent for the 2020-2021 academic year at Community College A but never enrolls. Student-
Athlete R chooses to go to Community College B instead and enrolls in the fall 2020 term. In what capacity may Student-Athlete R participate
at Community College B?
ANSWER:
If Student-Athlete R does not receive a Release Agreement signed by Community College A, he/she cannot participate, practice, become
a manager, be associated with athletics nor may Student-Athlete R receive athletic aid at Community College B during the 2020-2021
academic year. Student-Athlete R may have contact with athletics staff at Community College B if and only if they are released from their letter
of intent at Community College A or the terms of the signed NJCAA Letter of Intent expire. In addition, a Transfer Waiver is required if they are
to be considered for participation at Community College B.
Case 8
Release Agreements - Student Responsible for Paying Expenses at Release Date
SITUATION:
At the end of the women’s basketball season Student-Athlete R asks her athletic director for a Release Agreement so she can be a
recruitable athlete. She also wants to receive the remainder of her athletic scholarship for the academic year. Can the student still receive
her athletic scholarship after a Release Agreement has been signed and submitted online?
ANSWER:
No. As per the bylaw: A Release Agreement that is submitted online is for a student-athlete “no longer receiving or intending to
receive athletic aid.” Therefore, once the Release Agreement has been submitted online, the student-athlete is responsible for paying for
his/her own educational and living expenses from the date the release is granted through the remainder of the year. The student-athlete
will also become a recruitable athlete at the time of the release or the end of the term which the sport ended, whichever is later.

Case 9

SITUATION: Scholarship Limitation – Graduation
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As of March 12 , Community College A has 15 basketball players receiving athletic aid, 13 players that began the season and two more
that were added at the beginning of the spring semester. Of those 15 players, nine of them will graduate from Community College A on May
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15 . Can Community College A add nine additional players for the upcoming summer school session due to the nine players lost to
graduation?
ANSWER:
Yes. Community College A will need to submit Release Agreements online for each of the nine student-athletes when they graduate to
free up those scholarships prior to signing the new nine student-athletes to Letters of Intent for the summer session.