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tests, which formed the basis of the diagnosis.
E.1.d.vi.b. A copy of the student-athlete’s Individual Education Plan (IEP), if applicable.
E.1.d.vi.c. Name, position and signature of the qualified individual issuing the diagnosis; this
individual’s professional credentials must be provided. Athletic department officials may
not provide the diagnosis.
E.1.d.vi.d. Diagnosis must be current and within three (3) years of application; If specific
circumstances of the case indicate that this requirement is unnecessary, an earlier
diagnosis may be acceptable.
E.1.d.vii. A summary of support services and other accommodations provided by the applicant's institution
designed to assist the disabled student-athlete, expected to include:
E.1.d.vii.a. Accommodations provided by the institution with respect to the student-athlete’s athletic
responsibilities, AND
E.1.d.vii.b. Academic and other support services provided, AND
E.1.d.vii.c. Any institutional accommodations related to adjustments of minimum academic
performance requirements.
E.1.e. Proper Submission: All required information must be submitted to and approved by the NJCAA National Office prior
to any participation by the student-athlete in an NJCAA certified sport; and waiver requests must be signed by any
two of the following: Director of Athletics, College President (Chief Executive Officer), or NJCAA Designated
Representative.
E.1.f. Second Opinion: The NJCAA reserves the right to request a second opinion or
diagnosis, the cost of which shall be borne by the requesting member institution.
E.2. Eighteen (18) Months Non-Full-Time Attendance Exception:
E.2.a. Student-athletes who have not been enrolled in college in 12 or more credit hours for a
period of 18 calendar months or more, who have not utilized the certified disabled
student-athlete exemption, shall be exempt from first season academic requirements
during their first full-time term following non-attendance.
E.2.b. Student-athletes who meet the above exception AND whose non-attendance was for
the purpose of United States Armed Forces service, a church mission or participation
within a recognized foreign aid service shall be exempt from first AND second season
academic and accumulation requirements.
E.2.b.i. Eighteen (18) months of non-full-time attendance as a result of United States Armed Forces service,
church mission or participation within a recognized foreign aid service must file the request for an
exception with the NJCAA National Office.
E.2.c. The non-attendance exemption may only be used one time, for the first term of full-time enrollment following the
break.
E.2.c.i. A second season student-athlete re-enrolling full-time following eighteen (18) months of non-full-time
enrollment must have accumulated 24 credits with an associated 2.00 GPA in prior semesters in order to
participate in the first term of re-enrollment.
E.2.d. Eighteen (18) months of non-attendance shall be measured from the student-athlete’s official date of withdrawal, or if
the student-athlete did not officially withdraw, measured from the last date of the academic term on which the student-
athlete was enrolled full-time as recorded in the office of the registrar or official college documentation.
Section 3 - Compliance
A. General Rules Compliance:
A.1. Student-athletes participating on an intercollegiate level in any one of the certified sports of the NJCAA shall conform to
the requirements of the NJCAA Rules of Eligibility, the rules and regulations of the conference/region with which the
college is affiliated, and also the rules of the college at which the student-athletes are attending and participating.
A.1.a. Institutions/Regions/Conferences may implement rules more restrictive than the NJCAA regulations but may
not implement conflicting rules.
A.2. Student-athletes who falsify any academic and/or athletic participation record shall be ineligible for further competition at
an NJCAA member college at any time.
A.3. Ineligible student-athletes may not dress for or participate in any athletic contest.
A.4. Student-athletes must not participate with any other team, program or organization, while the student-athlete’s sport
of participation is in-season, except in the case of the following sports: bowling, golf and tennis.