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Article I - Membership Dues & Responsibilities
Membership Dues & Responsibilities
Case 1
Date Payable
Effective August 1, 2016, membership dues and membership applications are due to the NJCAA National Office no
later than September 15 . Failure to meet this deadline will result in a $500.00 late fee. Member colleges who fail to pay their
th
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membership dues by October 1 will not be NJCAA members for the academic year.
Case 2
Probationary Year – Postseason Participation
SITUATION:
An institution accepted for new membership in the NJCAA only fields club teams the second year in the association.
Have they met the membership requirement and are they eligible for postseason participation in their third year in the
association?
ANSWER:
No, the member college is required to follow all rules and regulations of the association and if they only fielded club
programs then they have not adhered to association bylaws as required since they did not have to submit eligibility.
Case 3
NJCAA National Office Contact Policy
SITUATION:
The basketball coach at Community College A calls the NJCAA National Office with an eligibility question. The coach
states that his/her athletic director is out of the office. What is the contact policy of the NJCAA National Office regarding this
coach’s question?
ANSWER:
The NJCAA National Office’s contact policy is that only three people from each member college may contact the NJCAA
National Office: 1. the college president, 2. the athletic director, and 3. the designated representative. If the basketball coach is
not one of these three people, the National Office staff will not answer his/her question. The basketball coach would then need
to go through one of the three people on the contact list to have their question answered by the NJCAA National Office.
Case 4
Eligibility Compliance Training
To remain in good standing with the NJCAA all member colleges must successfully complete the online NJCAA
certification process conducted by the NJCAA. This must be completed by the athletic director or Eligibility Officer by August 1
st
of each academic year. Failure to complete the certification process will remove the member college from “Good Standing”. A
member college not in “good standing” is not eligible for postseason competition.
Case 5
Off-Campus Facilities
SITUATION:
Community College A does not have its own soccer field on campus. They rent a local field which is a few miles off
campus for their practices and games. May the school conduct off season training at the off-campus facility?
ANSWER:
Off campus athletic contact is not permitted between coaches and current players or recruits who have been signed to
an NJCAA Letter of Intent in the off season. In the case where a member college does not have their own primary sport facility,
they may request, in writing, an exception from the NJCAA National Office to designate the off-campus facility as their home
facility.
Case 6
Multi-Campus Interpretation
SITUATION:
Multi-campus institutions paying a single NJCAA membership, may allow athletes to participate at a campus while
simultaneously being enrolled full-time at another campus, under the following guidelines:
1. The various campuses involved have a common title.
2. The various campuses involved have a common CEO.
3. The various campuses involved are not individually accredited.
4. The various campuses do not duplicate any sports.
5. The various campuses must designate one individual per system as the contact.
6. Multi-campus designation must be approved by the NJCAA.
Case 7
