Page 248 - 2019-20 NJCAA Handbook - May, 2020

Case 5
Two-Term Sport Example (Second term)
SITUATION:
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The spring term at Community College A started on January 15 and Student-Athlete R is enrolled in 13 credits for the
spring term. Seven (7) of those credits started on January 15 and the other six (6) credits start on March 15 . The basketball
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regular season will end on March 2 . Is Student-Athlete R eligible to compete during the spring term in basketball?
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ANSWER:
No. Student-Athlete R did not have nine (9) or more credits that began prior to the end of the regular season, therefore
he/she is ineligible for the spring term. If nine (9) or more of his/her credits started before March 2 , he/she would have been
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eligible.

Case 6
Spring Sport Example
SITUATION:
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Student-Athlete R is a golfer at Community College A. The spring term started on January 10 and the golf season starts
on March 1 . They are enrolled in 12 hours however all 12 of their hours start on February 28 . Is Student-Athlete R eligible to
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compete during the spring term?
ANSWER:
Yes. Because all of their 12 credit hours started on February 28 which is before the end of the regular golf season.
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Case 7
12 Hours Starting after the End of the Regular Season
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R is enrolled full-time through the 18 calendar day of the fall term and they are on the soccer team at
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Community College A. The soccer regular season ends on October 30 ; however, the team has qualified for the National
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Tournament that is taking place on November 15 . Student-Athlete R’s 12 credit hours of class do not start until November 5 .
Are they eligible to compete during the season?
ANSWER:
No. Because Student-Athlete R’s classes start after the end of the regular season, they are ineligible for the entire season.
Nine (9) of their credit hours must start prior to the end of the soccer regular season schedule to be eligible.

Mini-Courses

Case 1
Mini-Courses
SITUATION:
September 1st is the beginning date of the fall term and Student-Athlete R enrolls part-time by the 18 calendar day of the
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term. Student-Athlete R’s nine (9) credit hours start on September 1. On October 15 , Student-Athlete R began attending and
enrolled in an additional three (3) credit mini-course. Is Student-Athlete R eligible to participate in basketball which begins on
November 17 ?
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ANSWER:
Yes. Because of three factors. Student-Athlete R enrolled part-time by the 18 calendar day of the term, Student-Athlete R
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enrolled full-time prior to their participation and because a minimum of nine (9) of those credit hours begin prior to the last
regular season game.

Case 2
Mini-Courses – Dropping and Adding
SITUATION:
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Student-Athlete R enrolls in Community College A as a full-time student on or before the 18 calendar day of the fall term
and wants to participate in soccer. After four weeks, Student-Athlete R withdraws from a course and drops to part-time.
Community College A offers a mini-course which begins at mid-semester and Student-Athlete R enrolls in the mini-course on
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October 12 that will again bring his/her status back to full-time. After enrolling in the mini-course, when is Student-Athlete R
eligible at Community College A to begin participating in intercollegiate athletics?
ANSWER:
Student-Athlete R becomes eligible on the date in which he/she enrolled in the mini-session course. If the mini-session
course starts after the end of the regular soccer season, the student must be enrolled in nine (9) credits that begin prior to the
end of the regular season schedule. Student-Athlete R was ineligible for athletic participation starting with the day he/she
dropped to below full-time until the day he/she enrolled in the mini-session course which was on October 12 . If he/she does
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not have nine (9) credits that begin prior to the end of the regular season schedule they would have remained ineligible for the
season.

Case 3
Enrolling Part-Time, Adding a Mini-Course Late in Season
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R enrolls part-time in 10 credit hours at the beginning of the fall term. Student-Athlete R adds a three (3)
credit hour class on October 15. Is Student-Athlete R eligible to participate in the volleyball season which has their last match
on November 1 ?
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