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ANSWER:
Yes. As per Article V, Section 2.C.1 and Article V, Section 2.C.2 the student-athlete must be enrolled part-time or full-time
on the 18 calendar day of the term (not to end on a weekend or holiday). Because the student-athlete was enrolled part-time
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on the 18 calendar and added the additional three (3) credit hours she became eligible starting on October 15 when she
became enrolled full-time.

Mid-Term Enrollment
Case 1
Mid-Term Enrollment
SITUATION:
Community College A offers a selection of courses which begin during the middle of a regular term. Students who enroll at
mid-term are considered by the college to be full-time if they are enrolled in 6 to 9 credit hours. Does this constitute full-time
enrollment so that a student-athlete can participate in athletics?
ANSWER:
No. Article V, Section 2.C.2 requires that student-athletes must carry at least 12 credit hours of college work.
Additionally, Section 2.C.1 requires student-athletes to be enrolled part-time or full-time by the 18 calendar day of the term
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(not to end on a weekend or Federal Holiday) in which the sport starts to be eligible to compete during that term.

Case 2
Dual Enrollment at Two Different Institutions during the Same Term
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R who is attending Community College A and has enrolled in 10 credit hours for the spring term is a
member of the tennis team. Student-Athlete R wants to take one, three (3) credit hour class at Community College B because
Community College A does not offer this class at their institution. Is Student-Athlete R eligible to play tennis in the spring
because he/she is taking a total number of 13 credit hours?
ANSWER:
No. Student-Athlete R would not be eligible to participate in any NJCAA certified sport at Community College A as they are
not enrolled as a full-time student at Community College A. It is the interpretation of the NJCAA Eligibility Committee and the
Board of Regents that a student must be enrolled as a full-time student at the institution which they choose to participate.

Case 3
Dual Enrollment at Two-Year and Four-Year Institutions
SITUATION:
While attending Community College A, Student-Athlete R initially enrolls in 14 credit hours while simultaneously enrolled in
a three (3) credit hour course at Four-Year Institution X. During the season Student-Athlete R drops a three (3) credit hour
course at Community College A. May Student-Athlete R use the three (3) credit hour course at Four-Year Institution X to
maintain his/her full-time status?
ANSWER:
No. Student-Athlete R initially enrolled as a full-time student-athlete (12 or more credits) at Community College A and after
withdrawing from the three (3) credit hour class, is left with enrollment in 11 credit hours. Student-Athlete R becomes
immediately ineligible for participation. The credits at Four-Year Institution X cannot be used for full-time status. However, if
Student-Athlete R enrolls in a new three (3) credit hour class at Community College A, he/she becomes eligible at that point
because of regaining full-time status. In addition, student-athlete R must be enrolled in nine (9) credits hours at Community
College A that begin prior to the end of the regular season.

Late Enrollment (Section 2.C.2.a)

Case 1
Joining Team after Season Begins
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R passes 12 credit hours with a GPA of 2.54 during the first quarter at Community College A and decides
to join the basketball team at the beginning of the second quarter. Assuming that basketball spans the first and second quarters
at Community College A, is Student-Athlete R eligible to participate?
ANSWER:
Yes. Even though the sport was in progress, Student-Athlete R was enrolled as a full-time student at Community College A
in the first quarter when the basketball season began and is therefore immediately eligible.

Late Enrollment Examples

Case 1
Student-Athlete Enrolls Full-Time after the 18 Day of the Term but before the Start of the Season – Eligible
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SITUATION:
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The men’s basketball season at Community College A starts on November 2 . Student-Athlete R does not enroll part-time
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or full-time by the 18 calendar day of the fall term and is therefore ineligible for participation during the fall term as per Section