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Student-athlete’s enrollment should be verified and documented 24 hours prior to National Championship competition. If the
student-athlete is enrolled in full-time status 24 hours prior to the start of the National Championship Tournament, he/she will
remain eligible throughout the National Competition. The documentation would need to be signed and dated by the Athletic
Director and the Registrar for consideration. Failure to produce the required documentation would result in the student-athlete
being declared ineligible at the time they dropped below full-time status.

ACADEMIC PROGRESS ELIGIBILITY (Section 2.D) - First Season Academic Requirement
(Section 2.D.2)

One (1) Previous Full-Time Term (Section 2.D.2.b)

Case 1
Eligibility after One Full-Time Term
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R enrolls at Community College A and participates in wrestling during his first term in college. At the
conclusion of the first term Student-Athlete R has passed 10 credit hours with a 2.00 GPA. Is Student-Athlete R eligible to
participate in wrestling during the second term of the academic year?
ANSWER:
No. Student-Athlete R would not be eligible to participate in wrestling because Section 2.D.2.b requires Student-Athlete R
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to have accumulated 12 credit hours prior to the 18 calendar day of the second full-time term of college attendance. If Student-
Athlete R had taken a three (3) credit hour course during the preceding summer term, during the winter intersession or while in
high school those credit hours could be added to the 10 credit hours earned during the fall term to meet the accumulation
requirement of Section 2.D.2.b.
Case 2
Requirements after the First Full-Time Term of College – Winter Intersession
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R participates in basketball during his/her first full-time term in college. At the conclusion of the first term
Student-Athlete R passes 11 credit hours with a 2.50 GPA. Is Student-Athlete R eligible for competition during the second term,
if he/she passes a one (1) credit hour course during the winter intersession and prior to the beginning of the next term?
ANSWER:
Yes. Section 2.D.2.b permits credit hours earned prior to the first full-time term and those credit hours earned before the
18 calendar day (not to end on a weekend or Federal Holiday) of the 2 full-time term to be used.
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Case 3
Adding Previous Part-Time Credits from a Summer Session to the First Term of Attendance
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R graduated from high school in May 2019 and enrolls in a three (3) credit hour course during the 2019
summer session at the local community college. Student-Athlete R enrolls at Community College A for the 2019 fall semester
as a full-time student and participates in basketball. Student-Athlete R passes nine (9) of 15 credit hours in the 2019 fall
semester. Can Student-Athlete R add the summer session course to the nine (9) hours passed in the fall semester to meet the
eligibility requirements of Section 2.D.2.b?
ANSWER:
Yes. Section 2.D.2.b requires 12 credit hours with a 1.75 GPA prior to the 18 calendar day of the student-athlete’s
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second full-time term. Section 2.D.2.b does not require the 12 credits to have been earned in the one previous term. Section
2.D.2.b is an accumulation rule. If the summer course was earned at a college other than Community College A, an official
transcript must be provided when the basketball eligibility form is submitted online for the second semester.

Case 4
Using Rule 2.D.2.b with 2.D.3 for a Second Season Athlete
SITUATION:
The following credits were earned by Student-Athlete R:
Fall 2018 semester – enrolls full-time in 15 and passes 11 with a 2.8 GPA; Participates in Football, 1 season.
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Spring 2019 semester – enrolls in and passes 10 credits (part-time).
Summer 2019 – enrolls in and passes three (3) credits.
The fall 2019 semester will be his second full-time semester as well as his second season in football. Is Student-Athlete R
eligible for a second season of football?
ANSWER:
Yes. Student-Athlete R is eligible for a second season of competition by satisfying the second season requirement (2.D.3)
and 2.D.2.b. His total accumulation is 24 hours with a GPA over a 2.00, therefore satisfying Section 2.D.3. According to
Section 2.D.3 he must satisfy one of the requirements of Article V, Section 2.D.2 as well. He satisfies 2.D.2.b based on his one
previous full-time term. Prior to the fall 2019 semester he has been enrolled in only one full-time term: fall 2018. The fall 2019
term is his second full-time term and according to this rule (2.D.2.b) as long as he has earned an accumulation of 12 hours with
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a 1.75 before the 18 calendar day of his second full-time term, he satisfies this rule and is eligible.

Case 5
Full-Time Summer School Enrollment