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Yes. Even though Student-Athlete R does not satisfy the provisions of sections D.2.c or D.2.d or D.2.f, he does satisfy
the provisions of section 2.D.2.e. A second season participant for a fall sport must have passed a minimum accumulation of 36
credit hours with a 2.00 GPA or higher, regardless of previous term requirements.

Case 2
Second Season Requirements for a Spring Sport
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R has been at Community College A for five (5) previous full-time semesters. Student-Athlete R is a
baseball student-athlete that has red-shirted one season and participated one season. According to Section 2.D.2.e, what are
the academic requirements for Student-Athlete R to participate in the upcoming spring term?
ANSWER:
The student is a second season athlete and must meet one of the requirements of Article V, Section 2.D.2 as well as
Article V, Section 2.D.3.

Case 3
Second Season Requirements for a Spring Sport
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R has been enrolled in college as a full-time student for five (5) previous terms accumulating a total of
50 credit hours with a 2.00 GPA. Student-Athlete R participates in their first season of 2019 spring baseball utilizing Section
2.D.2.e to be eligible. In the 2019 spring term the student enrolls in 12 credit hours and passes 6 credit hours with a GPA of
2.00. In the fall 2019 term the student enrolls in 12 credit hours and passes 5 credit hours with a 2.00 GPA. When evaluating
the student’s eligibility for the spring 2020 season of baseball is this student eligible?
ANSWER:
Due to the fact the student has attempted more than one term of full-time enrollment and has used D.2.e, the student
must meet one of the following requirements; D.2.c, or D.2.d,
D.2.c – Student does not meet as they only passed five credits in the previous term of full-time enrollment.
D.2.d – Student does not meet as they have only accumulated 61 credit hours.
D.2.e – Student used D.2.e in the spring of 2019 for a first season of eligibility. D.2.e is no longer an option as it is only
permitted to be used once.
The student in question is not eligible for a second season of baseball in the spring 2020 season as they do not meet D.2.c, or
D.2.d which is required following the use of D.2.e in the spring 2019 season.

Case 4
Semester Example, Ineligible
SITUATION:
The following credits were earned by Student-Athlete R:
Fall semester - enrolls in 12 and passes 12 with a 2.00 (basketball, first season)
Spring semester - enrolls in 12 and passes 12 with a 2.00 (basketball, first season)
Fall semester - enrolls in 12 and passes 9 with a 2.00 (basketball, second season)
Is this student-athlete eligible to continue basketball in the spring term?
ANSWER:
No. This student has three previous full-time terms and is a second season athlete. This student-athlete does not
meet any provision of Section 2.D.2. Did not pass 12 credit hours in previous full-time term nor D.2.d: 3 x 12 = 36 total
accumulation. Also, D.2.e would require 48 credit hours with a 2.00 GPA for a second season spring sport.

Case 5
Quarter Example, Ineligible
SITUATION:
The following credits were earned by Student-Athlete R:
Fall quarter - enrolls in 12 and passes 12 with 2.00 (Participates in volleyball.)
Winter quarter - enrolls in 12 and passes 10 with a 1.85 GPA
Spring quarter - enrolls in 12 and passes 10 with a 2.50 GPA
Summer session - enrolls in 2 and passes 2 with a 4.00 GPA
Is this student-athlete eligible for the second season volleyball season?
ANSWER:
No. The student has attempted three terms of full-time enrollment and is a second season athlete. This student-
athlete is not eligible under D.2.c because she did not pass 12 credit hours in the previous full-time term. She is not eligible
under D.2.d because she did not pass 36 credit hours for the three previous full-time terms. This student-athlete also does not
satisfy the provisions of D.2.e. Additionally this student-athlete does not meet the second season provisions of Section 2.D.3.
NOTE: The 2-credit hours earned in the summer session cannot be added to the 10 earned in the spring quarter to meet D.2.c
as part-time term credits can only be used in meeting accumulations.

First Participating Term Accumulation (Section 2.D.2.f)

Case 1
First Season Participant
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R attends college as a full-time student-athlete for three terms and does not participate in
intercollegiate athletics. The following is the academic record for Student-Athlete R: