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Yes. Student-Athlete R has passed an accumulation of 24 semester credit hours with a 2.00 GPA or higher prior to his full-
time enrollment at Community College A, he is academically eligible to participate. The six (6) credit hours taken during the fall
semester at Community College A can be used for satisfying the academic progress requirements.

Case 2
Transfer after being Enrolled Part-Time – No Probation
SITUATION:
What is the eligibility status of a student-athlete who has only been enrolled part-time at Community College A and
subsequently transfers to Community College B? Is a probationary period required before the student-athlete is eligible to
compete in the intercollegiate athletic program at Community College B?
ANSWER:
No. The status of the student-athlete while enrolled at Community College A was that of a part-time student. Since the
student has not attempted any full-time terms, they would be academically eligible upon transfer to another NJCAA member
college.

Academic Ineligible Transfer – Examples

Case 1
Student-Athlete Transferring from a Semester College to a Quarter College
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R attends Four-Year Institution X one semester and earns 12 semester credit hours with a 3.00 GPA.
During the fall semester, Student-Athlete R participates in cross country. Following the fall semester, Student-Athlete R does
not attend college again until the following year when he/she enrolls at Community College A during the spring quarter. At the
completion of the spring quarter, Student-Athlete R earns 12 quarter credit hours with a 3.00 GPA. Is Student-Athlete R eligible
for a second season of cross country competition at Community College A the following fall quarter?
ANSWER:
Yes. Student-Athlete R has one full-time semester term and one full-time quarter term. The hours must be converted to
quarter hours since the student is looking to participate at a quarter hour school. After the conversion, the student has two and
a half (2.5) quarter terms attempted and has accumulated 30 quarter hours with an associated GPA of 3.00. Two and a half
(2.5) quarter terms multiplied by 12 hours is a requirement of 30 quarter hours to be eligible for a second season of
participation. Student-Athlete R has met that minimum accumulation requirement of 30 quarter hours with a GPA above the
minimum 2.00.
The general rule is that the conversion itself cannot make a student eligible.

Case 2
Ineligible Student Transferring
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R Transfers from Community College A for the fall 2018 term to participate in basketball at Community
College B. However, Student-Athlete R is academically ineligible for the fall term of basketball. How long is Student-Athlete R
ineligible?
ANSWER:
Student-Athlete R is transferring as an ineligible student-athlete. The student must sit out 16 weeks and complete one
academic term of probation. Therefore, if he/she after the end of the fall term satisfies one of the academic progress
requirements, he/she will be eligible for the spring term of basketball. This is provided they have a Transfer Waiver Form if
applicable.

Case 3
Probation Period for Ineligible Transfer from a Four-Year Institution
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R initially enrolls in Four-Year Institution K for the fall 2018 term. After attending both the fall 2018 and
spring 2019 semesters and participating in basketball, Student-Athlete R would like to transfer to Community College B for the
fall 2019 semester. If Student-Athlete R transfers as an ineligible transfer, what is the length of his/her probation period?
ANSWER:
The length of the probation period for ineligible transfers from any institution is 16 calendar weeks, and the completion of
one academic term along with meeting the academic progress requirements of Article V, Section 2.D.2.

Probation
Case 1
Requirements for Probation
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R is required to serve a probationary period of 16 weeks and complete one academic term since they did
not meet the academic progress requirements of Article V, Section 2.D.2. The basketball season spans over both the fall and
the spring terms. Can Student-Athlete R begin participation on the basketball team once the probationary period is over and the
student has made the appropriate academic progress?
ANSWER:
Yes. Once the probationary period is over and if the student meets the academic progress requirements of Article V,
Section 2.D.2, the student may be added to the eligibility roster provided they meet all other participation requirements.