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Case 2
Probation Period – Member Colleges
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R is a football player at Community College A and participates in the first game of the 2018 season which
occurs before the start of the fall term. After participating in this game, Student-Athlete R decides to transfer to Community
College B for their 2018 football season. Is Student-Athlete R immediately eligible to compete at Community College B during
the 2018 season even if he receives a signed Transfer Waiver from Community College A, is academically eligible and is
enrolled full-time at Community College B by the 15 calendar day of that fall term?
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ANSWER:
No. Due to the fact that Student-Athlete R participated before the term began and then decided to transfer, he has been
charged with a season of participation as well as has been charged with a full-time term of enrollment. They would be
transferring as an ineligible transfer therefore must serve a probationary period.

Case 3
Probation Period – Dressing for a Contest
SITUATION:
May Student-Athlete R dress for a home game while serving his/her probationary period?
ANSWER:
No. NJCAA bylaws do not allow an ineligible student-athletes to dress for athletic contests. This restriction applies to all
ineligible student-athletes not just ones serving probation.

Case 4
Probationary Period – Full-time Status
SITUATION:
Are student-athletes who are serving probation because of not satisfying the transfer provisions in Section 3.C required to
be enrolled full-time?
ANSWER:
Yes. The students transfer status is determined on the 15 calendar day of the first full-time term following transfer. At the
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end of the probationary period the student must meet one of the academic progress requirements of Article V, Section 2.B.2.
Failure to meet one of the requirements of 2.B.2 will result in the student remaining an ineligible transfer. The transfer status
will not be determined until full-time enrollment takes place.

Summer School

Case 1
Accumulation of Credits after Transferring
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R attends Community College A during the fall and spring semesters of their first year of college. They do
not participate in cross country during their first year of college enrollment. During the fall semester, Student-Athlete R passes
12 credit hours with a 2.00 GPA. Spring semester, Student-Athlete R passes only 10 of the 12 credit hours with a 2.00 GPA.
Can Student-Athlete R transfer to Community College B and make up the 2-credit hours during the summer session so that
they can participate in a season of cross country during the following fall semester at Community College B?
ANSWER:
Yes. Student-Athlete R can make up deficient credits necessary for the total accumulation of credits to meet academic
progress requirements at any college of their choice, including Community College B. If Student-Athlete R does not satisfy the
appropriate academic progress requirements by the 15 calendar day of the following fall term at Community College B, they
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will be ineligible during that fall term. An official transcript from both Community College A and Community College B must be
on file with the eligibility forms to verify the eligibility of Student-Athlete R.

Case 2
Using Summer School to make up Credits
SITUATION:
Student-Athlete R attends Community College A full-time during the fall and spring semesters and participates in a fall
sport. At the completion of the spring semester, Student-Athlete R did not pass 24 credit hours as required for a second season
student-athlete. Student-Athlete R would like to transfer to Community College B for his/her second season in the fall sport. Can
Student-Athlete R make up deficient credits during a summer session at another college to satisfy the second season academic
progress requirements prior to his/her enrollment in the following fall term at Community College B?
ANSWER:
Yes. Student-Athlete R can make up deficient credits during a summer session at any college including Community
College B. Once Student-Athlete R enrolls full-time in the fall term at Community College B, he/she must satisfy the second
season participation requirements prior to the start of his/her second season. If Student-Athlete R does not satisfy the academic
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progress requirements by the 15 calendar day, he/she will be ineligible during the fall term.

Case 3
Part-Time Summer Credits - Eligible Transfer
SITUATION:
The following is the academic progress of Student-Athlete R:
Fall semester - attends Four-Year Institution X, enrolls in 12 credit hours and passes nine (9) credit hours with a 2.00 GPA;
does not participate.