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insurance policy for their student-athletes.
H. Off-Campus Facilities: A member college which does not have a sport’s primary facility on campus, must request an exemption, from the
NJCAA National Office, to practice at the off-campus facility during the offseason.
H.1. Necessary Documentation: The member college must provide a copy of the contract with the off-campus facility and proof of
payment before the NJCAA National Office will approve the off-campus facility exemption.
H.2. Off campus athletic contact in the offseason is not permitted under any circumstances without prior approval from the NJCAA
National Office.
I. Four Year Programs: Member colleges may not sponsor athletic programs which participate beyond the two-year level.
J. Multi-Campus College: Includes the main campus, branch campuses, satellite campuses and locations that offer college credit
instruction.
J.1. A student-athlete attending an approved multi-campus college may, if the student-athlete’s sport of participation is not offered at
his/her campus of enrollment, participate in that sport at any campus within the system that offers said sport.
J.2. Requirements for Multi-Campus designation:
J.2.a. The various campuses must have a common title,
J.2.b. The various campuses must have a common CEO,
J.2.c. The various campuses are not individually accredited,
J.2.d. The various campuses do not duplicate any sports,
J.2.e. The various campuses designate one individual per system as the NJCAA contact, AND
J.2.f. The Multi-Campus designation must be approved by the NJCAA National Office

Section 5 - Contacting the NJCAA National Office
A. Designated Representatives: Each NJCAA member college must designate one representative from their college that may contact the
NJCAA National Office via telephone. Only the one representative, member college president and director of athletics will be allowed
telephone access to NJCAA National Office Staff.
Section 6 - Gender Regulations
A. Female Participation on Male Team: The NJCAA will allow women to participate with men on the same team providing that the female
participant(s) are otherwise eligible NJCAA student-athletes and providing that the participant(s) college of participation does not have a
women’s team in the participant(s) sport or category.
A.1. Female student-athletes participating on a male team shall be listed on the men’s eligibility form for that sport.

A.2. Those women listed on a men’s eligibility form must participate in the men’s regional and national tournament unless the
NJCAA National Office is notified prior to the beginning of the regular season that the student-athlete will participate in
women’s postseason play.
A.2.a. This declaration must be signed by the athletic director and the student-athlete.
B. Male Participation on Female Team: Males may not participate on women’s teams in any sport.
C. Transgender:
C.1. A trans-male (female to male) student-athlete who has received a medical exception for treatment with testosterone for gender
transition may compete on a men’s team but is no longer eligible to compete on a women’s team.
C.2. A trans-female (male to female) being treated with testosterone suppression medication for gender transition may continue to
compete on a men’s team but may not compete on a women’s team until completing one calendar year of documented
testosterone suppression treatment.