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two of the following: Director of Athletics, College President (Chief Executive Officer), or NJCAA Designated
Representative.
E.1.f. Second Opinion: The NJCAA reserves the right to request a second opinion or diagnosis, the cost of which shall be
borne by the requesting member institution.
E.2. Eighteen (18) Months Non-Full-Time Attendance Exception:
E.2.a. Student-athletes who have not been enrolled in college in 12 or more credit hours for a period of 18 calendar months
or more, who have not utilized the certified disabled student-athlete exemption, shall be exempt from first season
academic requirements during their first full-time term following non-attendance.
E.2.b. Student-athletes who meet the above exception AND whose non-attendance was for the purpose of United States
Armed Forces service, a church mission or participation within a recognized foreign aid service shall be exempt from
first AND second season academic and accumulation requirements.
E.2.b.i. Eighteen (18) months of non-full-time attendance as a result of United States Armed Forces service,
church mission or participation within a recognized foreign aid service must file the request for an
exception with the NJCAA National Office.
E.2.c. The non-attendance exemption may only be used one time, for the first term of full-time enrollment following the
break.
E.2.c.i. A second season student-athlete re-enrolling full-time following eighteen (18) months of non-full-time
enrollment must have accumulated 24 credits with an associated 2.00 GPA in prior semesters in order to
participate in the first term of re-enrollment.
E.2.d. Eighteen (18) months of non-attendance shall be measured from the student-athlete’s official date of withdrawal, or if
the student-athlete did not officially withdraw, measured from the last date of the academic term on which the student-
athlete was enrolled full-time as recorded in the office of the registrar or official college documentation.