Eligibility Case Studies

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Eligibility Case Studies
L E G I S L A T I V E S E R V I C E S R U L
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24/36 Hour Rule
CASE STUDY
Collegiate institution A Fall 2009 9 hours
earned 6 hours transferable to your
institution Spring 2010 10 hours earned 6
hours transferable to your institution Your
institution Fall 2010 12 hours earned Student
has not competed at the collegiate level.
Does the student meet the 24-hour requirement
listed in Article V, Section C, Item 6 for the
Spring 2011 semester?
Yes. Fall 2010 12 hours earned Spring 2010 10
hours earned. Because the student has not
competed and is within the first four semesters,
the 24-hour exception would apply if he/she met
the initial two of three eligibility requirements.
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24/36 Hour Rule Example 2
CASE STUDY
The student transferred to your institution last
fall.   Had previously been to 3 other
colleges for a total of 4 semesters.
Has attended 4 semesters previously. GPA at
your institution was 2.50 last semester.
Overall GPA for all work at all colleges is
1.85.  Spring 2010 6 hours earned Summer 2010
3 hours earned Fall 2010 15 hours earned
Has not participated at the collegiate level at
any institution.
Is the student eligible to use the exception in
Article V, Section C, Item 6 to be certified for
the Spring 2011 semester?
No. Following a students fourth semester or
sixth quarter, a student must have a 2.0 GPA from
all institutions combined to be eligible for this
exception.
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Progress Rule
CASE STUDY
Collegiate institution A Fall 2009 10 hours
earned 5 hours transferable to your
institution Spring 2010 12 hours earned 3
hours transferable to your institution Your
institution Fall 2010 15 hours earned The
student has used 1 season of competition.
Does the student meet the progress rule
requirements listed in Article V, Section C,
Item 9 for Spring 2011?
No. Student has 23 total credit hours. Transfer
students can only use institutional credits
recognized by its current institution after the
first term is completed.
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Identification
CASE STUDY
The student attended a junior college during
Fall 2010. Transcript shows 12 hours
earned (of which 3 hours are a developmental
course) 7 hours of Ws, after the student
attended the classes
Did the student identify?
The answer depends on whether the JUCO gives
institutional credit to the developmental course
and it was required of the student. See Article
V, Section B, Item 9 for the definition of
institutional credit.
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Transfers 1
CASE STUDY
The student competed at another institution, was
injured and was granted a hardship waiver. 
1. Does the student have to serve the 16-week
residency period? 2. Can student use the
exception in Article V, Section C, Item 6, which
permits a student to participate without meeting
the requirements of the 24/36 hour rule?

• Yes. The student competed at theprevious
  four-year institution.

2. No. This exception only applies to students
who did not participate in any intercollegiate
competition.
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Transfers 2
CASE STUDY
A student receives a grade of W and the home
institution does not include the credit hours for
that course in the cumulative GPA calculation
which appears on the transcript.
Do you need to add the hours for that course back
into the cum GPA calculation even if no GPA
points were recorded?
Since the home institution did not include the
course in its GPA calculation, it should not be
used for NAIA GPA calculations.
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Seasons of Competition
CASE STUDY
Student participates in 7 minutes total during 4
basketball contests at an NCAA institution. Stude
nt quits the team due to lack of playing
time. NAIA hardship limit is 5 contests.

• Is the student charged a season of competition?

• Yes, if the NCAA charges this student with a
  season of competition.

• 2. The student attended the other institution in
  the fall. Can student transfer and play
  immediately?

2. The student will have to get a release and
have a 2.0 GPA to be eligible upon transferring.
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Terms of Attendance
CASE STUDY
Transfer students previous institution was on
the quarter system. Your institution uses the
semester system. The student has used 9.33
semesters prior to the start of the term.
Can the student compete during the entire term?
Yes. The student had more than one-half of a term
remaining at the beginning of the term.
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Scheduling 1
CASE STUDY
Your institution has scheduled a contest against
an NCAA institution. The contest is at the NCAA
institution, and admission will be charged.

• Can we classify this contest as a scrimmage?

• No. To count as a scrimmage, admission cannot
  be charged.

• 2. Can we classify this contest an exhibition
  game?

• 2. Yes. As long as the NAIA institution
  identifies the contest as an exhibition on the
  institutional schedule.

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Scheduling 2
CASE STUDY
Your institution has scheduled a contest against
an NCAA institution. The contest is at the NCAA
institution, and admission will be charged. Your
coach wants to classify this contest as an
exhibition, but the NCAA institution promotes the
contest as a regular contest.
Can you classify the contest as an exhibition?
Yes. The NAIA institution reserves the right to
classify the game as a regular contest or an
exhibition, in accordance with NAIA rules.
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Scheduling 3
CASE STUDY
Your institution has scheduled a contest against
an NCAA institution. The contest is at the NCAA
institution, and admission will be charged. Your
schedule shows this game as an exhibition. After
your team beats the NCAA institution, your coach
decides he wants the contest to be treated as a
regular contest.
Can the status of a contest be changed?
No. Once the game begins, its status cannot be
changed.
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10 Semester Rule
CASE STUDY
1. Student is in her 10th semester. During her
2nd softball game, she suffers a season-ending
injury. 2. Same student finds out she is
pregnant after her 2nd softball game. Her doctor
tells her she cannot compete again until after
the baby is born.
Is there any rule that permits the student to
compete next year?

• No. A medical hardship request is for
  reinstatement to seasons of competition only.
  An injury cannot be the reason for an extension
  to the 10-semester rule.

2. Yes. A female student can be granted a
two-semester or three-quarter one-time extension
due to pregnancy. The institution must file an
exception to a standard rule to obtain the
extension.
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Timing of Certification
CASE STUDY
Student has earned 21 hours during the previous 2
semesters. The student successfully completes an
8-week course that provides him with 3 hours.
Can the student begin competition immediately
upon completion of the 8-week course?
No. The student can only be certified to compete
during a term using hours earned prior to the
term. In other words, a student cannot become
eligible in a term by taking a course during the
same term. This student can be eligible once the
term ends and grades are posted in the normal
manner.
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Online Courses
CASE STUDY
At the end of the fall semester, a student has
earned 21 hours during the previous 2 semesters.
During the winter break, the student can take a
3-hour online course that your institution will
accept. On its transcript, the institution
teaching the course places the credits in the
fall semester.

• When can the student begin competition?

• If the teaching institution places the credits in
  the fall semester, the student may began
  participation after grade is posted and she/he is
  certified eligible to compete.

2. What if the course counts as a spring semester
course?

• If course counts as a spring semester course,
  student is not eligible to compete.

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Eligibility Between Terms
CASE STUDY
An indoor track student is academically
ineligible to compete during the fall. The
student earns the necessary credits and grades
to be eligible for the next term?
When can the student begin competing?
Once Fall term officially ends, grades are posted
in the normal manner, and student is certified
eligible to compete.
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Eligibility Between Terms Transfers
CASE STUDY

• A basketball student transfers to your
  institution in the fall but has not earned enough
  hours to compete. The student earns the necessary
  hours during the fall.
• 2. Another student transfers to your institution
  during the same term. The student is academically
  eligible,but did not receive a release.

• When can the student begin competing?

• Once Fall term officially ends, grades are posted
  in the normal manner, and student is certified
  eligible to compete.

2. When can the student begin competing?

• First day of week 17 after the start of the
  institutions fall term.

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Resources

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• gtgt Legislative Services

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