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NCAA Division I Introduction to Progress Toward Degree

NCAA Division I Introduction to Progress Toward Degree. Stephanie Castera Alex Smith. Overview. Basic requirements for practice/competition. Academic-year requirements. Progress-toward-graduation requirements. Best practices for filing progress-toward-degree waivers. Questions.

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NCAA Division I Introduction to Progress Toward Degree

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  1. NCAA Division I Introduction to Progress Toward Degree Stephanie Castera Alex Smith

  2. Overview Basic requirements for practice/competition. Academic-year requirements. Progress-toward-graduation requirements. Best practices for filing progress-toward-degree waivers. Questions.

  3. Requirementsfor Practice/ Competition Practice: • Enrolled in full-time program of studies leading to a baccalaureate or equivalent degree. Competition: • Enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester or quarter hours, regardless of institution’s definition of full-time enrollment. NCAA Division I Bylaws 14.1.8.1 and 14.1.8.2

  4. Eligibility for Competition - Exceptions Final semester/quarter. • Enrolled in courses necessary to complete degree requirements. Competition while enrolled in graduate program. • Enrolled in a full-time graduate program as defined by institution. Cooperative educational work experience. • Required: May participate if offered by the institution and is considered full time. • Not Required: Must be enrolled in a minimum of six credit hours, which may include the credit value of the co-op program at the certifying institution during the same term. Bylaws 14.1.8.2.1.3 , 14.1.8.2.1.4 and 14.1.8.2.5

  5. Good Academic Standing • Determined by the institution for all students. • August 9, 1995 interpretation: Definition of good academic standing applied to student-athletes shall be a standard at least as demanding as the minimum standard applied to all students in order to participate in extracurricular activities at that institution. Bylaws 14.01.2 and 14.01.2.1

  6. Progress Toward Degree • Designed to move SA toward graduation within five years of full-time collegiate enrollment. • Ensures SA is functioning as student during each academic year. • Exceptions and waivers are available. Bylaw 14.4.3

  7. Progress Toward Degree Academic year credit-hour requirements. • Six-hour requirement each term. • 18-/27-hour requirement each academic year. Progress-toward-graduation benchmarks. • 24-/36-hour requirement. • Percentage-of-degree requirements (40%/60%/80%). • GPA requirements (90%/95%/100%).

  8. Six-HourRequirement • Must complete a minimum of six-semester or six-quarter hours of academic credit in the previous full time regular academic term. • Does not apply to part-time terms. Bylaws 14.4.3.1–(c)

  9. 18-Hour/27-Hour Requirement • Must earn 18-semester or 27-quarter hours of academic credit during each regular academic year. • Cannot use summer hours to meet 18/27. • Intercession or “J” term hours during the academic year do count. • Certified before start of the institution's third semester or fourth quarter following the SA's initial full-time enrollment. Bylaw 14.4.3.1-(b)

  10. 24-/36-Hour Requirement • Must complete 24-semester or 36-quarter hours of academic credit before the start of the SA’s second year of collegiate enrollment. • Credits can be applicable to any degree. • Credits from summer prior to and summer after first year of collegiate enrollment may be included. • Credit-hour requirement is basis for percentage. Bylaw 14.4.3.1-(a)

  11. Remedial Courses • Restricted to counting six hours of remedial credits toward the credit hour requirements. • Only count toward the six-, 18- and 24-hour requirements if completed during the first academic year of enrollment. • Generally, these courses are not applicable toward the baccalaureate degree and would not be included in percentage-of-degree calculations. • If SA is required to take more than six hours of these types of courses, they may not be included in counting toward the credit hour requirements. • Bylaw 14.4.3.4.4

  12. Degree Credit • Must designate degree program by beginning of third year of collegiate enrollment (fifth semester or seventh quarter). • At the start of the third year of enrollment, all credits used to satisfy progress-toward-degree credit hour requirements (i.e., six-hour rule, 18/27) must count toward designated degree. Bylaw 14.4.3.1.6

  13. Transfer Student-Athletes • One semester = six hours of academic credit. • One academic year = 24/36 hours of academic credit. • Three semesters/four quarters = 30/42 hours of academic credit. • Four semesters/six quarters = six hours. • International transfers do not need to meet six-hour requirement. • Other progress-toward-degree and transfer legislation applies. Bylaws 14.4.3.1.2 and 14.4.3.1.2.1

  14. Case Study – Joe Callaway Callaway is a men’s golf SA. He initially enrolled fall 2009. Is Callaway meeting credit-hour requirements for fall 2010?

  15. Case Study - Callaway • 24-/36-hour requirement: • No, Callaway earned 19 hours. • 18-/27-hour requirement: • No, Callaway earned 13 hours. • Six-hour requirement: • No, Callaway earned 3 hours in the 2010 spring term.

  16. Progress Toward Graduation • 24-/36-hour requirement. • Must complete the following percentage-of-degree requirements: • Before start of third year - 40%. • Before start of fourth year - 60%. • Before start of fifth year - 80%. • Based on SA’s full-time terms of enrollment. Bylaw 14.4.3.2

  17. Percentage-of-Degree Calculation % of degree = Hours required for graduation based on designated degree Hours earned applicable to designated degree

  18. Percentage-of-Degree Calculation 73(degree hours completed) = 59.8% of degree 122(degree hours required) • This SA has not completed 60% of the degree. • Do NOT round up for progress-toward-degree requirements!

  19. Grade-Point-Average Requirements • Must meet GPA benchmarks before the start of each regular academic term. • Before the start of second year - 90%. • Before the start of third year - 95%. • Start of fourth year and beyond - 100%. • GPA requirement based on minimum GPA required for graduation. • Transfer students. • Applicable for two-year and four-year transfers who have completed an academic term in residence at the certifying institution. Bylaw 14.4.3.3 and 14.4.3.3.1

  20. Baseball Eligibility • Must meet all progress-toward-degree benchmarks at the beginning of the institution’s fall term. • Not eligible for the remainder of the academic year. • No opportunity to “get well.” • Effective August 2008. • Bylaws 14.4.3.1.3.1, 14.4.3.2.3.1 and 14.4.3.3.2.1

  21. Case Study – Callaway Can Callaway become eligible (“get well”) for the spring 2011 term if Callaway passes 15 hours fall 2010? • Six-hour requirement: Yes, passed 15 hours. • 18/27-hour requirement: Yes, 3 hours +15 hours = 18 hours. • 24/36-hour requirement: Yes, 3+6+15 = 24 hours. Can a baseball SA become eligible after fall 2010 term? • No, baseball SAs must meet progress-toward-degree requirements at the beginning of the institution’s fall term.

  22. Case Study – Sarah Wilson • Wilson is a women’s basketball SA. • She is pursuing a degree in biology that requires 120 hours.

  23. Case Study - Wilson Is Wilson eligible for the 2009-10 season? • Six-hour rule: • Yes, Wilson earned eight hours during spring 2009. • 18-/27-hour rule: • Yes, Wilson earned 20 hours during 2008-09.

  24. Case Study - Wilson • 24-/36-hour rule: • No, Wilson earned 20 hours during 2008-09. • GPA: • Yes, Wilson earned a GPA of 1.950. • The GPA required for graduation is 2.000; 1.800 is 90% of 2.000.

  25. Case Study - Wilson

  26. Case Study - Wilson Is Wilson eligible for the 2010-11 season? • Six-hour rule: • Yes, Wilson earned nine hours during spring 2010. • 18-/27-hour rule: • Yes, Wilson earned 22 hours during 2009-10.

  27. Case Study - Wilson • Percentage of degree: • No, Wilson earned only 45 degree-applicable hours; Wilson must meet 40% (48 credit hours). • GPA: • Yes, Wilson earned a GPA of 1.910; 1.900 is 95% of 2.000.

  28. Case Study - Wilson

  29. Case Study - Wilson Is Wilson eligible for the 2011-12 season? • Six-hour rule: • Yes, Wilson earned six hours during spring 2011. • 18-/27-hour rule: • Yes, Wilson earned 18 hours during 2010-11.

  30. Case Study - Wilson • Percentage of degree: • Yes, Wilson has earned 72 degree-applicable credits. Wilson is starting her seventh semester and must meet 60% (72 credit hours). • GPA: • Yes, Wilson earned a GPA of 2.01 (100% of the GPA required for graduation).

  31. Progress-Toward-Degree Waivers • AMA Online. • Online waiver portal to file all NCAA Academic and Membership Affairs waivers. • Launched February 2011. • ALL waivers must be filed via online portal.

  32. Key Elements For Submitting Progress-Toward-Degree Waivers • Complete waiver application via AMA Online: • Next date of competition. • Deficiency explained. • Completed chart. • Explanation and documentation of mitigation. • Signatures.

  33. AMA Online

  34. AMA Online

  35. AMA Online

  36. AMA Online • Should include: • Six remedial credits in first year. • Credit toward any degree in first two years. • Include all credits: • Failed classes. • Repeated classes. • Withdraws. • Incompletes. • Should include: • Only credits that go toward the SA’s designated degree. • If the chosen degree is known fill out this column, even if the SA is in his or her first two years.

  37. AMA Online

  38. Key Elements for Submitting a Progress-Toward-Degree Waiver • Official transcripts: • Must include all institutions attended. • Full and part time. • Must be OFFICIAL. • SA academic-recovery plan: • Remaining credits must add up. • Must be signed by SA and the academic authority. • Documented mitigation.

  39. Key Elements for Submitting a Progress-Toward-Degree Waiver • SA academic-recovery plan: • Purpose. • Demonstrate how deficiencies will be corrected. • Demonstrate the ability to graduate within five years. • Key points. • Plan should include individual efforts, course scheduling and academic resources that SA is expected to use. • Should consider past academic record to ensure a realistic plan.

  40. Key Elements for Submitting a Progress-Toward-Degree Waiver • SAs with education-impacting disabilities: • Items to include in the waiver. • A history of waivers for and accommodations used by the SA. • Most recent medical documentation, including: • Evaluation and diagnosis. • Academic-recovery plans. • Must include the use of any offered accommodations .

  41. Key Elements for Submitting a Progress-Toward-Degree Waiver • Misadvisement. • Written statements of explanation. • Individual responsible for the misadvisement. • SA. • Institution. • Documentation demonstrating the misadvice. • Institutional-recovery plan. • NCAA Division I Academic Cabinet Update. • Documented misadvisement - NCAA will send letter to president explaining that relief was provided due to misinformation or misadvisement. • Consistent with other waiver team policies.

  42. Key Elements for Submitting a Progress-Toward-Degree Waiver • Institutional-recovery plans: • Demonstrate steps being taken to: • Ensure proper advisement in the future. • Avoid similar problems in the future. • Must be signed by: • Athletics representative with academic oversight. • Director of athletics. • Faculty athletics representative.

  43. Questions?

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