Division I Advanced Transfers

1. 2010 Regional Rules Seminar Matt Burgemeister Steve Clar Division I Advanced Transfers

2. Overview • New Legislation and Recent Interpretations. • Releases and Hearings. • Midyear Transfers. • Transferable Credit Hours. • Transfer During an Academic Term. • Eligibility for Athletics Aid. • Activities During Year in Residence.

3. Why Have Transfer Regulations? Principle Governing Eligibility • Eligibility requirements shall be designed to: • Assure proper emphasis on educational objectives; • Promote competitive equity among institutions; and • Prevent exploitation of SAs. NCAA Constitution 2.12

4. Permission to Contact; One-Time Transfer Exception

5. Permission to Contact and One-Time Transfer Exception • Seven business days to respond to written request from a SA. • Granted by default if a response is not provided within seven business days. NCAA Bylaws 13.1.1.3 and 14.5.5.2.10 • Business day is any weekday that is not a national holiday, even if the institution is closed. Bylaws 13.02.1 and 14.02.2

6. Permission to Contact and One-Time Transfer Exception • Fifteen business days from SA’s written request for a hearing to conduct and provide written results of hearing. • Granted by default if hearing is not conducted or written results are not provided within fifteen business days. • Opportunity to actively participate in hearing. Bylaws 13.1.1.3.1 and 14.5.5.2.10.1

7. Tennis Midyear Transfers

8. Tennis Midyear Transfers • A 4-4 tennis midyear transfer who competed or received athletics aid during the year of transfer and meets a transfer exception is not eligible for competition until the following academic year. • Effective August 1, 2010. NCAA Proposal No. 2009-66 Bylaw 14.5.5.3.1

9. Contrast to Current Rule

10. Case Study - Molly • Tennis SA. • Eligible for one-time transfer exception. • Is Molly eligible for competition spring 2011?

11. Case Study - Molly • Molly does not owe a year in residence, but is not eligible for competition until 2011-12.

12. Case Study - Sam • Tennis SA. • Meets all conditions for one-time transfer exception. • Is Sam eligible for competition in spring 2011?

13. Case Study - Sam • Yes. Sam did not compete or receive athletics aid in fall 2010; therefore, Sam is not subject to the legislation.

14. Baseball Midyear Transfers

15. Baseball Midyear Transfers • In baseball and basketball, a SA who initially enrolls at the certifying institution as a full-time student after the conclusion of the first term of the academic year and qualifies for an exception to the one-year residence requirement, shall not be eligible for competition until the ensuing academic year. Bylaw 14.5.5.2

16. Baseball Midyear Transfer Returning to Original Institution • A 4-4-4 or 4-2-4 baseball midyear transfer who meets the return-to-original-institution exception is not eligible for competition until the following academic year. Official Interpretation: 6/17/09, Item No. 1

17. Transferable Credit Hours

18. Transferable Credit Hours • Credits accepted by the institution that count toward a degree in any of the institution’s programs. • Do not have to count toward the same degree. • Cannot count courses with grades that are not acceptable for transferable credit. • GPA calculation includes all courses that are normally transferable, even if the grade earned makes the course unacceptable.

19. Physical Education Activity Courses • Men’s basketball 2-4 and 4-2-4 transfers cannot count more than two credits of physical education activity courses to meet applicable transfer requirements. • Credit-hour and GPA requirements. • Qualifiers and nonqualifiers. Proposal Nos. 2009-96 and M-2010-5 Bylaws 14.5.4.1.2, 14.5.4.2.4 and 14.5.6.2

20. Physical Education Activity Courses • Exception. • Limitation does not apply if the SA enrolls in a physical education degree program or education program that requires physical education activity courses. • May count the minimum number of activity credits required for the specific degree program. • All credits may be used for PTD and graduation requirements.

21. Transferrable English and Math • 2-4 transfers who were not qualifiers. • Six semester hours/eight quarter hours of English. • Three semester hours/four quarter hours of math. Bylaw 14.5.4.2 • Must transfer to the certifying institution as specific English or math credit. Staff Interpretation: 3/19/09

22. Case Study - Marcus • Men’s basketball SA. • Qualifier. • 2009-10 • Practice, competition and aid at Bounce Pass College (two-year college). • Earned 28 transferable degree credits, including five physical education activity credits.

23. Case Study - Marcus • 2010-11: Initial enrollment at Division I institution. • Does Marcus have enough transferable degree credits to fulfill the 2-4 transfer requirements? • 23 non-physical education activity credits. • Two physical education activity credits. • 25 transferable degree hours. • Yes.

24. Transfer During the Academic Term

25. Transfer During Academic Term • SA who transfers during a term in which he or she enrolled at a previous institution isnotrequired to have six credits at the previous institution. Staff Interpretation: 9/30/09

26. Credit-Hour Requirements • One semester = six semester or quarter hours. • One academic year = 24 semester or 36 quarter hours. • Three semesters/four quarters = 30 semester or 42 quarter hours. • Four semesters/six quarters = applicable percentage-of-degree requirement. Bylaw 14.4.3.1.2

27. Eligibility for Athletics Aid

28. Eligibility for Athletics Aid • In order to receive athletics aid during the first academic year at the new institution, a 4-4 transfer must have been academically eligible to compete during the next regular academic term had he or she remained at the previous institution. Bylaw 14.5.5.4

29. Eligibility for Athletics Aid • Requirement also applies when SA returns to original institution. • Even though it is not the “first academic year at the certifying institution.” Staff Interpretation: 7/1/09

30. Eligibility for Athletics Aid • “Academically eligible” includes all elements of eligibility. • Progress toward degree, conference requirements, good academic standing, academic suspension/dismissal. Staff Interpretation: 6/1/09

31. Updates from the Subcommittee for Legislative Relief

32. Subcommittee for Legislative Relief Waivers Subcommittee for Legislative Relief • May waive transfer year-in-residence requirement. • Clarifies documentation required to support waiver requests. • Updates criteria used to analyze waiver requests. • 2009 updates include: • Asserting illness or injury. • Asserting financial hardship. • A word about AMA Online.

33. Transfer Year in Residence Permissible and Impermissible Activities

34. Transfer Year in ResidencePermissible Activities A transfer serving a year in residence may: • Receive athletically related financial aid. • Participate in countable athletically related activities. • Sit with the team during a home contest. • Perform basic managerial duties during home contests.

35. Transfer Year in ResidencePermissible Activities A transfer serving a year in residence may: • Receive four complimentary admissions to an away- from-home contest. Staff Interpretation: 1/29/03 • Participate in an NCAA-sanctioned summer league.

36. Transfer Year in ResidencePermissible Activities • May a SA pay his or her own way to travel to an away-from-home contest? • What if the SA pays to travel with the team? • For example, pays for a seat on the team bus?

37. Transfer Year in ResidenceImpermissible Activities A transfer serving a year in residence may not: • Compete. • Dress in the team uniform during contests. • Different from a “red-shirt” SA. • Travel with the team. • Different from a “red-shirt” SA.

38. Transfer Year in ResidenceOutside Competition Two-year college transfers: • Nonqualifier or partial qualifier. • Who does not meet applicable transfer requirements. • May not practice/compete on an institution's club team. • May not practice/compete on an outside team. • During the transfer year of residence. • May still be involved in intramurals. Bylaw 14.5.1.4

39. Transfer Year in ResidenceOutside Competition Four-year college transfers: • Nonqualifier or partial qualifier. • Who has not completed an academic year in residence. • May not practice/compete on an institution's club team. • May not practice/compete on an outside team. • Until completing an academic year in residence. Bylaw 14.5.1.4

40. Transfer Year in ResidenceOutside Competition Four-year college transfers: • Officially withdrawn from Institution No. 1; and • Accepted for enrollment at Institution No. 2. • Do not count toward the limit of individuals from the second institution. • Who may practice and/or compete on an outside amateur team. • During the summer in the applicable sport. Bylaw 14.7.3.2 Official Interpretation: 8/27/92

41. Review • New Legislation and Recent Interpretations. • Releases and Hearings. • Midyear Transfers. • Transferable Credit Hours. • Transfer During an Academic Term. • Eligibility for Athletics Aid. • Activities During Year in Residence.

42. Thank you for attending!