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NCAA DIVISION II PROGRESS TOWARD DEGREE

NCAA DIVISION II PROGRESS TOWARD DEGREE. AREAS OF FOCUS. Good academic standing. Term-by-term credit-hour requirement. Annual credit-hour requirement. Grade-point average. Designation of degree. Exceptions. What’s changing and when?. GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING.

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NCAA DIVISION II PROGRESS TOWARD DEGREE

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  1. NCAA DIVISION IIPROGRESS TOWARD DEGREE

  2. AREAS OF FOCUS • Good academic standing. • Term-by-term credit-hour requirement. • Annual credit-hour requirement. • Grade-point average. • Designation of degree. • Exceptions. • What’s changing and when?

  3. GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING • Based on institutional policy. • First piece of certification process. • Participation in extracurricular activities. NCAA Bylaws 14.01.2.1 and 14.02.6

  4. TERM-BY-TERM CREDIT-HOUR REQUIREMENT • Minimum ofSIXcredits per full-time term. • Includes transfer students. • Can include credit from another institution provided certain requirements are met. Bylaw 14.4.3.1-(a) Interpretation April 13, 2005

  5. ANNUAL CREDIT-HOUR REQUIREMENT ACTUAL METHOD 24-semester/36-quarter hours. • Since the previous fall or previous two semesters/three quarters. OR AVERAGING METHOD 12-semester/-quarter hours. • Per term during each academic year in which the student-athlete was enrolled full time at any point. Bylaw 14.4.3.1-(b)

  6. AVERAGING METHOD • Can ONLY be used for certification going into the fall term. • If a student-athlete is enrolled full time at any point during an academic year, both regular terms MUST be counted in the denominator regardless of enrollment status. • Part-time hours may be used, provided that term is also counted in the denominator. • May include summer hours. • It is going away in 2016!

  7. 75/25 RULE Hours earned during the regular academic year: • A student-athlete shall earn no less than 75% of the minimum number of semester/quarter hours required during the academic year. • No more than 25% may be earned during the summer. Bylaw 14.4.3.1.4

  8. GRADE-POINT AVERAGE • Based on total number of credits completed: Bylaw 14.4.3.2

  9. DESIGNATION OF DEGREE • A student-athlete must designate a major by the beginning of the fifth semester or seventh quarter of collegiate enrollment. • During the first two years of enrollment, credits used to certify progress toward degree may count toward any degree program. • Beginning in year three, all credits used must be degree applicable. Bylaw 14.4.3.1.5

  10. PROGRESSION OF CERTIFICATION

  11. CASE STUDY NO. 1 • Elaine Lewis is a swimmer who initially enrolled full time at your institution during the 2012 fall term, you are certifying her for the fall 2014 term. Is Elaine eligible?

  12. CASE STUDY NO. 1 (cont.) • Is Elaine eligible? Not eligible using the actual method (12 + 8 + 3= 23) Not eligible using averaging method (47 / 4 = 11)

  13. CASE STUDY NO. 2 • Mats Valk is an international tennis student-athlete who has been enrolled at your institution for three years and is entering his fourth year. • Mats comes to you after summer session ends and needs to be certified. • He presents the following academic record:

  14. CASE STUDY NO. 2 (cont.) Is he eligible?

  15. CASE STUDY NO. 2 (cont.) • Good academic standing? • Six hours? • 24 hours? • Grade-point average? • What’s missing?

  16. QUESTIONS?

  17. EXCEPTIONS • Missed term. • Midyear enrollment. • Nonrecruited, nonparticipant. • Graduate student. • Two-year nonparticipation. Bylaw 14.4.3.4

  18. CASE STUDY NO. 3 • Arthur Wynne initially enrolled at your institution during the 2013 spring term. The student-athlete competed during spring 2014, but needs to be certified for the 2014 fall term. Is the student-athlete eligible? Would the student-athlete have access to an exception? If so, which one?

  19. QUESTIONS?

  20. WHAT’S CHANGING AND WHEN? August 1, 2016. • Term-by-term credit-hour requirement. • Increase from six credits to nine credits per full-time term. • Hours earned during the regular academic year. • Minimum of 18 hours required. Bylaws 14.4.3.2 and 14.4.3.3 (effective 8/1/16)

  21. WHAT’S CHANGING AND WHEN? (cont.) August 1, 2016. • Annual credit-hour requirement. • 24 credits per year. • Averaging method going away. • 48 total after first two years, 24 credits each year after. • Grade-point average. • 2.000. Bylaws 14.4.3.4 and 14.4.3.5 (effective 8/1/16)

  22. QUESTIONS?

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