NCAA Division I Introduction to Progress Toward Degree

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NCAA Division I Introduction to Progress Toward
Degree

• Brandy Hataway
• Jennifer Lane

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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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Requirements for 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 institutions definition of
  full-time enrollment.
• NCAA Division I Bylaws 14.1.8.1 and 14.1.8.2

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Eligibility for Competition -- Exceptions

• Several exceptions listed in Bylaw 14.1.8.2.1.
• 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.
• Bylaws 14.1.8.2.1.3 and 14.1.8.2.1.4

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Good Academic Standing

• Determined by the institution for all students.
• Use the more strict of the rules
• NCAA, conference and institutional.
• Bylaws 14.01.2 and 14.01.2.1

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Eligibility for Competition

• Progress-toward-degree requirements.
• Designed to move student-athletes (SA) toward
  graduation within five years of full-time
  collegiate enrollment.
• Ensures SAs are functioning as students during
  each academic year.
• Exceptions and waivers are available.
• Bylaw 14.4.3

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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)
• Grade-point average (GPA) requirements.
  (90/95/100)

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Six-Hour Requirement

• 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(d)

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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)

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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
  requirements (i.e., six-hour rule, 18/27) must
  count toward designated degree.
• Bylaw 14.4.3.1.5

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24-/36-Hour Requirement - Hybrid

• Must complete a 24-semester or 36-quarter hours
  of academic credit before the start of the
  student-athletes 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.
• Bylaw 14.4.3.1-(a)

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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

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Case Study - Stuart

• Stuart is a mens golf SA.
• Stuart initially enrolled fall 2008.
• Is Stuart meeting credit-hour requirements for
  fall 2009?

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Case Study - Stuart

• 24-/36-hour requirement
• No, Stuart earned 19 hours.
• 18-/27-hour requirement
• No, Stuart earned 13 hours.
• Six-hour requirement
• No, Stuart earned 3 hours in the 2008 spring term.

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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 SAs full time terms of enrollment.
• Bylaw 14.4.3.2

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Percentage-of-Degree Calculation

• Hours earned applicable to designated degree

of degree
Hours required for graduation based on designated
degree
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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.
• Bylaw 14.4.3.3.1

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Case Study - Haley

• Haley is a womens volleyball SA.
• Haley is pursuing a degree in womens studies
  that requires 120 hours.

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Case Study - Haley

• Is Haley eligible for the 2007-08 season?
• Six-hour rule
• Yes, Haley earned eight hours during spring 2007.
• 18-/27-hour rule
• Yes, Haley earned 20 hours during 2006-07.

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Case Study - Haley

• 24-/36-hour rule
• No, Haley earned 20 hours during 2006-07.
• GPA
• Yes, Haley earned a GPA of 1.950.
• The GPA required for graduation is 2.000 1.800
  is 90 of 2.000.

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Case Study - Haley
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Case Study - Haley

• Is Haley eligible for the 2008-09 season?
• Six-hour rule
• Yes, Haley earned nine hours during spring 2008.
• 18-/27-hour rule
• Yes, Haley earned 22 hours during 2007-08.

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Case Study - Haley

• Percentage of degree
• No, Haley earned only 45 degree-applicable hours.
  Haley must meet 40 (48 credit hours).
• GPA
• Yes, Haley earned a GPA of 1.910.

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Case Study - Haley
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Case Study - Haley

• Is Haley eligible for the 2009-10 season?
• Six-hour rule
• Yes, Haley earned six hours during spring 2009.
• 18-/27-hour rule
• Yes, Haley earned 18 hours during 2008-09.

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Case Study - Haley

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

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Progress-Toward-Degree Waivers

• AMA Online.
• Online waiver portal to file all AMA waivers.
• Same information will be collected but in a
  different way.
• June 1, 2010, launch.

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Key Elements For Submitting Progress-Toward-Degr
ee Waivers

• Complete waiver application
• Next date of competition.
• Deficiency explained.
• Completed chart.
• Explanation and documentation of mitigation.
• All three signatures.

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• Include all credits
• Failed classes.
• Repeated classes.
• Withdraws.
• Incompletes.

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• Should include
• Six remedial credits in first year.
• Credit toward any degree in first two years.

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• Should include
• Only credits that go toward the SAs designated
  degree.
• If the chosen degree is known fill out this
  column, even if the SA is in his or her first two
  years.

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These numbers should all be the same!
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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.

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Key Elements for Submitting a
Progress-Toward-Degree Waiver

• SA academic-recovery plan
• Purpose.
• Demonstrate how the 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.

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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 .

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Key Elements for Submitting a
Progress-Toward-Degree Waiver

• Misadvisement.
• Written statements of explanation.
• Individual responsible for the misadvisement.
• Student-athlete.
• Institution.
• Documentation demonstrating the misadvice.
• Institutional recovery plan.

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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.

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Questions