Basics of Eligibility

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Basics of Eligibility
L E G I S L A T I V E S E R V I C E S R U L
E S E D U C A T I O N
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Recruiting Contact Rules
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• High school students
• College students
• Enrolled (including summer)
• Drawn equipment
• Participated in preseason practices
• Two-year college prospect
• If an athlete contacts you

No restrictions

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No contact
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OK if completed academic year after charged with
first season
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OK if notified in writing in 10 days
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NAIA Eligibility Center

• is responsible for determining the NAIA
  eligibility of first-time
• student-athletes. All NAIA schools are bound by
  the center's decisions.
• Who needs to register?
• Every student interested in playing sports at
  NAIA colleges for the first time in 2011-12 or
  any year after needs to register. This applies
  to
• High school seniors
• Current NAIA students who will play sports for
  the first time at an NAIA school
• Transfers from two-year and four-year colleges

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Eligibility Basics

• An NAIA student
• May compete during four seasons only
• May compete during his/her first 10 semesters/15
  quarters only
• Must meet freshman and/or continuing eligibility
  requirements
• Must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours
• Must be making normal progress toward a
  baccalaureate degree
• Must have a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale (for juniors
  and seniors athletically or academically)
• Must meet transfer eligibility requirements (if
  applicable)

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Seasons of Competition
A student may compete
4th season
3rd season
2nd season
1st season
During 4 seasons of competition
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Seasons of Competition
A student is charged with a season
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4th season
One race
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3rd season
One pitch
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2nd season
One play
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1st season
One second
For participation in at least one intercollegiate
contest (exhibition and/or regular season contest)
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Seasons of Competition
A student is charged with a season
4th season
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Varsity
3rd season
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Junior varsity
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2nd season
Freshman
1st season
Regardless of the level of play
Transfers Seasons determined by rules of
association from which they transferred.
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Terms of Attendance
A student may compete
10th semester
9th semester
8th semester
7th semester
6th semester
5th semester
4th semester
3rd semester
2nd semester
1st semester
During the first 10 semesters/15 quarters. Any
term (excluding summer sessions) in which the
student becomes identified at a single
institution.
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Identification
term has to count as part of your 10/15
If a student
P Charged with season P Charged with term

• Competes in a contest
• Is enrolled in 12 hours and attends one class
  while being enrolled in 12 hours

P Charged with term
Ways a student identifies with your institution.
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Freshman Eligibility
To be eligible for NAIA competition

• A freshman must be
• Graduate of accredited high school
• Accepted as regular student in good standing
• Meet two of three requirements

Test Score Minimum score of ACT 18 SAT 860
(Critical Reading and Math Sections only)
High School GPA Minimum overall high school
GPA of 2.000 on 4.000 scale
Class Rank Top 50 of high school
graduating class
? Determined by high school
? National testing only ? ACT as part of state
assessments
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Freshman Eligibility
Learning disabilities

• Waiver process evaluates
• Students diagnosis
• Accommodations institution has made in past
• Assistance student will receive at your
  institution

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Continuing Eligibility
12 hour rule
12 hours
12 hours
4th academicyear
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12 hours
12 hours
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3rd academicyear
Must stop competing
hours
12 hours
12 hours
2nd academicyear
12 hours
12 hours
1st academicyear
To compete, a student must be enrolled in a
minimum of 12 hours.
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Continuing Eligibility
9 hour rule
4th academicyear
3rd academicyear
2nd academicyear
12 hours
12 hours
1st academicyear
must pass 9 hours
To compete, must have passed at least 9 hours
prior to the students second term
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Continuing Eligibility
24/36 hour rule
4th academicyear
3rd academicyear
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28 hours
2nd academicyear
Certify for Fall 2010
4 hours Summer 2010
12 hours earned
12 hours earned
1st academicyear
Fall 2009
Spring 2010
To compete, must have 24 hours during the
students previous two terms or 36 hours during
the students previous three quarters.
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Continuing Eligibility
24/36 hour rule
4th academicyear
3rd academicyear
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8 hours earned
24 hours
2nd academicyear
Fall 2010
Certify for Spring 2011
12 hours enrolled
4 hours Summer 2010
12 hours earned
12 hours earned
1st academicyear
Spring 2010
Fall 2009
To compete, must have 24 hours during the
students previous two terms or 36 hours during
the students previous three quarters.
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Continuing Eligibility
24/36 hour rule
4th academicyear
22 hours
3rd academicyear
Certify for Fall 2011
2 hours Summer 2011
12 hours earned
8 hours earned
2nd academicyear
Spring 2011
Fall 2010
12 hours enrolled
4 hours Summer 2010
12 hours earned
12 hours earned
1st academicyear
Fall 2009
Spring 2010
To compete, must have 24 hours during the
students previous two terms or 36 hours during
the students previous three quarters.
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Continuing Eligibility
24/36 Exceptions

• Student participation and withdrawal from
  institution prior to start of academic term.
  (Note Progress Rule still applies)
• Junior College transfer who needed less than 24
  hours during last two semesters to get
  associates degree
• Identified in no more than five semesters
• Passed all hours during term in which degree was
  earned
• First term of collegiate competition
• If in first four semesters - Must meet freshman
  eligibility rules
• If in semesters five and above 2.0 GPA in all
  courses attempted at all institutions.

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Continuing Eligibility
To participate during
4th academicyear
3rd academicyear
24 total hours
2nd academicyear
12 hours
12 hours
1st academicyear
2nd season Must have accumulated 24 semester/36
quarter hours Must be making normal progress
toward a baccalaureate degree.
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Continuing Eligibility
To participate during
4th academicyear
3rd academicyear
48 total hours
12 hours
12 hours
24 total hours
2nd academicyear
12 hours
12 hours
1st academicyear
3rd season Must have accumulated 48 semester/72
quarter hours
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Continuing Eligibility
To participate during
72 total hours
4th academicyear
12 hours
12 hours
3rd academicyear
48 total hours
12 hours
12 hours
24 total hours
2nd academicyear
12 hours
12 hours
1st academicyear
4th season Must have accumulated 72 semester/108
quarter hours and at least48 semester/72 quarter
hours general education and/or in the students
field of study
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Continuing Eligibility
To participate during
72 total hours
12 hours
12 hours
4th academicyear
2.0 GPA
2.0 GPA
12 hours
12 hours
3rd academicyear
48 total hours
2.0 GPA
2.0 GPA
12 hours
12 hours
24 total hours
2nd academicyear
12 hours
12 hours
1st academicyear
9 hours must pass
Junior status academically or athletically must
have acumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
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Transfers
Are students who identified previouslyat any
other collegiate institution

• If came from a four-year institution
• If attended only two-year institutions before
• Never competed at the immediately previous
  four-year institution.
• If previous four-year institution provides
  release and has a 2.0 GPA
• If within an NAIA conference

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16-week residency required
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No residency period
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No residency period
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No residency period
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Conference rules may apply.
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Competitive Experience
Additional seasons of competition must be charged
if
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4th season
for each year after high school graduation in
which a student does not play college sports, and
the student participates NAIA-level countable
competition
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3rd season
2nd season
1st season
Student cannot be charged more than one season
during 12-month period Effective August 1, 2011
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Competitive Experience
Directory of Competition
Search to see if participation in a specific
non-collegiate competition is
countable within PlayNAIA Manager at PlayNAIA.org
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Amateur Status
Is sport specific

• Except if the student is professional in
• Cross Country
• Indoor Track Field
• Outdoor Track Field
• Indoor or Arena Football
• Indoor Soccer

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Pro in all three
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Pro in football
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Pro in soccer
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Amateur Status

• Acts that result in a loss of amateur standing
• Cash awards
• Sign contract with any pro team
• Remuneration for use of name and picture
• Reimbursement over actual expense amount
• Participating in any athletics contest where
  remuneration exceeds actual expenses of travel,
  meals and lodging only.
• Agreeing to compete in professional athletics,
  with either pro sports organization or with those
  authorized to represent the athlete

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Hardship Waivers
Seasons can be restored for
4th season

• Verified by medical doctor treating the
  student.
• Competed in no more than permissible number
  of contests
• Injury cannot occur in last regular season
  contest or postseason.

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3rd season
Season-ending injuries
2nd season
1st season
Restores a season of competition but does not
restore any terms toward the 10 semester/15
quarter rule.
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Hardship Waivers
Contest limits by sport
scrimmages not allowed
BASEBALL 8 contests
BASKETBALL 5 contests
FOOTBALL 2 contests
CROSS COUNTRY 2 meets
TENNIS 3 dates
GOLF 2 contests
SOCCER 3 contests
SOFTBALL 3 dates
SWIMMING DIVING 2 meets
TRACK INDOOR 1 meet
TRACK OUTDOOR 2 meets
VOLLEYBALL 4 dates
WRESTLING 3 dates
Cannot have participated in more than these
limits during excluding scrimmages, during the
sports season
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Hardship Waiver Forms
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Coach / AD / FAR must complete
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Transcript is required.
3 Competition dates
4 Signatures
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Hardship Waiver Forms
5 Doctor must complete
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• Answer and initial all four questions

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• Signature

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Certification of Eligibility Forms
Students may not compete until
Completion and filing of

• NAIA Official Eligibility Certificate
• NAIA Certificate of Clearance

When applicable Transfer Eligibility
Statement Eligibility Certificate for Entering
Freshmen Competitive Experience Form
Sent to Conference Eligibility chair
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Forms
Self Report Violations
Request Appeal
Exception Requests
Sent to Conference Eligibility chair
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Resources

• NAIA.org
• gtgt Membership Services
• gtgt Legislative Services

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