Transcript Academic Reform Overview

Review of Division II Legislation
Applicable to Two-Year College
Transfer Students
Topics
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Organized Competition Legislation

Division II Two-Year College Transfer
Requirements

Division II Review of Academic Requirements
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Questions
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DIVISION II ORGANIZED
COMPETITION
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General information.

Organized competition.
 Determining high school graduation.
 Grace period.
 Definition.
 Academic year in residence.
 Exceptions.
 Waivers.
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Questions.
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AMATEURISM
=
ORGANIZED
COMPETITION
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DETERMINING HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION DATE
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Determining High School Graduation
 Four ways to determine the date of high school
graduation:

Traditional date of high school graduation;

Early graduation from high school;

Late graduation from high school; and

Discontinued high school enrollment.
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Traditional High School Graduation

Traditional date.

The high school graduation date is considered to be
the graduation date of the final high school class of
which he or she was a member.

One-year grace period begins on the day following
the date of high school graduation.
NCAA Bylaw 14.2.4.2.1.1
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Early Graduation from High School

Early graduation.

The individual becomes a member of that class and
that is the graduation date used for certification.

The individual still has a one-year grace period
following the date of high school graduation.
NCAA Bylaw 14.2.4.2.1.1.1
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Late Graduation from High School

Late graduation – required repeat year.

When an individual is required to repeat an entire year
of high school he or she is a member of that class and
that is the graduation date used for certification.
The individual still has a one-year grace period
following the date of high school graduation.
Bylaw 14.2.4.2.1.1.2
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Discontinued High School
Enrollment

Discontinued high school enrollment.

An individual who discontinues high school enrollment and
participates in organized competition after the grace period will be
subject to the legislation.
The individual still has a one-year grace period following the date
of discontinued enrollment.
Bylaw 14.2.4.2.1.1.3
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DEFINITION OF ORGANIZED
COMPETITION
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Definition of Organized Competition

Competition is scheduled in advance;

Official score is kept;

Individual or team standings or statistics are maintained;

Official timer or game officials are used;

Admission is charged;
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Definition of Organized Competition
 Teams are regularly formed or team rosters are
predetermined;
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
Team uniforms are used;
An individual or team is privately or commercially
sponsored; or
Directly or indirectly sponsored, promoted or
administered by an individual, organization or agency.
Bylaw 14.2.4.2.1.2
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Academic Year in Residence

Academic year in residence requirement is maintained.

May be fulfilled at any member institution.
Bylaw 14.2.4.2.1.3
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Exception to the academic year in residence.

A transfer student who has attended a two-year or a four-year collegiate institution for at
least two full-time semesters or three full-time quarters and who has satisfactorily
completed an average of at least 12 semester or 12 quarter hours of transferable degree
credit for each full-time academic term of attendance at the two-year or four-year
collegiate institution.

An institution must provide the amateurism certification process (ACP) staff with
verification, in writing, confirming that the individual meets the exception.

Such confirmation and accompanying written verification shall be completed by the
institution’s academic authorities outside the athletics department (e.g., registrar).
Bylaw 14.2.4.2.1.3.1
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EXCEPTIONS
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Exceptions to Organized
Competition
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U.S. Armed Services Exception.

Provided competition is organized and administered by the U.S.
military.
Bylaw 14.2.4.2.2.1
National/International Competition.

Maximum of one year.
Bylaw 14.2.4.2.2.2
Skiing Exception.
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Maximum of two years for participation in competition sanctioned
by the U.S. Skiing Association and its international counterparts.
Bylaw 14.2.4.2.2.3
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OTHER USEFUL
INFORMATION
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Other Useful Information


Organized competition is certified by:
 ACP staff at the NCAA Eligibility Center.
Part-time enrollment at the two-year college while
practicing during first year will no longer impact twoyear college transfer students.
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DIVISION II TWO-YEAR COLLEGE
TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS
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Overview

Transfer Triggers

Qualifier with No Previous Attendance at a Four-Year
Collegiate Institution (Bylaw 14.5.4.1)

All Other Qualifiers, Partial Qualifiers and Nonqualifiers
(Bylaw 14.5.4.2)
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Newly Adopted Legislation
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Questions
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Transfer Triggers

Full-time student and attends a class;

Reported for a regular squad practice;

Participates in countable athletically related activities even though they are
enrolled part time;

Student-athlete receives athletic aid while enrolled in a summer term or
summer school. Regular student enrolled full time at night school.
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Attendance at a branch school:

With no athletics and previously enrolled elsewhere; and

With athletics and transfer to a school other than parent school.
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Qualifiers with No Previous Four-Year College
Attendance
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Attend the two-year college as a full-time student for at
least one full-time semester or one full-time quarter;
Complete an average of 12-semester or 12-quarter
hours of transferable credit; and
Present a minimum cumulative grade-point average of
2.000.
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Qualifiers with No Previous Four-Year College
Attendance – Application


All transferable credit hours shall be used when
determining the transferable degree credit hours and
grade-point average.
Determining the transferable credit grade-point average:
 Calculation must include all courses that are
normally transferable to an institution.
 Regardless of the grade earned or if that grade
makes the course unacceptable for transferable
credit.
 Only the last grade earned in a repeated course may
be used in the calculation.
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All Other Qualifiers, Partial Qualifiers and Nonqualifiers


Attend the two-year college as a full-time student for at
least two semesters or three quarters (excluding
summer); and
Satisfy one of the following:


Graduate from the two-year college; or
Complete an average of at least 12-semester or 12-quarter
hours of transferable degree credit with a minimum gradepoint-average of 2.000.
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All Other Qualifiers, Partial Qualifiers and
Nonqualifiers – Application


All transferable credit hours shall be used when
determining the transferable degree credit hours and
grade-point average for a two-year.
Only credit hours earned at two-year college(s)
attended since the last four-year college attendance
shall be used.
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DIVISION II NEWLY ADOPTED
LEGISLATION
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Additional Transferable Degree Credit
 Two-year college transfers who are not
qualifiers must meet additional
transferable degree credit requirements.

In addition to the current requirements, must also have
successfully completed the following:

Six-semester or eight-quarter hours of English; and

Three-semester or four-quarter hours of math.
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
Additional Transferable Degree
Credit
Application:

English and math hours required for partial and
nonqualifiers only.

Credits must be transferrable to any baccalaureate
degree program at the certifying institution.

Remedial courses may not be used to satisfy the
requirement.
Effective: August 1, 2011, for student-athletes
initially enrolling full time in a collegiate
institution on or after August 1, 2011.
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Additional Transferable Degree
Credit

Official Interpretation

Issued November 4, 2010.

Determination that a partial or nonqualifier who
graduates from the two-year institution is not
required to meet the English and math requirement.

Incorporated into the NCAA Division II Manual
following the 2011 NCAA Convention.
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4-2-4 Transfer Exception

Exception for "4-2-4" transfers who
graduate from the two-year institution to
be immediately eligible.

Old rule: Must have attended the two-year institution for
at least two semesters or three quarters and graduate.

New rule: Attends the two-year institution for only one
semester or one quarter and graduates.
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Proposal No. 2011-20
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Application:

Not subject to the 25 percent credit-hour
requirement for graduation from two-year
college.

Exception not applicable when a transfer
attends the two-year college for more than one
semester or one quarter.
Effective: August 1, 2011, for a two-year college transfer
student-athlete with previous four-year collegiate attendance
enrolling at a Division II institution on or after August 1, 2011.
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4-2-4 Transfer Exception

Official Interpretation

Issued November 4, 2010.

Determination that a partial or nonqualifier who
graduates from the two-year institution is not required to
meet the English and math requirement.

Incorporated into the Manual following the Convention.
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REVIEW OF DIVISION II
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
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Academic Requirements Review
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The review includes:
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Progress-toward-degree requirements.
Initial-eligibility requirements.
Two-year college transfer requirements.
Sufficient data to support the review.
Changes in Division I requirements.
Focus on academic readiness, success
and access.
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Timeline for Review
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September 2011: Academic Requirements Committee
November 2011: Faculty Athletics Representatives
Association
January 2012: Joint meeting of the Management Council
and Presidents Council (initial review)
February 2012: Academic Requirements Committee
March through December 2012: Review and Feedback
January 2013: NCAA Convention Education Session
February and July 2012: Academic Requirements
Committee Develops Proposals
January 2014: NCAA Convention
*Importance of feedback from the two-year college community.
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Academic Performance of Div. II
Student-Athletes by Transfer Status
All APC Cohorts (2006-2009), Fall Entrants Only
Mean
HSGPA
Mean
SAT
Mean
1st yr GPA
1st year
Ineligible
1st year
0/2*
Non-Transfers
3.16
1010
2.74
13.1%
8.6%
2-Year
Transfers
2.99
948
2.65
16.7%
10.6%
4-Year
Transfers
3.15
991
2.80
11.9%
7.3%
* 0/2 = ineligible and not retained
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Academic Preparation and
Performance of Two-Year
Transfers, Div. I vs. Div. II
Division I vs. Division II, 2009 Fall Entrants
Mean
HSGPA
Mean
SAT
Mean
1st yr GPA
Division I
3.02
941
2.71
Division II
2.97
942
2.64
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Research Findings –
Two-Year Transfers Into Div. I
Schools

Grade-point average at two-year college is strongest
predictor of first-year success at four-year college.

Ineligibility rates decrease significantly as two-year college
GPAs increase.

Number of physical education activity credits at two-year
college has a significant negative relationship with four-year
college success.
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
Student-athletes with fewer physical education activity credits have
better academic performance.
Core credits in English, math and science are particularly
predictive of four-year college success.
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Science in particular is a strong predictor of success.
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Concepts for Two-Year College
Transfer Students
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The addition of transferable degree credit in a
natural/physical science.
Establishing a limit on the number of physical
education activity courses that may be used to
certify the transferable degree credit of a two-year
college transfer.
Establishing a grade-point average for access to
practice and athletically related financial aid and a
separate grade-point average for access to
practice, athletically related financial aid and
competition.
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Feedback and Comments

Thank you.

Comments may be directed to:

Jennifer Fraser ([email protected])
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Review of Recent NCAA Division
I Board of Directors Actions
Impacting Two-Year College
Students.
October 2011
Topics

Review of actions taken yesterday by the Division I
Board of Directors:
-Division I two-year college academic transfer
requirements.
-Division I initial-eligibility standards.

The Year of Academic Readiness Legislative Proposal.

Open discussion and comments.
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Division I NCAA Legislative
Proposals - Two Year College
Transfers

Three Legislative Proposals:
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
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2011-65 – Year of Academic Readiness.
2011-69 – Increased academic standards.
2011-70 – Waiver provision mechanics.
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Division I Board of Directors Action


The Board of Directors adopted Proposal
Nos. 2011-69 and 2011-70.
Increased academic standards are
effective for students initially enrolling fulltime in any college on or after August 1,
2012.
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Timeline for Increased Standards


Students currently attending two-year
colleges full-time are NOT impacted by
these changes.
Changes apply to students who enroll fulltime in any college or university on or
after August 1, 2012.
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Changes for 2-4 Transfers Who Are
QUALIFIERS

Increased transferable grade-point average
from 2.000 to 2.50.

Physical education activity course limit of two
credits applicable to ALL sports (currently
applies only to men’s basketball).

All other current requirements remain in effect.

Athletics aid and practice permissible on
transfer based on qualifier status.
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4-2-4 Transfers/Qualifiers

Increased to 2.50 grade-point average and
expansion of limit on physical education activity
credits (2) to all sports will also apply to 4-2-4
transfers who are qualifiers.

4-2-4 qualifiers may receive athletics aid and
practice per current application of the rule (i.e.,
practice if full-time student; athletics aid if
complete one term at two-year institution).
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4-2-4 Transfers/Qualifiers
(continued)

Competition in first year after transfer to
Division I school only if meet 2.50 transferable
grade-point average and other current
requirements (i.e., transfer 12 credits per term
of attendance at two-year institution, one
calendar year elapse since departure from fouryear institution, graduate from two-year
institution).
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For Nonqualifiers

Increased transferable grade-point average from
2.000 to 2.50 for competition purposes only
(athletics aid and practice at 2.000 transferable
grade-point average).

Expanded physical education activity course
limit of two credits to ALL sports (currently
applies only to men’s basketball).
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Nonqualifiers
(continued)

Requires completion of transferable core credits
as follows: three math, three science, six
English. Science is the new requirement.

All other current requirements remain in effect
(e.g., earn Associate of Arts degree or
equivalent academic two-year degree, 48transferable credits, minimum of three
semesters/four quarters at two-year institution,
progress-toward-degree requirements, etc).
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4-2-4 Transfers/Nonqualifiers

Increased to 2.50 transferable grade-point
average, limit on physical education activity
courses (two credits) and inclusion of core
curriculum (six English, three math, and three
science credits) will also apply to 4-2-4
transfers. Core curriculum may be earned at
previous four-year and two-year institution.
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4-2-4 Transfers/Nonqualifiers
(continued)

No competition in year one absent these
requirements and other current requirements
(i.e., transfer 12 credits per term of attendance
at two-year, one calendar year elapse since
departure from four-year institution, graduate
from two-year institution).
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4-2-4 Transfers/Nonqualifiers
(continued)

4-2-4 qualifiers may receive athletics aid and
practice per current application of rule (i.e.,
athletics aid if complete one term at two-year
institution; practice if completed one academic
year in all colleges combined and full time).
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Current 2-4 Transfer Data
Academic Outcomes
Among Transfer Students in Division I
Nontransfers
Only
4-Year Transfers
2-Year Transfers
APR
(2008-09)
971
949
926
APR “0/2s”
(2008-09 AY)
2.2%
3.8%
5.5%
APR Exhausted Eligibility
“0/2s”
(2008-09)
2.4%
4.3%
7.6%
Graduation Success Rate
(2002- Cohort)
80%
77%
65%
Percentage of Ineligible Departures
Among Student-Athletes Exhausting
their Athletics Eligibility in 2008-09
SPORT
Overall
Nontransfers
Only
2-Year
Transfers
4-Year
Transfers
Baseball
3%
2%
4%
4%
Men’s Basketball
9%
7%
13%
11%
Football -- FBS
9%
8%
19%
11%
Football – FCS
7%
5%
13%
11%
Men’s Soccer
3%
2%
9%
2%
Men’s Track
(Outdoor)
3%
3%
6%
3%
Women’s
Basketball
2%
2%
2%
0%
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Trends in Number of Student-Athletes
Leaving Ineligible by Transfer Status
SPORT
Nontransfers
Two-Year Transfers
Four-Year Transfers
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
3.1%
3.0%
2.8%
2.5%
2.4%
10.0%
9.4%
9.2%
7.5%
6.7%
5.1%
5.1%
5.2%
4.6%
3.9%
Notes:
% = Percentage of individuals in that sport who were “0/2s” in that academic year.
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Key Research Findings Academic Performance of 2-4 Transfers
 Two-four transfer students enter NCAA Division
I schools with lower high school grades and test
scores than other groups of students.
 Two-four transfers leave college ineligible at
higher rates than any other group of studentathletes.
 Two-four transfer graduation rates lag those of
student-athletes who enter a Division I school
from high school.
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Research Findings –
Grade-Point Average
 Grade-point average at two-year institution is the
strongest predictor of first year academic
success at four-year institution.
 Ineligibility rates decrease significantly as a
function of increased two-year institution gradepoint average.
 For two-year transfer student ineligibility rates to
mirror college freshman, the current 2.000
grade-point average requirement must increase.
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Research Findings –
Courses
 Number of physical education activity credits at
two-year institution has a significant negative
relationship with four-year college success.
 Student-athletes with fewer physical education
activity credits have better academic
performances.
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Physical Education Activity Credits
Transferred by Nonqualifiers from
Two-Year Institutions
PE Activity Credits
% Transferring
0-2
25%
3-5
25%
6-8
18%
9-11
11%
12+
21%
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Research Findings –
Courses
 Student-athletes with more core academic
credit perform better at four-year institutions.
 Core credits in English, math and science are
particularly predictive of four-year college
success.
 Science in particular is a strong predictor of
success.
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First-Year Outcomes at the Four-Year
Institution for Two-Year College Nonqualifiers
as a Function of Earning Six English,
Three Math and Three Science Credits
Earned
Did Not Earn
6 English, 3 Math and 3 6 English, 3 Math and 3
Science
Science
First-Year Ineligibility
Rate
8%
15%
First-Year “0/2” Rate
5%
10%
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Year of Academic Readiness
Legislative Proposal
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The year of academic readiness legislation remains in
the Division I cycle.
The proposal could be acted upon in January or April.
The Board took no action on this proposal.
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Year of Academic Readiness
Concept
 Provides additional time and opportunity for
student-athletes who are academically
underprepared to take remedial courses and
generally enhance their academic readiness
prior to transfer to a four-year institution.
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Year of Academic Readiness
 Trigger for use of the year of academic
readiness would be status as a nonqualifier.
Student-athlete must register with the NCAA
Eligibility Center and be certified as a
nonqualifier.
 Year must occur at two-year institution.
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Year of Academic Readiness
(continued)

No competition in first year of collegiate
enrollment - student-athlete could practice and
receive athletically related financial aid.

NCAA “clock” would not start for purposes of
progress toward degree and five-year period of
eligibility until after year of academic readiness.
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Year of Academic Readiness
(continued)

Must attend two-year institution(s) full time for
minimum five full-time semesters/seven
quarters prior to transfer to the Division I
institution.

On enrollment at an NCAA institution studentathlete will have maximum of two seasons of
competition. Extenuating circumstances (e.g.,
injury) could be considered in waiver process.
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Year of Academic Readiness
(continued)
 Year must be used during initial year of
collegiate enrollment whenever that occurs.
 Current NCAA rules remain in place regarding
time between high school graduation and
enrollment at two-year institution (e.g.,
amateurism legislation).
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Year of Academic Readiness
(continued)
 Terms of enrollment at two-year institution must
be consecutive and existing exceptions would
continue (i.e., military service, peace corp,
church mission).
 Allow six years of athletically related financial
aid within a seven year period if using the year
of academic readiness.
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Year of Academic Readiness
(continued)

NCAA Eligibility Center would provide tracking.
Student-athlete and two-year institution would
be required to acknowledge use of year of
academic readiness during initial year of
enrollment at two-year institution.

Member institutions would be notified of
student-athlete’s use of year of academic
readiness through Institutional Request List
(IRL).
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Year of Academic Readiness
(continued)
 First year of academic enrollment for purposes of
the recruiting contact legislation does not include
the year of academic readiness. Therefore, inperson on or off campus recruiting contact
(including unofficial and official visits) may not
occur until after the second year of
enrollment. Evaluation/phone calls remain
available per current bylaws.
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Year of Academic Readiness
(continued)

Year of academic readiness will not be
considered a denied participation opportunity
for purposes of a five year clock extension
request.

Year of academic readiness and five
semesters or seven quarters of enrollment at a
two-year institution may occur at multiple twoyear institutions.
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Initial-Eligibility Standards:
Academics as a First Expectation
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Sliding Scale Elevated to ~0.5 SD Below National Mean; 2.30 Floor
Academic
Redshirt
% Current SAs
Ineligible for
Practice/ Aid
0.4%
% Current SAs
Ineligible for
Competition Only
15.5%
Note:
77 All SAs in yellow area would be ineligible for competition only. New sliding scale for competition requires HSCGPA ~ 0.50
units higher for given test score compared to current rule.
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New Initial-Eligibility Standards Adopted by the
Division I Board of Directors
 “Academic Redshirt” provision.
 Requires PSAs
to meet the current qualifier standard for eligibility
for first regular academic term of practice and receipt of athletically
related financial aid during the first year. Second semester (and
second and third quarter) eligibility for practice based on successful
completion of nine semester or eight quarter hours in the first
regular academic term of enrollment.
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IE standards continued…

Current Qualifiers
Athletics aid for first year;
AND practice in first
semester/quarter. Ability
to earn practice for
second/third terms if
earn 9 semester/8
quarter hours.
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New Initial-Eligibility Standard continued
 PSAs
must meet the following standard in order to compete in the first
academic year:
o Obtain a GPA/test score average that is set at approximately one-half of a
standard deviation below the national student body mean. This
represents an increase from the current one standard deviation below the
national student mean. The new sliding scale requires a high school core
GPA to be approximately 0.5 GPA units higher for a given test score
compared to the current qualifier standard (e.g., SAT of 1000 would
require 2.5 high school core GPA for competition vs. 2.0 currently).
o Obtain a minimum core GPA of 2.3 in the 16 core courses currently
required.
o Meet core-course requirements described later.
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New Division I Initial-Eligibility Core Course
Requirements
 Students must
successfully complete 10 core courses
prior to seventh semester (or equivalent) of high
school.
 Seven of
the 10 core courses must be successfully
completed in English, math and natural/physical
science.
 These core courses
will be used to calculate the core
GPA for purposes of meeting the sliding scale and
GPA minimum.
 This
requirement must be met in order to compete in
the first academic year.
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Timeline for Implementing New IE Standards
 New initial-eligibility
standards will be effective
for students entering any collegiate institution on
or after of August 1, 2015.
 Timeline
provides notice for student-athletes
currently in their freshman year of high school.
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Feedback and Comments

Thank you.

Comments may be directed to:


Jennifer Strawley ([email protected]);
OR
Diane Dickman ([email protected]).
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