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Eligibility 101 - The Basics
Chesney Allen & Matt Hanson
NAIA Legislative Services
Today’s Focus: Fundamentals and Processes
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Academic Eligibility
Athletic Experience
Transfer Situations
Campus Responsibilities
Eligibility Forms & Documents
Academic Eligibility
Athletic Eligibility
 Terms of Attendance (TOA)
 Seasons of Competition (SOC)
 Limit of 10 semesters;
 Limit of 4 seasons of
15 quarters
competition in a given sport
 All first-time NAIA participants must register at www.playnaia.org
and receive an eligible determination prior to participating in any
contest (scrimmage, exhibition or regular season).
EC Reviews:
 Terms of Attendance
 Seasons of Competition
 Academic Eligibility
 Graduation
EC Does Not Review:
 Amateurism
 Transfer Releases
 Suspension Residency
 Eligibility Certification
Eligibility Center:
Reviews and Appeals
Request for review: An internal review by Eligibility Center
management.
 Should be based upon the discovery of new information, or an
error in the determination.
Request for appeal: Review by a national committee (National
Eligibility Committee or Competitive Experience Committee).
 Can be based upon:
 Misapplication of the rule;
 Decision was reached in an arbitrary or capricious manner; or
 There was bias or discrimination in the decision-making
process.
Academic Eligibility
Academic Eligibility:
Terms of Attendance
An NAIA student may only compete during the first 10 semester
terms of attendance or 15 quarter terms of attendance.
 TOA is any term (excluding summer sessions) in which the
student becomes identified with an institution.
Identification: An association between the student and institution
recognized by the NAIA.
 Participation in an intercollegiate contest
 Enrollment in 12 institutional credit hours as noted on the
student’s official transcript (Freshman Exception)
Tricks of the Trade:
Terms of Attendance & Identification
 The impact of institutional credits on identification
 Identification at one institution and then transfer to another
institution
 Identification at one institution and then a total withdrawal
 Within 21 days of the start of classes
 Outside of 21 days from the start of classes
Article V, Section C, Item 3
Academic Eligibility:
12-hour Enrollment
To compete, a student must be enrolled in a minimum of 12
institutional credit hours.
 At least 9 institutional credit hours must be at the NAIA
institution
 Up to 3 institution credit hours from another institution with prior permission from NAIA registrar – will count
toward satisfying this rule.
 If a student drops below 12 hours at any time, student must
immediately stop competing.
Article V, Section C, Item 2
Academic Eligibility:
Entering Freshman Requirements
A student is considered an entering freshman until he/she has
identified with a post-secondary institution of higher education for
at least 2 semesters/3 quarters.
Freshmen must meet 2 out of 3 requirements:
 2.0 Cumulative GPA
 Finish in top half of the student’s graduating class
 Minimum standardized test scores of:
 18 on the ACT; or
 860 on the SAT (Math & Reading only)
Early determination are available after a student’s 6th and/or 7th
semesters of high school.
Academic Eligibility:
Freshman Exceptions
Home Schooled Students:
 Test score requirement: 20 ACT / 950 SAT; OR
 Individualized review by the NAIA Homes School Committee
Students with Learning Disabilities:
 Meet entering freshman eligibility requirements; OR
 Individualized review by the LDAC and NEC
Article V, Section C, Item 5
Academic Eligibility:
2nd Term Freshman
To participate in the student’s second TOA, the student must:
 Have met entering freshman requirements (2 of 3); and
 Have earned at least 9 credits prior to the second term
 Can’t count pre-identification hours
Quarter School Note:
To participate in the student’s third quarter TOA, the student must
have earned 24 credits over the students first 2 TOAs.
Academic Eligibility:
Continuing Eligibility
24/36-Hour Rule:
 Passing coursework and earning credits in a manner
consistent with the expectations of a full-time student.
 Considers terms of attendance and earning expected credits
over previous 2 semester/3 quarter TOAs
Progress Rule:
 Earning credits so that one’s academic achievement aligns
with one’s athletic experience
 Considers seasons of competition and earning expected
credits prior to the start of the next SOC
Article V, Section C, Item 6
Academic Eligibility:
24|36-Hour Rule
To compete, a student must have earned:
 24 credits during the student’s previous two semester TOAs; or
 36 credits during the student’s previous three quarter TOAs.
This calculation may include:
 “Non-term” hours earned after the student’s 2nd most recent
TOA.
 No more than 12 non-term hours can apply to the calculation.
Article V, Section C, Item 6
Academic Eligibility:
24|36-Hour Rule
4th
academic
year
1st Academic Year:
Fall – 12 credits
Spring – 12 credits
Meets 24/36-Hour Rule for
Fall of the 2nd Academic
Year
Article V, Section C, Item 6
Academic Eligibility:
24|36-Hour Rule
Meets 24/36-Hour Rule for
Fall of the 3rd Academic Year
4th
academic
year
1st Academic Year:
Fall – 12 credits
Spring – 12 credits
Summer – 3 credits
2nd Academic Year:
Fall – 15 credits
Spring – 6 credits
Article V, Section C, Item 6
Academic Eligibility:
24|36-Hour Rule
3rd Academic Year:
Fall – 12 credits
Spring – Did not Identify
(0 credits)
4th
academic
year
1st Academic Year:
Fall – 12 credits
Spring – 12 credits
Summer – 3 credits
2nd Academic Year:
Fall – 15 credits
Spring – 6 credits
Does not meet 24/36-Hour Rule
for Fall of the 4th Academic Year
Article V, Section C, Item 9
Academic Eligibility:
Progress Rule
To compete in a student’s 2nd SOC:
 24 semester / 36 quarter institutional credits accumulated.
To compete in a student’s 3rd SOC:
 48 semester / 72 quarter institutional credits accumulated.
To compete in a student’s 4th SOC:
 72 semester / 108 quarter institutional credits accumulated.
 48 semester / 72 quarter general education and/or major
institutional credits accumulated.
Article V, Section C, Items 8 & 9
Academic Eligibility:
2.0 GPA Requirement
 Junior academically and/or 3rd Season of Competition, or
 Senior Academically and/or 4th Season of Competition
Calculating GPA
 First TOA at your institution: cumulative GPA from all transcripts
Cum GPA =
Total Quality Points achieved
Total GPA Hrs. attempted
 After initial TOA at your institution: use institution's cumulative
GPA policy for all students
 Retention/Graduation GPA is only used if it is the only GPA
 If multiple “cumulative GPAs” appear, use whichever GPA
institution uses to determine honors, graduation, etc.
Article V, Section B, Item 18
Athletic Eligibility:
Seasons of Competition
Article V, Section B, Item 18
Athletic Eligibility:
Seasons of Competition
A student may compete in 4 SOC that include a combination of:
Intercollegiate competition
 Varsity and subvarsity (JV and/or freshman)
 Transfer students’ previous SOC are determined by
previous athletic association
Non-intercollegiate competition (elite-level)
 Participation in leagues or experiences that meet the
evaluative criteria for determining a chargeable league
 PSAY – 12 month “grace period” after high school
Athletic Eligibility:
Intercollegiate SOC
Article V, Section B, Item 18
Article V, Section M
A student is charged one season of competition for any
participation in an exhibition or intercollegiate contest
 One pitch, one play, one second
 Medical Hardships
 Season-ending injury verified by the treating physician
 Student must not have exceeded competition limits
 Injury cannot occur in last regular season or postseason
contest
 Only restores intercollege SOC. Does not restore TOA.
Article V, Section M
Athletic Eligibility:
Hardship Waiver Forms
Coach / AD / FAR
must complete
portions 1-4
Transcript is required
Competition dates –
be prepared to submit
verifying stats
Signatures
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Article V, Section M
Athletic Eligibility:
Hardship Waiver Forms
Doctor (M.D. or D.O only)
must complete portion 5
Answer and initial all
questions
Date for return must be
given – must be at least
specific to the month
Signature
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Article V, Section B, Item 18(b)
Athletic Eligibility:
Non-Collegiate Competition
Who is subject to a competitive experience review?
 Eligibility Center Determinations
 Any student who will enroll at an NAIA institution a year or
more after high school graduation.
 Campus Certification
 Any student with a break in full-time enrollment.
 Any student who, while at a non-NAIA institution, was not
charged seasons of competition for every year of full-time
enrollment.
Article V, Section B, Item 18
Athletic Eligibility:
Directory of Competition
The Directory of Competition
within PlayNAIA Manager
allows institutions to see if a
league/event is chargeable as
elite-level competition.
NOTE: The Directory is not
exhaustive and only contains
those leagues evaluated by the
Eligibility Center.
Article V, Sections F-H
Transfer Rules
Article V, Sections F-H
Transfer Rules
Definition of a Transfer
 A student who becomes identified with an NAIA school after
having been previously identified with another institution.
General Transfer Residency Rule
 A student with prior participation at a 4-year institution must
serve a 16-week residency period prior to NAIA participation.
 Residency Rule Exceptions:
 Most recent intercollegiate participation was at 2-year
institution
 Did not participate at the most recent 4-year institution
 Has both a 2.0 GPA and written release
Article V, Sections F-H
Transfer Rules
 Transfer student who represents 2 institutions in one academic
year can be charged 2 SOCs in a 12-month period
 JuCo Exception: JuCo grad who participated at JuCO,
transfers to NAIA school in same sport season and is
otherwise eligible
 Mid-Year Transfers and Spring Events
 Student must be certified as eligible to participate in next SOC
 Applies even for spring scrimmages, where student won’t be
charged a SOC
Tying it All Together
Article V, Section J
Eligibility Certification Forms
Required:
NAIA Official Eligibility
Certificate
NAIA Certificate of Clearance
When applicable:
Transfer Eligibility Statement
Eligibility Certificate for
Entering Freshmen
Competitive Experience
Form
Students may not
compete until all
necessary forms are
completed and sent to
conference eligibility
chair
Article V, Section L; Article VI, Section B&E
NAIA Forms and Processes
Self Report
Violation
Exception Request
Send to:
Conference
Eligibility Chair
Appeal of Previous
Ruling
Send to:
National
Office
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