Transcript  To understand four-year college transfer legislation.  To be able to accurately apply legislation to use best practices in recruiting.

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To understand four-year college transfer
legislation.
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To be able to accurately apply legislation to
use best practices in recruiting.
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New legislation.
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Recent interpretations.
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Common interpretive and legislative relief
issues.
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Practice pointers.
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Prior to being eligible for competition, fouryear college transfer SA must serve one full
academic year in residence at certifying
institution.
NCAA Bylaw 14.5.5.1
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If SA attended previous institution for at least one
academic year, he/she is eligible for financial aid and
practice at certifying institution.
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If SA attended previous institution for less than one
academic year and is partial qualifier or nonqualifier,
receipt of financial aid and practice is governed by
Bylaw 14.3.
◦ Not eligible to use transfer exception to be
immediately eligible to compete.
Bylaw 14.5.5.1
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In order to use transfer exceptions, SA must not:
◦ Be under disciplinary suspension at previous
institution;
◦ Have competed during segment that concludes with
NCAA championship at previous institution; and
◦ Have unfulfilled residency requirement at previous
institution.
 Exception: Return to original institution without
participation.
Bylaws 14.5.1.1, 14.5.5.3 and 14.5.5.4
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Staff interpretation [Reference: 7/24/14, Item No. 2]:
◦ SA who is qualifier and serving year in residence
during initial year of enrollment due to organized
competition violation who chooses to transfer prior
to serving year in residence is not eligible for onetime transfer exception.
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Staff interpretation [Reference: 8/6/14, Item No. a]:
◦ Partial qualifier or nonqualifier who received fully
approved initial-eligibility waiver to permit
athletically related financial aid, practice and
competition in initial year of full-time enrollment is
considered qualifier for purposes of application of
two-year and four-year college transfer
requirements.
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To be eligible for competition, SA must complete six
hours of academic credit the preceding regular
academic term of full-time enrollment.
◦ Must be degree applicable.
◦ Must be transferable hours as certified by certifying
institution.
Bylaw 14.4.3.1.1
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NCAA Proposal No. 2014-16 will require SAs to
earn nine hours of academic credit the preceding
regular academic term of full-time enrollment,
effective fall 2016.
Bylaw 14.4.3.1.1
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SA must meet several conditions to satisfy one-time
transfer exception.
1. SA must not have previously transferred from
four-year institution.
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Exception: SA may still use one-time transfer
exception if in previous transfer SA used
discontinued/nonsponsored sport exception or
previous transfer was due to loss of regional
accreditation.
Bylaw 14.5.5.3.9-(a)
2. SA must be in good academic standing,
meeting progress-toward-degree requirements at
previous institution and academically eligible to
return to previous institution.
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Good academic standing is defined by academic
authorities at previous institution.
Bylaw 14.5.5.3.9-(b)
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If SA is transferring from NCAA or NAIA
member institution, previous institution must certify in
writing that it has no objection to SA being granted
exception to transfer residence requirement.
Bylaw 14.5.5.3.9-(c)
4.
Additional requirement only for those SAs who
have one season or two semesters/three quarters or
fewer remaining to complete his or her eligibility and
has not earned a baccalaureate degree:
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Must have completed an average of 12 credit hours of
transferrable degree credit for each full-time term
attended and a 2.000 GPA in those credits.
Bylaw 14.5.5.3.9-(d)
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Official interpretation [Reference: 11/2/14, Item Ref.
14] incorporated effective immediate:
◦ Transfer SA from Division I institution who meets
all other requirements of one-time transfer
exception may use exception upon transfer to
Division II institution even if SA does not fulfill
percentage-of-degree requirements at previous
Division I institution.
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SA is not subject to year in residence provided
previous institution discontinued or has publicly
announced its plans to discontinue SA’s sport.
Bylaw 14.5.5.3.5-(a)
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If SA’s previous institution did not sponsor SA’s sport
while SA was in attendance, SA is not subject to year
in residence.
◦ To use this exception, SA must not have previously
transferred from institution that sponsored sport.
Bylaw 14.5.5.3.5-(b)
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SA is not subject to year in residence if:
◦ For a (consecutive) two-year period prior to SA’s
participation in countable athletically related
activities at certifying institution:
 SA has not competed and has not participated in
other countable athletically related activities in
involved sport beyond a 14 consecutive calendarday period; or
 SA has not participated in organized noncollegiate
amateur competition while enrolled full time.
Bylaw 14.5.5.3.6
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Official interpretation [Reference: 7/7/14, Item No.
15]:
◦ Participation on previous institution’s club team
triggers intercollegiate competition or noncollegiate
amateur competition and must be counted when
determining whether SA may use two-year
nonparticipation exception.
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SA is not subject to year in residence if:
◦ SA was not recruited by certifying institution;
◦ SA has not received any athletically related
financial aid; and
◦ SA has not competed or participated in countable
athletically related activities beyond a 14
consecutive calendar-day period at any previous
institution.
Bylaw 14.5.5.3.8
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Educational exchange exception (Bylaw 14.5.5.3.1).
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Exchange student exception (Bylaw 14.5.5.3.2).
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Discontinued academic program exception (Bylaw
14.5.5.3.3).
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Military service, religious mission exception (Bylaw
14.5.5.3.4).
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Return to original institution without
participation/minimal participation exception (Bylaw
14.5.5.3.7).
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SA who transfers and enrolls in graduate program,
professional school, or second baccalaureate or
equivalent degree program at institution other than
institution previously attended as undergraduate may
compete provided SA has eligibility remaining.
Bylaw 14.1.8.1
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Staff interpretation [Reference: 10/8/14, Item No. a]:
◦ SA may use exception on more than one occasion
provided SA has eligibility remaining and
regardless of whether SA previously transferred as
undergraduate student.
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Staff interpretation [Reference: 10/25/13, Item No.
b]:
◦ Graduate student who transfers while disqualified
or suspended from previous institution must
complete year in residence at certifying institution.
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Dan plans to transfer to Sinise University (Division II) for
the 2015-16 academic year.
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Dan has six semesters of eligibility remaining at his
current institution, Patriot University (Division II). Dan
did not attend a collegiate institution prior to attending
Patriot.
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Dan is in good academic standing and meeting progresstoward-degree requirements at Patriot and passed six
hours of transferrable credit during the 2015 spring term.
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Patriot supports the transfer.
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Is Dan eligible to use a transfer exception?
Yes.
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If so, which transfer exception?
One-time transfer exception.
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Let’s say Dan did not pass six hours of transferrable
degree credit during the 2015 spring term. Does he
have any options?
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Summer school?
No.
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Progress-toward-degree waiver?
Yes, if mitigating circumstances.
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Jenny initially attended Parkland State University (Division II)
for the 2011-12 academic year. Jenny competed, but did not
receive athletics aid.
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Jenny transferred to Lakeview University (Division II) and
used the one-time transfer exception to compete in the 201213 academic year. Jenny did not receive athletics aid at
Lakeview.
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Jenny practiced with the women’s basketball team at
Lakeview during the 2013 fall term, but did not compete.
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After a falling out with the coaching staff, Jenny decided to
leave the team. Her last day with the team, during which she
practiced with the team, was October 21, 2013.
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Jenny finished the semester in good academic standing,
meeting progress-toward-degree requirements and passed six
hours of transferrable degree credit.
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Jenny took a year off from school.
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During the 2015 spring term, Jenny enrolled at Eastern State
University (Division II), which did not recruit Jenny.
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Jenny decides she would like to start playing basketball again
in the 2015 fall term. She will not receive athletics aid.
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Does Jenny need to use a transfer exception to be eligible
to compete in the 2015 fall term?
Yes.
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Is Jenny eligible to use a transfer exception to be eligible
to compete in the 2015 fall term?
Yes.
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Which transfer legislation applies?
Two-year nonparticipation or minimal participation
exception.
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When is Jenny eligible to participate?
Jenny is eligible exactly two years to the date of her last
participation in countable activity — October 21, 2015.
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Forrest was a SA at Kennedy University (Division I) in
the second semester of his sophomore year (four
semesters of enrollment).
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Forrest was dismissed from the team February 2, 2015,
following a fight with a fellow teammate.
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Although not happy about the situation, the athletics
department granted Forrest a full release and supports
the transfer.
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Following the release, Forrest was involved in another
fight and suspended from the institution as a result of
the fight.
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Despite his suspension, Forrest is leaving Kennedy in
good academic standing and meeting progress-towarddegree requirements.
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Forrest wants to transfer to TBD University in the 2015
fall term.
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Is Forrest eligible for a transfer exception?
No. Due to his disciplinary suspension from his
previous institution, Forrest must serve a year in
residence prior to competing.
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If SA does not meet a four-year college transfer
exception, consider if legislative relief is appropriate.
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Guidelines can be found on www.ncaa.org.
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Case precedent can be found in RSRO.