N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R C O L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S
Academic Eligibility
Progress Rule
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R C O L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S
Academic Eligibility
Progress Rule
Article V, Section C, Item 9
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 majorinstitutional credits accumulated.
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R C O L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S
Academic EligibilityProgress Rule
2nd SOC: Pass 24semester/36 quarterhours
3rd SOC:Pass 48semester/72 quarterhours
4th SOC: Pass 72semester/ 108quarter hours,including 48 or 72in gen ed/majorfield of study
1st Season ofCompetition:Meet freshmaneligibilityrequirements
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R C O L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S
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 for transfer students
First TOA at your institution: cumulative GPA from all transcripts
Total Quality Points achieved
Total GPA Hrs. attempted
After initial TOA at your institution: use institution's cumulativeGPA policy for all students
Retention/Graduation GPA is only used if it is the only GPA
If multiple “cumulative GPAs” appear, use whichever GPAinstitution uses to determine honors, graduation, etc.
Article V, Section C, Item 9
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R C O L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S
Academic Eligibility
Progress Rule
Article V, Section C, Item 9
Incoming Transfers
First term of identification
Take all past transcripts at face value
Check for institutional credit hours, not just cumulative total
Second term of identification
Rely on your transcript’s cumulative hours earned total
Tip: Think ahead to prevent problems from loss of hours
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