Summary of NCAA Regulations – Division I
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(2) You are eligible to practice during the official vacation period immediately
preceding initial enrollment, provided you have been accepted by your
institution for enrollment in a regular, full-time program of studies at the time of
your initial participation, you no longer are enrolled in your previous
educational institution and you are eligible under all institutional and NCAA
requirements. [Bylaw 14.1.8.1.1]
(3) You also are eligible to practice if you are enrolled in the final semester or
quarter of a baccalaureate program while enrolled in less than a minimum full-
time program of studies and your institution certifies that you are carrying (for
credit) the courses necessary to complete the degree requirements, as
determined by the faculty of the institution. [Bylaw 14.1.8.1.3]
c. Continuing Eligibility – All Sports (for those student-athletes first entering a
collegiate institution as a full-time student on or after August 1, 2003).
If you are entering an institution for the first time on or after August 1, 2003,
your eligibility for competition shall be based on:
(a) Having successfully completed 24-semester or 36-quarter hours of
academic credit prior to the start of the institution's third semester or
fourth quarter following the student-athlete's initial full-time enrollment;
(b) Having successfully completed 18-semester or 27-quarter hours of
academic credit since the beginning of the previous fall term or since the
beginning of the certifying institution's preceding regular two semesters or
three quarters (hours earned during the summer may not be used to fulfill
this requirement); and
(c) Six-semester or quarter hours of academic credit the preceding regular
academic term (e.g., fall semester, winter quarter) in which the student-
athlete has been enrolled at any collegiate institution. [Bylaw 14.4.3]
(d) You must choose a major that leads to a specific baccalaureate degree by
the beginning of your third year of enrollment. (This includes transfer
students who have not yet completed an academic year in residence or
used one season of eligibility in a sport at their current institution.)
[Bylaw 14.4.3.1.6]
(e) If you are entering your second year of collegiate enrollment, you must
present a cumulative grade-point average that equals at least 90 percent of
the institution's overall cumulative grade-point average required for
graduation (based on a 4.000 scale). [Bylaw 14.4.3.3]
(f) If you are entering your third year of collegiate enrollment, you must have
completed successfully at least 40 percent of the course requirements in
your specific degree program and you must present a cumulative