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SUMMARY OF NCAA REGULATIONS

This section of the handbook covers rules that you as a student-athlete must adhere to in order to maintain your NCAA eligibility to compete in intercollegiate athletics.

AMATEURISM

Eligibility for competition

You are not eligible for participation in a sport if after full-time collegiate enrollment you have ever:

  • Taken pay, or the promise of pay, for competing in that sport.

  • Agreed (orally or in writing) to compete in professional athletics in that sport.

  • Played on any professional athletics team as defined by the NCAA in that sport.

  • Used your athletic skills for pay in any form in that sport.

  • You are not eligible in a sport if you ever have accepted money, transportation or other benefits from agents, or agreed to have any agent market your athletic ability or reputation in that sport.

• You are not eligible in any sport if, after you become a student-athlete, you accept any pay for promoting a commercial product or service, or allowed your name or picture to be used for promoting a commercial product or service.

• You are not eligible in any sport if, because of your athletics ability, you were paid for work you did not perform, were paid at a rate higher than the going rate, or were paid for the value an employer placed on your reputation, fame, or personal following.

Participation in Organized Competition Prior to Initial Collegiate Enrollment

If you do not enroll in a collegiate institution as a full-time student during the regular academic term that is immediately following the date that your high school class normally graduates (or the international equivalent) you shall use a season of intercollegiate competition for each calendar year or sport season (following that date) in which you have participated in organized competition. Organized competition is defined as follows:

  • Competition is scheduled in advance.

  • Official score is kept.

  • Individual or team standing or statistics are maintained.

  • Official timer or game officials are used.

  • Admission is charged.

  • Teams are regularly formed or team rosters are predetermined.

  • Team uniforms are used.

  • An individual or team is privately or commercially sponsored.

  • The competition is either directly or indirectly sponsored, promoted, or administered by an individual, an organization or any other agency. As an exception to this rule, a 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 semesters 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 is not required to fulfill an academic year in residence before being eligible to represent the certifying institution in that specific sport in intercollegiate competition.

Actual and Necessary Expenses

For the purposes of determining the use of a season of competition, actual and necessary expenses are limited to the following: Meals; Transportation; Lodging; Medical Insurance; Stipend (e.g., money for gas or food); or Medical expenses (excluding on-site treatment of an injury).

FINANCIAL AID

You are not eligible if you receive financial aid other than the financial aid that your institution distributes. However, it is permissible to receive:

  • Money from anyone upon whom you are naturally or legally dependent.

  • Financial aid that has been awarded to you on basis other than athletics ability.

  • Financial aid from an entity outside your institution that meets the requirements specified in the Division II Manual.

• On/or off-campus employment earnings, provided the compensation does not include remuneration for value that the student-athlete may have for the employer because of publicity, reputation, fame, or personal following; the student-athlete is compensated on for work actually performed; and the student-athlete is compensated at a rate commensurate with the going rate in that locality for similar services.

You must report to your institution any financial aid that you receive from a source other than your institution. However, you do not need to report financial aid received from anyone upon whom you are naturally or legally dependent.

Eligibility for financial aid (including athletic scholarships) is dependent upon full-time enrollment (12 credit hours) and good academic standing. Athletic scholarships are valid for a one-year period and can be renewed prior to the beginning of each subsequent academic year. If your athletic scholarship is reduced or cancelled during the period of the award or for the subsequent year, you have the right to an appeal hearing. The receipt of any financial aid at Emmanuel College, including athletic scholarships, is dependent upon the successful completion of all paperwork required by the Financial Aid Office.

Financial aid may be reduced or cancelled during the period of the award for the following four reasons only:

  • A student-athlete renders himself/herself ineligible for intercollegiate competition.

  • A student-athlete fraudulently misrepresents any information on an application, letter of intent,

    financial aid agreement, NCAA paperwork, or Eligibility Center information.

  • A student-athlete engages in serious misconduct warranting substantial disciplinary penalty.

  • A student-athlete voluntarily withdraws from a sport at any time for personal reasons.
  • Financial aid may not be reduced or canceled during the period of the award on the basis of athletic ability, a participation-preventing injury or illness, or for any other athletic reason.
  • The student-athlete must be notified in writing of a reduction or cancellation of financial aid during the period of the award, and must be provided a written notice of their opportunity for an appeal hearing by the financial aid office.

NCAA Bylaw 15.3.4 outlines the reasons for which your Athletics Grant-in-Aid could be reduced or cancelled. If you feel that the reduction or cancellation of your aid is unjustified, you can appeal by requesting a hearing as provided by NCAA Bylaw 15.3.2.4. Please send written notice to the Office of Financial Aid of your request for a hearing opportunity. Written notice of intent to appeal, supporting evidence, and documentation must be received from the student within fourteen days of the date noted on the certified mail receipt. The Director of Financial Aid shall promptly schedule a hearing with the Financial Aid Appeals Committee within thirty days after receiving written notice of intent to appeal, and shall send the Athletic Director, Associate Athletic Director of Compliance, the Head Coach and the student-athlete notice of the date of the hearing. You will be notified of the results of the hearing within seven business days of the decision.

The renewal of institutional financial aid based in any degree on athletics ability shall be made on or before July 1 before the academic year in which it is to be effective. The institution shall promptly notify in writing each student-athlete who received an award the previous academic year and who had eligibility remaining in the sport in which financial aid was awarded the previous academic year whether the grant has been renewed or not renewed for the ensuing academic year. Student-Athletes must be notified in writing of financial aid renewals and non-renewals by the financial aid office and not from the athletics department, and must be provided written notice of their opportunity for an appeal hearing by the financial aid office.

Athletic aid may not be used for off-campus housing.

ACADEMIC STANDARDS
Eligibility for Competition
To be academically eligible to compete, you must:

  • Have been admitted as a regularly enrolled, degree-seeking student according to the published entrance requirements of your institution.

  • Be in good academic standing according to the standards of your institution.

  • Be enrolled in at least a minimum full-time baccalaureate degree program (no less than 12 semester hours) and maintain satisfactory progress toward that degree, be enrolled in a full-time graduate or professional degree program (no less than eight semester hours), or be enrolled and seeking a second baccalaureate degree at your institution.
  • If you are enrolled in less than a full-time program, you are eligible to compete only if you are enrolled in the last term of your degree program and are carrying credits necessary to finish your degree.
  • You are eligible to compete during the official vacation period immediately before 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 are no longer enrolled in your previous educational institution, and you are eligible under all institutional and NCAA requirements.
  • You are eligible to compete between terms if you are continuing enrollment, provided you have been registered for the required minimum full-time load at the conclusion of the term immediately preceding the date of competition, or if you are either continuing enrollment or beginning enrollment, provided you have been accepted for enrollment as a regular full-time student for the regular term immediately following the date of competition.

Please Note: Remedial Classes (ENGL 101, ENGL 102, Communications 130, do not count for credit hours if a grade of a C- or better is not earned in the course). Also remedial hours do not count towards eligibility after freshman year. Unsatisfactory grades in a major course do not count towards eligibility credit.

Eligibility for Practice

You are eligible to practice if you are enrolled in a minimum full-time program of studies leading to a baccalaureate or equivalent degree as defined by the regulations of the certifying institution which shall not be less than 12 semester hours, regardless of the institution's definition of a minimum full-time program of studies.

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.

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.

After a seven day period student athletes must be able to provide proof to the Associate AD of Compliance they have sent all documents to the NCAA center or they are ineligible to practice.

CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY

In order to be eligible for competition at the end of each academic term, a student-athlete must successfully complete nine-semester hours of academic credit the preceding regular academic term in which the student-athlete has been enrolled full time at any collegiate institution.

If you have transferred to your current institution mid-year, or you have completed one academic year in residence at your current institution or used one season of eligibility in a sport at your current institution, your eligibility shall be determined by your academic record in existence at the beginning of the fall term or at the beginning of any other regular term of that academic year and you must satisfy the following requirements for academic progress to be eligible to compete:

  • Each student must earn a minimum of 9 credit hours every semester.

  • You satisfactorily must have completed at least an average of 12 semester or quarter hours of academic credit during each of the terms in each of the academic years in which you have been enrolled, or you must have satisfactorily completed 24 semester hours of academic credit since the beginning of the previous fall term or since the beginning of your school's preceding regular two semesters.

  • You must earn at least 75 percent of the semester hours required for satisfactory progress during the regular academic year. You may not earn more than 25 percent of the semester or quarter hours required for satisfactory progress during the summer or through correspondence courses taken during the 2014-2015 academic year and thereafter.

  • You must achieve the following minimum grade-point average (based on a maximum of 4.000) At the completion of 24 semester or 36 quarter hours: 2.000
    At the completion of 48 semester or 72 quarter hours: 2.000
    At the completion of 72 semester or 108 quarter hours: 2.000

    At the completion of 96 semester or 144 quarter hours: 2.000

  • You must meet the minimum grade-point average at the certifying institution based on the method of calculation used by the institution for calculating grade-point averages for all students and the calculation shall only include courses normally counted by the institution in calculating the grade-point average for graduation

    • You must choose a major that leads to a specific baccalaureate degree by the beginning of your fifth semester of enrollment. (This includes transfer students who have not completed an academic year in residence yet or used one season of eligibility in a sport at their current institution.)

    Freshmen

  • You are referred to as a qualifier and are eligible to practice and compete in your sport and to receive financial aid (institutional and athletically related) during your first academic year under Bylaw 14.02.9.1, if you:

  • Graduate from high school.

  • Attain a minimum high school grade-point average of 2.000 in 16 core-curriculum courses and

    specified in Bylaw 14.3.1.1.

  • Achieve the required sum ACT (68) or SAT (820) score as specified in Bylaw 14.3.1.1.
  • You are referred to as a partial qualifier and are eligible to receive institutional and athletically related financial aid if you fail to meet the criteria for a qualifier, but at the time of graduation from high school you attain a minimum high-school grade-point average of 2.000 in 16 core-curriculum courses as specified in Bylaw 14.3.1.1 or achieved the required sum ACT (68) SAT (820) score. You may not compete in your sport during your first academic year in residence; however, you may practice on campus or at your institution's regular practice facility.
  • You are referred to as a non-qualifier if you fail to meet the criteria above. Although a non-qualifier is ineligible for practice and competition during the first academic year in residence, a non- qualifier may receive non-athletics institutional aid, provided certification by the faculty athletics representative and the chair of the financial aid committee that the financial aid was granted without regard to athletics ability is on file in the office of the Athletic Director s.
  • If you are a non-qualifier or partial qualifier, you will have four seasons of eligibility after your first academic year in residence. However, student-athletes who have exhausted three seasons of competition in Division I are not eligible for further seasons of competition in Division II.
  • Other regulations concerning eligibility - all sports
  • You are not eligible to participate in more than four seasons of intercollegiate competition.
  • You are not eligible after the first 10 semesters in which you were enrolled at a collegiate institution in at least a minimum full-time program of studies as determined by the institution, except for extensions that have been approved in accordance with NCAA legislation.
  • You are eligible at an institution other than the institution from which you have received or satisfied the requirements for a baccalaureate degree or an equivalent degree, if you meet the conditions of the one-time transfer exception and you have eligibility remaining as set forth in Bylaw 14.2.2 You are eligible for championships that occur within 60 days of the date you complete the requirements for you degree.

For all sports: you are not eligible to compete until your student account is finalized. If you play a non NCAA sport you will need a clear account balance and have final HS transcripts turned in.

All sports other than basketball

You are not eligible in your sport for the rest of your season if, after enrollment in college and during any year in which you were a member of an intercollegiate team, you competed as a member of any outside team in any non-collegiate, amateur competition in the sport during the playing season. Competing in the Olympic Games tryouts and competition, and other specified national and international competition is permitted.

Basketball only

You are not eligible if, after you become a student-athlete, you participate in any organized basketball competition except while representing the institution in intercollegiate competition. Competing in the Olympic Games tryouts and competition, and other specified national and international competition is permitted. There are no restrictions on the participation of Division II student-athletes in outside basketball competition during the summer.

Transfer students only

You are a transfer student if:

The registrar or admissions officer from your former institution certified that you officially were registered and enrolled at that institution in any term in a minimum full-time load and you were present on the opening day of classes; or

The Athletic Director s from your former institution certified that you reported for the regular squad practice that any staff member of the athletics department of your former institution announced before the beginning of any term.

If you are a transfer student from a four-year institution, you are not eligible during your first academic year in residence unless you meet the provisions of one of the exceptions specified in Bylaw 14.5.5.3 or one of the waivers specified in Bylaw 14.8.1.2 If you are a transfer student from
a two-year institution, you are not eligible during your first academic year in residence at your new institution unless you meet the academic and residence requirements specified in Bylaw 14.5.4 or the exceptions specified in Bylaw 14.5.4.5.

If you transferred from a four-year college to a two-year college and then to your new institution,

you are not eligible during your first academic year in residence at your new institution unless you meet the requirements specified in Bylaw 14.5.4.2 and Bylaw 14.5.4.5.