Understanding NJCAA Academic Eligibility Requirements
The NJCAA academic eligibility requirements for student-athletes involve criteria related to full-time term enrollment, academic progress, and seasons of intercollegiate competition. Eligibility is determined by factors such as full-time enrollment status, previous seasons of competition, GPA requirements, and accumulation of credits. Exceptions and academic hardship applications are possible avenues for eligibility in specific cases. It is essential for student-athletes to meet these academic standards to participate in NJCAA competitions.
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Academic Eligibility 17 First and Second Season Academic Requirements
Definitions Academic Progress Eligibility -The basis for NJCAA eligibility is directly related to the number of full-time terms a student-athlete has previously attempted. Full-Time Term - A student-athlete will be charged with attempting a term of full-time enrollment when they remain enrolled in full-time status beyond the 18th calendar day of the term (not to end on a weekend or Federal Holiday) OR if they have participated in a contest prior to that date. - Summer terms DO NOT count as a full-time term effective August 1, 2023. Summer terms prior to August 1, 2023, will count as a full-time term. 17 A c a d e m i c P r o g r e s s E l i g i b i l i t y
Definitions Season of Intercollegiate Competition A student-athlete is charged with a season of NJCAA intercollegiate competition when they have represented a college or university and competed against outside competition. The competition could be varsity, JV or club. NJCAA Participation In the NJCAA a student-athlete may participate in their first two seasons of intercollegiate competition in a sport. If they have already competed in two or more seasons, they have exhausted their NJCAA eligibility for that sport. First Season Athlete The student has not yet competed in any intercollegiate sport at the varsity, JV, or club level at any institution. Second Season Athlete The student-athlete has competed in one season of intercollegiate participation at any college or university. 17 A c a d e m i c P r o g r e s s E l i g i b i l i t y
Eligibility Standards Overview: Ways a student-athlete can become eligible to compete as a first-season participant: If the student-athlete does not meet either option listed previously, but would be eligible utilizing one of the academic exceptions from the 22-23 academic year: Meet the accumulation and GPA requirements outlined in the NJCAA Academic Eligibility Grid Passing 12 credits with a 2.0 GPA in the student-athlete s previous full-time term OR OR Apply for an academic exception hardship through the NJCAA National Office using the appropriate form This is a one-time exception, applicable only in the 23-24 academic year 17 A c a d e m i c P r o g r e s s E l i g i b i l i t y
First Season Student-Athlete Academic Requirements Semester Terms: - Must meet accumulation requirements OR earn 12 credits with a 2.0 GPA during their previous full-time term. 17
First Season Student-Athlete Academic Requirements Quarter Terms: - Must meet accumulation requirements OR earn 12 credits with a 2.0 GPA during their previous full-time term. 17
First Season Student-Athlete Academic Scenario: Q: A first-season beach volleyball student- athlete is enrolled in 13 credits in the fall term, their first full-time term. How many credits would the student-athlete need to pass and meet a 2.0 GPA to be eligible for the spring championship season? 17
First Season Student-Athlete Academic Scenario: A: The first-season student-athlete would need to pass 6 semester credits or 9 quarter credits with a 2.0 GPA to be eligible to compete in beach volleyball. - The fall term was the student-athlete s only full-time term - With 1 previous full-time term, the student-athlete must pass 6 credits with a 2.0 GPA 17
First Season Student-Athlete Academic Scenario: Q: A first-season men s basketball student-athlete completed their second full-time term in the Fall passing 10 out of the 12 attempted credit hours. The student-athlete has accumulated 25 credit hours with a 2.4 GPA. Would this student-athlete be eligible to compete in the second term of the basketball season? 17
First Season Student-Athlete Academic Scenario: A: The student-athlete would be eligible for the second term of the basketball season. - with 2 previous full-time terms, the student-athlete needed to accumulate 24 semester credits with a 2.0 GPA to be eligible. - The student accumulated 25 semester credits with a 2.4 GPA 17
Second Season Student-Athlete Academic Requirements Semester Term: Must meet accumulation requirements OR earn 12 credits with a 2.0 GPA during previous full-time term AND Must have 24 earned credits with a 2.0 GPA 17
Second Season Student-Athlete Academic Requirements Quarter Term: Must meet accumulation requirements OR earn 12 credits with a 2.0 GPA during previous full-time term AND Must have 36 earned quarter credits with a 2.0 GPA (If the student-athlete has 2 or fewer quarter terms, the requirement becomes 28 quarter hours with a 2.0 GPA) 17
Second Season Student-Athlete Academic Scenario: Q: A second-season softball student-athlete completed their previous full-time term with 9 credits and a 2.1 GPA. The student-athlete has 3 previous full-time terms and has accumulated 35 credits with a 3.2 GPA. Would this student-athlete be eligible to compete in their second season of softball? 17
Second Season Student-Athlete Academic Scenario: A: The student-athlete would be eligible for participation in their second season. - Although the student-athlete did not pass 12 credits with a 2.0 GPA in their previous full-time term, they meet the Eligibility Grid, accumulation requirement, and GPA requirement of a second-season student-athlete. 17
23-24 Academic Exceptions For the 23-24 academic year, an NJCAA student-athlete may apply for an eligibility exception hardship to be granted relief from the eligibility standards of the NJCAA Bylaws in the instance where one of the exceptions listed below apply: - One Previous Term of Full-Time College Enrollment Exception - Total Hours Accumulation Rule Exception - First Participating Term Accumulation Exception - Eighteen (18) Months Non-Full-Time Attendance Exception 17
One Previous Term of Full-Time College Enrollment - On or before the 18th calendar day (not to end on a weekend or Federal Holiday) of the student-athletes second full-time college term must have accumulated 12 credits with a GPA of 1.75 or higher. 17
Total Hours Accumulation Rule - On or before the 18th calendar day (not to end on a weekend or a Federal Holiday) of the term the student-athlete wishes to participate in, a student athlete-must have accumulated passing credit hours with a GPA of 2.00 or higher in a number equal or greater. Semester Hours: 36 total semester hours for a fall season or 48 total semester hours for a spring season Quarter Hours: 54 quarter hours for a fall sport, 63 quarter hours for a winter sport, or 72 quarter hours for a spring sport. 17
First Participating Term Accumulation Exception - A student-athlete entering his/her first season of participation in a sport must have accumulated passing credit hours at a minimum of 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours with a GPA of 2.00 or higher, on or before the 18th calendar day (not to end on a weekend or a Federal Holiday) 17
Eighteen (18) Months Non-Full-Time Attendance Exception - A student-athlete who has not been enrolled in college in 12 or more credit hours for a period of 18 calendar months or more, who have not utilized the certified NJCAA Student- Athlete with disabilities exemption, shall be exempt from first season academic requirements during their first full-time term following non-attendance 17
