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 2 nd SOC:  24 semester / 36 quarter institutional credits accumulated. To compete in a student’s 3 rd SOC:  48 semester / 72 quarter institutional credits accumulated. To compete in a student’s 4 th SOC:  72 semester / 108 quarter institutional credits accumulated.  48 semester / 72 quarter general education and/or major institutional 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 Eligibility Progress Rule 2 nd SOC: Pass 24 semester/36 quarter hours 3 rd SOC: Pass 48 semester/ 72 quarter hours 4 th SOC: Pass 72 semester/ 108 quarter hours, including 48 or 72 in gen ed/major field of study 1 st Season of Competition: Meet freshman eligibility requirements

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 3 rd Season of Competition, or  Senior academically and/or 4 th 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 cumulative GPA policy for all students  Retention/Graduation GPA is only used if it is the only GPA  If multiple “cumulative GPAs” appear, use whichever GPA institution 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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