1. Division II Two-Year College Transfers
Susan Britsch
Emily Capehart

2. Session Outcomes General Legislation/Requirements
Transferable Degree Credit and Transferable GPA
Exceptions to Two-year Transfer Requirements
Changes to Look for in New Legislation

3. General Transfer Legislation
What triggers transfer?
Attended class in any term when enrolled full time;
Reported for regular squad practice;
Participated in countable athletically related activities; or
Received athletics financial aid for a summer term.
NCAA Bylaw

4. Two-Year College Transfers
General rule:
A SA who transfers to a member institution from a two-year college must complete an academic year of residence, unless he or she meets the following requirements for immediate eligibility.
Waivers and exceptions available.
Bylaw

5. Who is academically prepared?
Graduates/Qualifiers
Partial Qualifiers
Nonqualifiers

6. Qualifiers with No Previous Four Year Attendance
Attendance for at least one full-time semester or quarter.
Average of 12 hours of transferable degree credit per full-time term of attendance.
Minimum cumulative GPA.
Bylaw

7. All Other Qualifiers, Partials & Nonqualifiers
Attendance for at least two terms as a full-time student; and
Graduate; or
At least 25 percent of the credits earned by the student must have been earned at the institution awarding the degree.
Average of 12 hours of transferable degree credit per full-time term of attendance; and
Minimum cumulative GPA.
Bylaw

8. Partial Qualifiers/Nonqualifiers Who Do Not Graduate
Must Earn:
Six-semester/eight-quarter hours of transferable English credit.
Three-semester/four-quarter hours of transferable math credit.
Must be treated as English or math credit at certifying institution.
Remedial courses may not be used.
Bylaw

9. Attendance at Multiple Institutions
2-2-4 Transfers
Required to consider all full-time terms and credit hours earned (including part-time hours) from all previous two-year institutions to meet transfer requirements.
Bylaw

10. Attendance at Multiple Institutions
4-2-4, or Transfers
Required to consider all full-time terms and credit hours (including part-time hours) earned at all previous two-year institutions following the student’s most recently attended four-year institution.
Bylaw

11. Attendance at Multiple Institutions
4 – 2 – 4
4 – 2 – 2 – 4
2 – 4 – 2 – 4
Bylaw

12. Attendance at Multiple Institutions
4 – 2 – 4 *
4 – 2 – 2 – 4
2 – 4 – 2 – 4
* Exception – Graduation After One Term
Bylaw

13. Attendance at Multiple Institutions
4-2-4 English and Math
Permitted to use credits hours in English and math earned at the previous four-year institution to meet transferable English and math requirements.
Bylaw

14. Transferable Degree Credit
Any two-year college courses accepted as degree credit by any of the certifying institution’s colleges, schools or departments.
Note: must earn the requisite grade to allow the course to be accepted as transferable.
Bylaws &

15. Transferable GPA
Must consider grades earned in all two-year college courses that are otherwise transferable to certifying institution.
Includes failed courses; and
Only most recent grade earned in a repeated course.
Bylaw ?

16. Qualifiers No Competition Partial Qualifiers Practice and
Nonqualifiers
Practice and
Athletics Aid

17. Completion of Requirements
SA must complete 2-4 transfer requirements before the SA transfers to the certifying institution. Otherwise, SA must serve one academic year of residence.
Bylaw

18. Progress Toward Degree
In addition to meeting two-year college transfer requirements, SA must also meet progress toward degree.
Transfer students must have earned a minimum of six-semester or six-quarter hours of transferable degree credit during their last term of full-time enrollment.
Bylaws

19. Case Studies and Exceptions
2-4, 4-2-4,

20. 2-4 Transfer Exceptions
Exceptions to the otherwise applicable academic requirements for transfers exist; however, only qualifiers may access them.

21. 2-4 Transfer Exceptions (Qualifiers Only)
Discontinued/Nonsponsored Sport
Two-year institution dropped or never sponsored SA’s sport;
Never attended another institution that offered sport; and
Still earned a transferable GPA of
Nonrecruited Student-Athlete
No athletics aid;
No previous competition or countable athletically related activities > 14 days; and
SA eligible for admission to certifying institution prior to two-year attendance.

22. 2-4 Transfer Exceptions (Qualifiers Only)
Two- Year Non/Minimal Participation
No competition or countable athletically related activities > 14 days for a two-year period prior to participation at certifying institution.
Two-year period does not include any pre-collegiate time.
Return to Original Four-Year Institution
No unfulfilled residence requirement at four year.

23. Case Study – Landry Landry is a 2-2-4, nonqualifier.
Term
Status
Transfer Credits
English/Math
Transfer GPA
1: FA 2013 FT 10
3 English
N/A
I: SP 2014 12
2: FA 2014 PT 9
3 Math
2: SP 2015 5
2: SU 2015 4
Totals
3 FT 40
2.120
If Landry transfers to your institution in fall 2015, will he be immediately eligible?

24. Case Study – Landry Two full-time terms? Graduate? Average of 12?
Transferable GPA?
English & Math?
Term
Status
Transfer Credits
English/Math
Transfer GPA
1: FA 2013 FT 10
3 English
N/A
I: SP 2014 12
2: FA 2014 PT 9
3 Math
2: SP 2015 5
2: SU 2015 4
Totals
3 FT 40
2.120
Any other concerns?

25. Case Study – Lyla Lyla is a 2-4, partial qualifier.
Lyla attended two-year college for two years (four full-time terms) and played soccer.
Your institution’s soccer coach begins recruiting Lyla over the summer prior to transfer.
Lyla hasn’t taken a college-level math course so your coach advises her to enroll online over the summer.

26. Case Study – Lyla
Lyla enrolls in an online math course over the summer.
The course concludes September 1st.
Lyla shows up for preseason practice August 15th.
Transfer Evaluation:
Did not graduate from junior college.
Earned 52 transferable credit hours, including 12 during last full- time term.
Transfer GPA of
Earned six semester credits of transferable English.
Passes online math course.
Is Lyla eligible for the 2015 soccer season?

27. Case Study – Smash Smash is a 4-2-4, qualifier.
Smash initially enrolls at State U. which operates an FBS program.
Smash tries to walk on to the team during preseason, but is cut before the first day of class.
After his freshman year, Smash drops out of State U. and enrolls full time at a local two-year school.

28. Case Study – Smash Smash’s record at the local two-year college:
Smash does not participate in football.
Smash did not graduate.
Could Smash transfer and be immediately eligible?
Junior College
Status
Credits
Earned
Transferable Credits
GPA
FA 2014 FT 12 6
2.200
SP 2015 8
2.900
Totals
2 FT 24 14
N/A

29. Case Study – Julie Julie is a 4-2-4-2-4, qualifier.
Julie graduated from her first two-year college.
Julie earned 12 transferable credits during her last full-time term and a transferable GPA.
Will Julie be eligible upon transfer to your institution?
What options does Julie have?

30. Case Study – Matt Matt is a 2-4, nonqualifier.
Fall 2014
Credit
Grade QP
English 101 3 B 9
Sociology 4 D
Spanish 1
Intro to Algebra
Spring 2015
English 102 3 B 9
College Algebra D
College Skills A 12
US History
Spanish 2 F
Totals 28
N/A 57
Junior-College Transcript GPA: 2.071

31. Case Study – Matt Transfer Evaluation: Fall 2014 Credit Grade QP
English 101 3 B 9
Sociology 4 D
Spanish 1
Intro to Algebra
Spring 2015
English 102 3 B 9
College Algebra D
College Skills A 12
US History
Spanish 2 F
Totals 22
N/A 43

32. Case Study – Matt Two full-time terms? Graduate or average of 12?
English & Math?
Transfer GPA?
43 quality points / 22 credits .

33. What’s Changing and When?

34. Path to Graduation Effective: August 1, 2016.
Three options for a two-year transfer to be immediately eligible at a Division II institution.

35. All other qualifiers, partial qualifiers and nonqualifiers
Qualifier with no four-year attendance and ONLY one full-time term at two-year college
All other qualifiers, partial qualifiers and nonqualifiers
ONLY one full-time semester/quarter
Two full-time semesters/
three full-time quarters
12 semester- or quarter-hours of transferable degree credit
12-semester or 12-quarter-hours of transferable degree credit per term of attendance:
Six- semester/eight-quarter hours of transferable English;
Three-semester/four-quarter hours of transferable math; and
Three-semester/four-quarter hours of transferable science
Graduate
Cumulative GPA of 2.200
Cumulative GPA of 2.200*
Limit of two physical education activity credits for credit requirements and GPA
*For a nonqualifier who meets all the two-year transfer requirements EXCEPT the GPA but has a minimum GPA, the SA is eligible for practice and financial aid.

36. Path to Graduation
Progress Toward Degree – Transferrable credits from the last full-time term of attendance increases to nine.
Educate yourself on all of the changes.
Begin advising potential transfers in !

37. Questions ??