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NCAA Eligibility Requirements for Athletic Competition and Practice
The NCAA has very specific rules for student-athletes regarding eligibility for competition and practice. Full-time enrollment – Good academic standing – Satisfactory progress
Full time enrollment – To be eligible for practice or competition, a student-athlete shall be enrolled in not less than 12-semester hours.
- If a student-athlete drops below the 12 semester hours at any time during the semester, the student-athlete becomes immediately ineligible for athletic practice and competition. Wait-listed courses do not count towards this or any other enrollment requirement.
- Final semester – To be eligible for practice or competition in the student-athlete’s final semester, the student-athlete shall be enrolled in the courses necessary to complete the degree requirement and receive a diploma at the next degree-granting date. (12 semester hours not required)
- Eligibility between semesters (M/W Basketball, M/W Track, M/W Swimming) – To be eligible for competition or practice that takes place between semesters, the student-athlete shall be registered at the conclusion of the fall semester for at least 12 semester hours for the upcoming spring semester . If at any time during the semester break the student-athlete drops below 12 semester credit hours, they immediately become ineligible for athletic practice and competition.
Good academic standing and satisfactory progress
- Student-athletes placed on Academic Warning or Academic Probation are still eligible to practice and compete in athletics.
- Student-athletes placed on Poor Academic Standing cannot participate in varsity athletics (practice or competition) until their cumulative GPA rises to a 2.0.
Change in eligibility status – If a student-athlete’s academic eligibility changes at the end of a semester, the student-athlete shall become eligible or ineligible to compete on the date his or her eligibility officially is certified by the Registrar’s Office.
Academic status is monitored on an ongoing basis by the Registrar’s Office and the Athletic Department compliance officer.
North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Contest Scheduling Guidelines & Policies
The North Coast Athletic Conference was founded on the concept that intercollegiate athletics were valued within the collegiate experience. However, the founders were insistent that athletics not infringe on the main academic experience. Some of the ways in which that philosophy has developed in practice, as to guidelines for scheduling Conference contests and championships are as follows.
Travel Policies
No conference school shall travel more than three hours, one-way, on a weekday (M-F) when classes are in session. The longest trips shall be kept to the weekends and breaks.
Final Exams
Every possible effort will be made to avoid scheduling Conference contests or championship events against final exams. There are some instances where it is virtually impossible to accommodate the range of final examination periods at all NCAC members and schedule numerous Conference championships (as in the spring with the short season and eight championship events). Ultimately, student-athletes must make the choice to compete or not during these periods and do so every year in many sports.
Allegheny College Athletic Scheduling Guidelines
Each head coach is responsible for maintaining the competitive schedule for their program. The Conference schedule is always given priority. NCAA regulations for minimum and maximum competitions are strictly followed. The head coach puts together the non-conference schedule limiting travel on school days to an absolute minimum and to no more than 200 miles distance. There should not be more than three days on any given class rotation (MWF or TTH) per semester when students will miss class and no more than six days missed or early departure in total. The schedules must be approved by the Athletic Director and Faculty Athletic Representatives before they are considered final.
Role Of The Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR)
The Faculty Athletic Representatives:
- Promote community between athletics and academics through education and communication
- Educate the campus community about NCAA Division III and the NCAC philosophy
- Promote communication between students, faculty and coaches so that the student athlete experience can have the maximum academic and athletic impact.
- Act as a liaison for students, faculty, coaches, and athletic directors with regard to conflicts between academics and athletics
- Promote student responsibility to inform faculty of missed class time well in advance of the date
- Facilitate and promote creative methods to make up missed class time (taping evening seminars, proctoring exams, morning labs, streaming lectures).
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