Institutions Offering 2-Year & 4-Year Degrees
Article I, Section Y: Four-Year Institutions Which Offer Associate (Two-Year) Degrees Should a student receive an associate (two-year) degree from …
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Repeat Courses
Article V, Section C, Item 12 A repeat course is defined as a course term, summer or nonpreviously passed with …
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Mid-Year Certification
Article V, Section C, Item 14 A student who is eligible the last day of a term (as reported on …
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Mid-Year Eligibility for Freshmen
Article V, Section C, Item 5: Mid-Year Eligibility & 9-Hour Rule Definition of an Entering Freshman, V.B.5 : A student …
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Use of Non-Term Credits – Reliance on Transcript
For the 2021 Convention, the membership passed a bylaw on how to apply inter-term credit earned for eligibility purposes. While …
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Tryouts with Prospective Students & 24-Week Season
Approved Ruling: Tryouts of prospective students, in accordance with NAIA Bylaws, shall not constitute practice per Article I, Section H, …
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24/36-Hour Rule Exception Junior College Transfers
Article V, Section C, Item 6, Exception 2 states: EXCEPTION 2: A transfer student who has met the graduation requirements …
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Transfer Residency Casebook Examples
Transfer – Participation at Four-Year and Two-Year Schools Case: A student competed at a four-year institution for one year. The …
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Participation Prior to Enrollment in the Fall
Approved Ruling: When an institution has scheduled an intercollegiate contest prior to the opening of school in the fall, a …
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Recruitment: Responding to Contact
Responding to Contact from Student, Representative of a Student, Potential Student-Athletes, & When Notification is not Required NAIA Bylaws Article …
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