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 …
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 …
Prospective Student-Athletes: Tryouts & Camps/Clinics
Tryouts Approved Ruling: Tryouts of prospective students, in accordance with NAIA Bylaws, shall not constitute practice per Article I, Section …
2022 Graduate Student Eligibility Interp
At the 2022 NAIA National Convention, the National Eligibility Committee (NEC) reviewed the continuing eligibility requirements for graduate students and …
Summer Participation & Amateurism
Article VII, Section C, Item 2 An individual participating as a recognized amateur under the rules of a sport’s national …
Summer Activities with Prospective Student-Athletes
Who is considered a prospective student? Article V, Section B, Item 16: A prospective student is any individual, regardless of …
Summer Participation & Seasons of Competition
Article V, Section B, Item 19 Note 4: Unless specified elsewhere in the NAIA Bylaws (i.e. Article V, Section F, …
Transfers & Permission to Contact
Do I need a permission to contact form? A permission to contact is solely an NCAA rule. This bylaw requires …
Progress Rule vs. 24/36-Hour Rule
The two core NAIA continuing eligibility requirements, the 24/36-Hour Rule and the Progress Rule, are often mistaken for one another …
Unattached Criteria – As of 2021-2022
Unattached Criteria no longer applicible as of May 1, 2021 The new bylaw amendment that passed in October 2020 removed …
