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Article V, Section B, Item 19 – Unattached Criteria

May 18, 2022

Unattached Criteria no longer appicible as of May 1, 2021 The new bylaw amendment that passed in October 2020 removed the blanket exception to the seasons of competition (SOC) ruling, commonly known as the “unattached […]

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Article V, Section B, Item 19 – 20% Season of Competition Rule

May 18, 2022

Effective: August 1, 2021 a. Participation in more than 20% of the maximum allowable number of intercollegiate contests or dates (excluding scrimmages) at an NAIA institution, whether in a varsity, junior varsity or freshman program, […]

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Article V, Section B, Item 19 – Medical Hardship Update

May 18, 2022

The new 20% Season of Competition bylaw that went into effect August 1, 2021 instituted a minimum number of intercollegiate contests a student must participate in before they would be charged a season of competition. […]

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Article V, Section B, Item 19 – Outside Competitive Experience Update

May 18, 2022

Elite-Level Criteria & Chargeable Outside Competitive Experience Effective May 1, 2022 as applied to eligibility decisions for NAIA competition in August 2022 or beyond. Applied to eligibility decisions for NAIA competition in August 2022 and […]

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Article V, Section B, Item 21 – Concurrent Enrollment

March 27, 2019

Bylaw: Article V, Section B, Item 21 “Term of Attendance: A term of attendance is any quarter, semester or trimester (excluding summer sessions) in which the student becomes identified at a single institution. The word […]

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Article V, Section B, Item 23 – Greco Roman Wrestling

March 20, 2019

Bylaw: Article V, Section B, Item 23 “Varsity Intercollegiate Sport: A sport that has been accorded that status by the institution’s chief executive officer or committee responsible for intercollegiate athletics policy and satisfies all of […]

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Article V, Section B, Item 19 – Discontinuance of a Sport During a Season

March 20, 2019

Bylaw: Article V, Section B, Item 19 “Season of Competition: Participation in one or more intercollegiate contests whether in a varsity, junior varsity or freshman program. The NAIA shall count seasons of competition based on […]

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Article V, Section B, Item 8 – Identification for Graduate Students

March 20, 2019

Bylaw: Article V, Section B, Item 8 “Identification: Representing an institution in an intercollegiate contest or enrolling in 12 or more institutional credit hours with a minimum of nine institutional credit hours at the NAIA […]

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Article V, Section B, Item 8 – Additional Hours Earned During a Term of Attendance

March 20, 2019

Bylaw: Article V, Section B, Item 8 “Identification: Representing an institution in an intercollegiate contest or enrolling in 12 or more institutional credit hours with a minimum of nine institutional credit hours at the NAIA […]

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Article V, Section B, Item 23 – Indoor Soccer & Futsal

August 14, 2018

Bylaw: Article V, Section B, Item 23 “Varsity Intercollegiate Sport: A sport that has been accorded that status by the institution’s chief executive officer or committee responsible for intercollegiate athletics policy and satisfies all of […]

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  •   Article V, Section D (3)
  •   Article V, Section F (1)
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  •   Article V, Section J (1)
  •   Article V, Section L (1)
  •   Article VI, Section B (1)
  •   National Administrative Policy, Section IX (1)
  •   National Administrative Policy, Section XXV,12 (1)

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