Article V, Section C

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[ September 16, 2022 ] Tryouts with Prospective Students & 24-Week Season Article II, Section C
[ August 16, 2022 ] 24/36-Hour Rule Exception Junior College Transfers Article V, Section C
[ July 26, 2022 ] Transfer Residency Casebook Examples Article V, Section G
[ July 21, 2022 ] Participation Prior to Enrollment in the Fall Article V, Section B
[ July 21, 2022 ] Recruitment: Responding to Contact Article II, Section D

24/36-Hour Rule Exception Junior College Transfers

August 16, 2022

Article V, Section C, Item 6, Exception 2 states: EXCEPTION 2: A transfer student who has met the graduation requirements for an associate degree from a junior college will be exempt from meeting the 24/36-Hour […]

Progress Rule vs. 24/36-Hour Rule

May 25, 2022

The two core NAIA continuing eligibility requirements, the 24/36-Hour Rule and the Progress Rule, are often mistaken for one another. However, they represent separate concepts and are to be applied independently. Previous installments of this series […]

Progress Rule GPA & Exception

May 17, 2022

Bylaw Article V, Section C, Item 9b and exception Amended at the 2021 National Convention – Applicible for all eligibility decisions May 1, 2022 and thereafter. “To participate in a second, third and/or fourth season […]

Credits Used for 12-Hour Enrollment Rule

March 27, 2019

Bylaw: Article V, Section C, Item 3 “The student must be identified and enrolled in a minimum of 12 institutional credit hours at the time of participation.” Interpretation A student may use test credit or […]

24/36-Hour Rule Exception 3: Competition After Two Quarter Terms of Attendance

March 27, 2019

Bylaw: Article V, Section C, Item 6 “A student in a quarter system must have accumulated 24 institutional credit hours in the previous two quarter terms of attendance if completion of three quarter terms of […]

Progress Rule Exception Mixed Terms

March 27, 2019

Bylaw: Article V, Section C, Item 9 “To participate a second season in a sport, all students must have accumulated at least 24 semester/36 quarter (or equivalent) institutional credit hours. EXCEPTION: A freshman who initially […]

Progress Rule Calculation: Term Totals vs. Accumulated Totals

March 20, 2019

48-Hour General Education Requirement, Transfer Students

March 20, 2019

Bylaw: Article V, Section C, Item 9 “To participate the fourth season in a sport, all students must have accumulated at least 72 semester/108 quarter (or equivalent) institutional credit hours, at least 48 semester/72 quarter […]

Junior Academic Standing

March 20, 2019

Bylaw: Article V, Section C, Item 8 “Upon reaching junior academic standing as defined by the institution, a student must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.000 on a 4.000 scale. The 2.000 cumulative […]

Senior Exception to 12-Hour Enrollment Rule – Location

March 20, 2019

Bylaw: Article V, Section C, Item 3 “The student must be identified and enrolled in a minimum of 12 institutional credit hours at the time of participation. EXCEPTION: A student who will complete requirements for […]