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Additional Hours Earned During a Term of Attendance
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 member institution in any given term (excluding summer session) as reported by the institution’s registrar on an official transcript based…
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NAC Policy Section XXV, Item 12 – Countable Opponents & Open Meets
Policy: NAC Policy Section XXV, Item 12 “For games to be considered countable (i.e. included in statistics, won-loss records, and coaching records), all of the following must be true: a. The institution must be accredited by one of the six recognized regional accrediting bodies in the U.S., or hold membership in the NAIA, Universities Canada,…
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NAC Policy Section IX – Mixed Team Competition
Policy: NAC Policy Section IX “When competition in a sport is separated by gender, a mixed team is an intercollegiate team on which at least one individual of each gender participates. a. Mixed teams are considered as a men’s team for sponsorship and postseason qualification purposes. If a mixed team qualifies as a team for…
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Soccer Games and Additional Soccer Dates
Bylaw: Article I, Section H, Item 1 For the sport of soccer, the frequency of play limits state: “18 games played at any time during the sport season. Three additional dates to be played only after the fall term has concluded. The three additional dates may be played only during weekends and other nonscheduled class…
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7 on 7 Soccer Competitions
Bylaw: Article I, Section H, Item 1 “The maximum number of varsity games, contests or playing dates an institution may schedule is listed in Article I, Section G, Item 1… . Further, no student may compete in a sport in an academic year in more than the number of games, contests or playing dates listed…
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FAR: Regular Faculty Member Definition
Bylaw: Article I, Section C “A faculty athletics representative shall: a. Be appointed by the chief executive officer of the institution to represent the institution in the development of sound educational policies for athletics; b. Be a regular member of the faculty, but not assigned as a coach or athletics administrator; c. Be charged with…
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AP Credits and Repeat Courses
Bylaw: Article V, Section C, Item 12 A repeat course is defined as “a course previously passed with a grade of “D” or better in any term, summer or non-term, and subsequently retaken.” Interpretation When a student earns AP credit in high school and subsequently transfers that credit to an NAIA school, and the school…
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International Student – Multiple Graduation Dates
Bylaw: Article V, Section C, Item 2 Note 3 “An incoming freshman who graduated from a high school outside of the United States or one of the U.S. territories shall meet the same eligibility criteria required of a regular freshman student listed in Article V, Section C, Item 1 and Article V, Section C, Item…
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Indoor Soccer & Futsal
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 the following conditions: It is a sport that is administered by the department of intercollegiate athletics; It is a sport…
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Paying for Passports for Student-Athletes
Bylaw: Article II, Section B, Item 2a – b “Expenses incidental to intercollegiate athletic competition may be provided by an institution, directly or via an institution’s representative or authorized booster. … For students who are members of an intercollegiate team, additional ancillary expenses are permissible when such expenses are related to the student’s membership on…