2010 Regional Rules Seminar
Matt Burgemeister
Steve Clar
New Legislation and Recent Interpretations.
Releases and Hearings.
Midyear Transfers.
Transferable Credit Hours.
Transfer During an Academic Term.
Eligibility for Athletics Aid.
Activities During Year in Residence.
Principle Governing Eligibility
Eligibility requirements shall be designed to:
Assure proper emphasis on educational objectives;
Promote competitive equity among institutions; and
Prevent exploitation of SAs.
NCAA Constitution 2.12
Seven business days to respond to written
request from a SA.
Granted by default if a response is not provided
within seven business days.
NCAA Bylaws 13.1.1.3 and 14.5.5.2.10
Business day is any weekday that is not a
national holiday, even if the institution is closed.
Bylaws 13.02.1 and 14.02.2
Fifteen business days from SA’s written request
for a hearing to conduct and provide written
results of hearing.
Granted by default if hearing is not conducted or
written results are not provided within fifteen
business days.
Opportunity to actively participate in hearing.
Bylaws 13.1.1.3.1 and 14.5.5.2.10.1
A 4-4 tennis midyear transfer who competed
or received athletics aid during the year of
transfer and meets a transfer exception is not
eligible for competition until the following
academic year.
Effective August 1, 2010.
NCAA Proposal No. 2009-66
Bylaw 14.5.5.3.1
Fall Term at
Previous Proposal 2008-38 Proposal 2009-66
Institution
Nonparticipant Eligible Eligible
Practice Eligible Eligible
Practice and
Eligible Not Eligible
Competition
Practice and
Eligible Not Eligible
Athletics Aid
Practice,
Competition and Not Eligible Not Eligible
Athletics Aid
Tennis SA. 2009-10 Practiced and
competed at Big
Eligible for one-time Serve University
transfer exception. (four-year
institution).
Is Molly eligible for Fall 2010 Received aid and
competition spring 2011? practiced at Big
Serve.
Spring Transfer to University
2011 of Aces. Not
recruited and not
receiving aid. Meets
PTD requirements.
Molly does not owe a year in residence, but is
not eligible for competition until 2011-12.
Tennis SA. Fall 2009 Practice, competition
and aid at Break Point
Meets all conditions for College (four-year
one-time transfer institution).
exception.
Spring Practice, competition
Is Sam eligible for 2010 and aid at Break
competition in spring Point.
2011? Fall 2010 Not enrolled at any
institution.
Spring Initial enrollment at
2011 Deuce University.
Yes. Sam did not
compete or receive
athletics aid in fall
2010; therefore,
Sam is not subject
to the legislation.
In baseball and basketball, a SA who initially
enrolls at the certifying institution as a full-
time student after the conclusion of the first
term of the academic year and qualifies for
an exception to the one-year residence
requirement, shall not be eligible for
competition until the ensuing academic year.
Bylaw 14.5.5.2
A 4-4-4 or 4-2-4 baseball midyear transfer
who meets the return-to-original-institution
exception is not eligible for competition until
the following academic year.
Official Interpretation: 6/17/09, Item No. 1
Credits accepted by the institution that count
toward a degree in any of the institution’s
programs.
Do not have to count toward the same degree.
Cannot count courses with grades that are not
acceptable for transferable credit.
GPA calculation includes all courses that are
normally transferable, even if the grade earned
makes the course unacceptable.
Men’s basketball 2-4 and 4-2-4 transfers cannot
count more than two credits of physical
education activity courses to meet applicable
transfer requirements.
Credit-hour and GPA requirements.
Qualifiers and nonqualifiers.
Proposal Nos. 2009-96 and M-2010-5
Bylaws 14.5.4.1.2, 14.5.4.2.4 and 14.5.6.2
Exception.
Limitation does not apply if the SA enrolls in a physical
education degree program or education program that
requires physical education activity courses.
May count the minimum number of activity credits
required for the specific degree program.
All credits may be used for PTD and graduation
requirements.
2-4 transfers who were not qualifiers.
Six semester hours/eight quarter hours of English.
Three semester hours/four quarter hours of math.
Bylaw 14.5.4.2
Must transfer to the certifying institution as
specific English or math credit.
Staff Interpretation: 3/19/09
Men’s basketball SA.
Qualifier.
2009-10
Practice, competition and aid at Bounce Pass College
(two-year college).
Earned 28 transferable degree credits, including five
physical education activity credits.
2010-11: Initial enrollment at Division I institution.
Does Marcus have enough transferable degree
credits to fulfill the 2-4 transfer requirements?
23 non-physical education activity credits.
Two physical education activity credits.
25 transferable degree hours.
Yes.
SA who transfers during a term in which he or
she enrolled at a previous institution is not
required to have six credits at the previous
institution.
Staff Interpretation: 9/30/09
One semester = six semester or quarter hours.
One academic year = 24 semester or 36 quarter hours.
Three semesters/four quarters = 30 semester or 42
quarter hours.
Four semesters/six quarters = applicable percentage-of-
degree requirement.
Bylaw 14.4.3.1.2
In order to receive athletics aid during the
first academic year at the new institution, a
4-4 transfer must have been academically
eligible to compete during the next regular
academic term had he or she remained at the
previous institution.
Bylaw 14.5.5.4
Requirement also applies when SA returns to
original institution.
Even though it is not the “first academic year at
the certifying institution.”
Staff Interpretation: 7/1/09
“Academically eligible” includes all elements
of eligibility.
Progress toward degree, conference
requirements, good academic standing, academic
suspension/dismissal.
Staff Interpretation: 6/1/09
Subcommittee for Legislative Relief
May waive transfer year-in-residence requirement.
Clarifies documentation required to support waiver requests.
Updates criteria used to analyze waiver requests.
2009 updates include:
Asserting illness or injury.
Asserting financial hardship.
A word about AMA Online.
Permissible and Impermissible Activities
A transfer serving a year in residence may:
Receive athletically related financial aid.
Participate in countable athletically related activities.
Sit with the team during a home contest.
Perform basic managerial duties during home contests.
A transfer serving a year in residence may:
Receive four complimentary admissions to an away-
from-home contest.
Staff Interpretation: 1/29/03
Participate in an NCAA-sanctioned summer league.
May a SA pay his or her own way to travel to
an away-from-home contest?
What if the SA pays to travel with the team?
For example, pays for a seat on the team bus?
A transfer serving a year in residence may not:
Compete.
Dress in the team uniform during contests.
Different from a “red-shirt” SA.
Travel with the team.
Different from a “red-shirt” SA.
Two-year college transfers:
Nonqualifier or partial qualifier.
Who does not meet applicable transfer requirements.
May not practice/compete on an institution's club team.
May not practice/compete on an outside team.
During the transfer year of residence.
May still be involved in intramurals.
Bylaw 14.5.1.4
Four-year college transfers:
Nonqualifier or partial qualifier.
Who has not completed an academic year in residence.
May not practice/compete on an institution's club team.
May not practice/compete on an outside team.
Until completing an academic year in residence.
Bylaw 14.5.1.4
Four-year college transfers:
Officially withdrawn from Institution No. 1; and
Accepted for enrollment at Institution No. 2.
Do not count toward the limit of individuals from the second
institution.
Who may practice and/or compete on an outside amateur team.
During the summer in the applicable sport.
Bylaw 14.7.3.2
Official Interpretation: 8/27/92
New Legislation and Recent Interpretations.
Releases and Hearings.
Midyear Transfers.
Transferable Credit Hours.
Transfer During an Academic Term.
Eligibility for Athletics Aid.
Activities During Year in Residence.
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