Amend Article V, Section C, Item 9 as follows:

9. a. To participate a second season in a sport, all students must have accumulated at least 24 semester/36 quarter (or equivalent) institutional credit hours. Transfer students shall use institutional credit hours as certified by the previous institution(s) to meet this requirement only for their first term of attendance at a member institution. Thereafter, only institutional credit recognized by the student’s current institution and submitted to the registrar for posting on the transcript shall apply.

EXCEPTION 1: An entering freshman who initially becomes identified after the first term in the fall shall meet this requirement by having passed 12 semester or 20 quarter institutional credit hours. This exception shall apply to the second season of competition regulation only.

EXCEPTION 2: An entering freshman who has been charged one or more seasons of competition for non-intercollegiate participation will be exempt from meeting credits.the Progress Rule for one year (two semester/three quarter terms) at an NAIA institution. This exception applies only to a student’s first season of competition at the NAIA institution, after which the student will be required to have earned the requisite hours needed to satisfy the Progress Rule.

To participate the third season in a sport, all students must have accumulated at least 48 semester/72 quarter (or equivalent) institutional credit hours. Transfer students shall use institutional credit hours as certified by the previous institution(s) to meet this requirement only for their first term of attendance at a member institution. Thereafter, only institutional credit recognized by the student’s current institution and submitted to the registrar for posting on the transcript shall apply.

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 hours of which must be in general education and/or in the student’s major field of study.

EXCEPTION: An entering freshman who has been charged one or more seasons of competition for non-intercollegiate participation will be exempt from meeting the required credits for one year (two semester/three quarter terms) at an NAIA institution. This exception applies only to a student’s first season of competition at the NAIA institution, after which the student will be required to have earned the requisite hours needed to satisfy this requirement.

Transfer students shall use institutional credit hours as certified by the previous institution(s) to meet this requirement only for their first term of attendance at a member institution. Thereafter, only institutional credit recognized by the student’s current institution and submitted to the registrar for posting on the transcript shall apply.

b. To participate in a second, third and/or fourth season in a sport, all students must have and maintain a total cumulative GPA of at least 2.000 on a 4.000 scale. The GPA for students with continuing identification at your institution shall be calculated according to the official institutional policy for all students. The GPA for entering transfer students shall be calculated by dividing all quality points achieved by the total number of hours attempted for all courses listed on all official transcripts from all institutions previously attended.

EXCEPTION 1: A student is exempt from this requirement during their second season of competition in a sport if the previous season of competition was charged for non-intercollegiate participation.

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Intent: To expand the GPA requirement of 2.000 for eligibility to also include students competing in a second season of competition, with the exception that a student does not have to earn the 2.000 in their second season of competition if the first season was for non-intercollegiate competition.

Effective date: May 1, 2022 as applied to eligibility decisions for competition in August 2022 or beyond

Submitted by: Council of Faculty Athletic Representatives