Academic Advising

NCAA Academic Eligibility Summary Sheet for Advisors

General Information for Advisors

  • Student-athletes must be enrolled in at least 12 hours (full-time) in order to practice and compete.
  • Hours toward a degree program for NCAA are defined as general education, major, minor (if a minor is required), and elective hours (if the degree program allows for general electives).
  • Changes in a degree program (declaring or changing majors, adding/dropping a minor, etc.) can affect a student-athlete’s eligibility for competition.
  • Progress Toward Degree Report Forms are mailed to advisors once a semester from the Office of the Registrar. Advisors are asked to indicate which courses are applicable to the student-athletes’ degree program and provide any comments regarding academic progress.
  • Members of intercollegiate athletic teams are instructed to inform their academic advisors that they are student-athletes.

Progress Toward Degree Requirements

All student-athletes are required to make academic progress in order to be certified for intercollegiate competition. The two sets of requirements are as follows:

Student-athletes Entering a Collegiate Institution Fall 2003 and Thereafter:

  • Entering 2nd Year of Collegiate Enrollment
    • 24 hours toward degree program in the past academic year
    • 18 hours earned in the Fall/Spring semesters
    • Minimum of 6 hours earned in the previous semester
    • 1.80 cumulative GPA (90%)
  • Entering 3rd Year of Collegiate Enrollment
    • 18 hours toward degree program in the past academic year
    • Minimum of 6 hours earned in the previous semester
    • 48 hours earned toward degree program (40%)
    • 1.90 cumulative GPA (95%)
    • Declare a degree program
  • Entering 4th Year of Collegiate Enrollment
    • 18 hours toward degree program in past academic year
    • Minimum of 6 hours earned in the previous semester
    • 72 hours earned toward degree program (60%)
    • 2.00 cumulative GPA (100%) C:\Documents and Settings\dedwards\My
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  • Entering 5th Year of Collegiate Enrollment
    • 18 hours toward degree program in past academic year
    • Minimum of 6 hours earned in the previous semester
    • 96 hours earned toward degree program (80%)
    • 2.00 cumulative GPA (100%)

Contact Information

For information regarding the application of NCAA academic rules, please call 298-1721 for questions regarding specific student-athletes.