NCAA CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY RULES AND REGULATIONS AND PROGRESS TOWARDS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible to represent Caldwell University as a student-athlete, you must be in good academic standing as defined by Caldwell University, earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 and make progress towards earning your college degree every year. Taking classes that do not count towards your degree or not earning a satisfactory grade in your major courses could affect your eligibility. Failure to maintain your academic eligibility may also jeopardize any academic scholarship, athletic scholarship and/or institutional and/or financial aid received by you.

Since Caldwell University operates on a semester basis (as opposed to institutions that operate on a quarter basis), the following are the basic degree hour requirements for a semester institution:

MANDATORY CREDIT HOURS

Undergraduate student-athletes must maintain enrollment in 12 degree hours at all times. Graduate students must maintain enrollment in 9 degree hours at all times. Dropping below 12 or 9 degree hours at any time, will result in a student-athlete being immediately ineligible for practice and competition! No student-athlete should withdraw from a class without meeting with Athletic Department personnel to discuss how such withdrawal may impact their eligibility.

24 CREDIT RULE

Undergraduate student-athletes must satisfactorily complete 24 degree hours per year starting in the Fall semester through the following summer term. Graduate student-athletes must satisfactorily complete 18 hours per year starting in the Fall semester through the following term. However, there are specific rules as to how and when you can earn those degree hours

9 CREDIT RULE

It requires that you earn 9 degree hours in each semester to be eligible for athletics the following semester.

Student-athletes must EARN at least 24 NEW credits from fall to fall. A minimum of 18 credits must be earned during the academic year (Fall & Spring semesters) and only six of the 24 NEW credits may be earned in summer school. A minimum of six credits must be completed each semester to be eligible for a competition the following semester. Developmental courses (i.e. 090 courses) may only be considered for athletic eligibility purposes if taken during the first two semesters of collegiate enrollment.

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS:

Undergraduate student-athletes must be enrolled in 12 degree hours at all times, graduate students must be enrolled in 9 degree hours at all times..
24-semester hours of degree credit must be completed each academic year to remain eligible for undergraduate students, 18 hours of degree credit must be completed each academic year to remain eligible for graduate students.

All Division II student-athletes must earn at least nine-semester hours each full-time term to be eligible for the following term, i.e. 9 semester hours in the fall semester and 9 semester hours in the spring semester.

Student-athletes must earn a 2.0 cumulative grade-point average each year. Division II student-athletes must complete their four seasons of competition within the first 10 semesters of full-time enrollment.

REPEATING A COURSE- If you repeat a course for which you previously received credit, you will not receive credit for the same class again. This could impact your ability to maintain 12 hours per semester.

REMEDIAL COURSES- Remedial courses may only be taken in your first 2 semesters of college in order for them to count towards eligibility. If you choose to take a remedial course after your first 2 semesters, you will not receive credit and it could affect your eligibility.

DECLARE A MAJOR- Student-athletes are required to declare a major by their 5th semester of college to maintain eligibility. This applies to transfer student-athletes as well. Beginning with the student-athlete’s fifth semester of collegiate enrollment, credits used to meet the annual credit hour requirement must be degree credits toward the student-athlete’s designated degree program.
If a student-athlete wants to change their major, they must notify the Athletic Department prior to any change.

Academic Standing Classification

The following are the academic standing classifications as set by Caldwell University, which are more fully defined and explained in the Caldwell University Catalog.