2008-2009 Student Athlete Handbook

Education for Character Since 1866

Table of Contents

• Welcome letter from Athletic Director
• Statement of Purpose and Objectives
• Sports Offered
• Student Responsibilities
• Alcohol Policy
• Facilities
• Training Room
• NCCAA
• American Mideast Conference
• NAIA
• Eligibility Requirements
• Champions of Character
• What to Ask About...
  • Athletics
  • Financial Aid
  • Scholarships
• Athletic Directory
• Forms
  • Champions of Character
  • Code of Conduct
  • Letter of Intent
  • Scholarship Agreement

Eligibility Requirements

1. An entering freshman student must be a graduate of an accredited high school, obtain a GED, home schooled certificate or be accepted as a regular student in good standing as defined by the enrolling institution.
2. An entering freshman student must meet two of the entry level requirements:
   1. A minimum score of 18 on the Enhanced ACT or 860 on the SAT.
   2. An overall high school grade point average of 2.00 or higher on a 4.00 scale.
   3. Graduate in the upper half of the student’s high school graduating class.
3. Student must be enrolled and attending classes for a minimum of 12 institutional credit hours at the time of participation.
4. Student must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.000 on a 4.000 scale as certified by the institutional registrar to participate in a third season of competition or after earning 60 hours of credit.
5. Student must pass 24 hours per academic year, which can include summer school. Student may not count repeat courses previously passed in ANY term toward the 24-hour rule.
6. The student-athlete has ten semesters to complete four seasons of a sport.
7. Student, if a transfer student from a four-year institution, must have eligibility remaining at the institution from which you are transferring to be eligible for further intercollegiate competition.
8. Student may not participate for more than four seasons in any one sport. A season of competition is defined as participation in one or more intercollegiate contests, whether a freshman, junior varsity or varsity participant or in any other athletic competition in which the institution, as such, is represented during a sport season.
9. Student, if a transfer student having ever participated in intercollegiate athletics at a four-year institution, must reside for 16 consecutive calendar weeks (112 calendar days), not including summer sessions, at the transferred institution before becoming eligible for intercollegiate competition in any sport in which you participated while attending the previous four-year institution. This rule can be waived if the student has above a 2.00 GPA and receives a release from the previous institution.
10. Student must be an amateur, as defined by the NAIA, in the sport(s) in which you participate. See your athletics director or faculty athletics representative for all amateur regulations as printed in the NAIA Bylaws.
11. Students with any questions or concerns about his/her eligibility should contact their coach, the A.D. or F.A.R. (Faculty Academic Representative).