Division II Two-Year College Transfers

Susan BritschEmily Capehart

Session Outcomes

• General Legislation/Requirements

• Transferable Degree Credit and Transferable GPA

• Exceptions to Two-year Transfer Requirements

• Changes to Look for in New Legislation

General Transfer Legislation

What triggers transfer?

Attended class in any term when enrolled full time;

Reported for regular squad practice; Participated in countable athletically related

activities; or Received athletics financial aid for a summer

term.

NCAA Bylaw 14.5.2

Two-Year College Transfers

General rule:

A SA who transfers to a member institution from a two-year college must complete an academic year of residence, unless he or she meets the following requirements for immediate eligibility.

Waivers and exceptions available.

Bylaw 14.5.4

Graduates/Qualifiers

Partial Qualifiers

Nonqualifiers

Who is academically prepared?

• Attendance for at least one full-time semester or quarter.

• Average of 12 hours of transferable degree credit per full-time term of attendance.

• Minimum 2.000 cumulative GPA.

Bylaw 14.5.4.1

Qualifiers with No Previous Four Year Attendance

Attendance for at least two terms as a full-time student; and

• Graduate; or• At least 25 percent of the credits earned by the

student must have been earned at the institution awarding the degree.

• Average of 12 hours of transferable degree credit per full-time term of attendance; and• Minimum 2.000 cumulative GPA.

Bylaw 14.5.4.2

All Other Qualifiers, Partials & Nonqualifiers

Must Earn:• Six-semester/eight-quarter hours

of transferable English credit.• Three-semester/four-quarter

hours of transferable math credit.• Must be treated as English or math credit at

certifying institution.• Remedial courses may not be used.

Bylaw 14.5.4.2.1

Partial Qualifiers/Nonqualifiers Who Do Not Graduate

Attendance at Multiple Institutions

2-2-4 Transfers

• Required to consider all full-time terms and credit hours earned (including part-time hours) from all previous two-year institutions to meet transfer requirements.

Bylaw 14.5.4.2.2

Attendance at Multiple Institutions

4-2-4, 4-2-2-4 or 2-4-2-4 Transfers

• Required to consider all full-time terms and credit hours (including part-time hours) earned at all previous two-year institutions following the student’s most recently attended four-year institution.

Bylaw 14.5.4.2.2

Attendance at Multiple Institutions

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Bylaw 14.5.4.2.2

Attendance at Multiple Institutions

4 – 2 – 4 *

4 – 2 – 2 – 4

2 – 4 – 2 – 4

* 4-2-4 Exception – Graduation After One Term

Bylaw 14.5.4.2.5

Attendance at Multiple Institutions

4-2-4 English and Math

• Permitted to use credits hours in English and math earned at the previous four-year institution to meet transferable English and math requirements.

Bylaw 14.5.4.2.1.2

Transferable Degree Credit

Any two-year college courses accepted as degree credit by any of the certifying institution’s colleges, schools or departments.• Note: must earn the requisite grade to

allow the course to be accepted as transferable.

Bylaws 14.5.4.4.3 & 14.5.4.4.3.1

Transferable GPA

Must consider grades earned in all two-year college courses that are otherwise transferable to certifying institution.

Includes failed courses; and Only most recent grade

earned in a repeated course.

Bylaw 14.5.4.4.3.2

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Practice and Athletics Aid

Qualifiers

Partial Qualifiers

Nonqualifiers

No Competition

Completion of Requirements

SA must complete 2-4 transfer requirements before the SA transfers to the certifying institution. Otherwise, SA must serve one academic year of residence.

Bylaw 14.5.4.4.5

Progress Toward Degree

In addition to meeting two-year college transfer requirements, SA must also meet progress toward degree.

◦ Transfer students must have earned a minimum of six-semester or six-quarter hours of transferable degree credit during their last term of full-time enrollment.

Bylaws 14.4.3.1.1

Case Studies and Exceptions

2-4, 4-2-4,

4-2-4-2...#!@&*!?

2-4 Transfer Exceptions

Exceptions to the otherwise applicable academic requirements for 2-4 transfers exist; however, only qualifiers may access them.

2-4 Transfer Exceptions (Qualifiers Only)

Discontinued/Nonsponsored Sport◦ Two-year institution dropped or never sponsored

SA’s sport;◦ Never attended another institution that offered

sport; and◦ Still earned a transferable GPA of 2.000.

Nonrecruited Student-Athlete◦ No athletics aid;◦ No previous competition or countable athletically

related activities > 14 days; and◦ SA eligible for admission to certifying institution

prior to two-year attendance.

2-4 Transfer Exceptions (Qualifiers Only)

Two- Year Non/Minimal Participation

◦ No competition or countable athletically related activities > 14 days for a two-year period prior to participation at certifying institution.

◦ Two-year period does not include any pre-collegiate time.

Return to Original Four-Year Institution

◦ No unfulfilled residence requirement at four year.

Case Study – LandryLandry is a 2-2-4, nonqualifier.

If Landry transfers to your institution in fall 2015, will he be immediately eligible?

Term Status Transfer Credits

English/Math

Transfer GPA

1: FA 2013

FT 10 3 English

N/A

I: SP 2014

FT 12 3 English

N/A

2: FA 2014

PT 9 3 Math N/A

2: SP 2015

FT 5 N/A

2: SU 2015

PT 4 N/A

Totals 3 FT 40 2.120

Case Study – Landry

Term Status

Transfer Credits

English/

Math

Transfer GPA

1: FA 2013

FT 10 3 English

N/A

I: SP 2014

FT 12 3 English

N/A

2: FA 2014

PT 9 3 Math N/A

2: SP 2015

FT 5 N/A

2: SU 2015

PT 4 N/A

Totals 3 FT 40 2.120

Two full-time terms?

Graduate?

Average of 12?

Transferable GPA?

English & Math?

Any other concerns?

Case Study – LylaLyla is a 2-4, partial qualifier.

Lyla attended two-year college for two years (four full-time terms) and played soccer.

Your institution’s soccer coach begins recruiting Lyla over the summer prior to transfer.

Lyla hasn’t taken a college-level math course so your coach advises her to enroll online over the summer.

Case Study – Lyla Lyla enrolls in an online math course over the

summer.◦ The course concludes September 1st.

Lyla shows up for preseason practice August 15th.

Transfer Evaluation: ◦ Did not graduate from junior college.◦ Earned 52 transferable credit hours, including 12 during

last full-time term.◦ Transfer GPA of 2.890.◦ Earned six semester credits of transferable English.◦ Passes online math course.

Is Lyla eligible for the 2015 soccer season?

Case Study – SmashSmash is a 4-2-4, qualifier.

Smash initially enrolls at State U. which operates an FBS program.

Smash tries to walk on to the team during preseason, but is cut before the first day of class.

After his freshman year, Smash drops out of State U. and enrolls full time at a local two-year school.

Case Study – SmashSmash’s record at the local two-year college:

◦ Smash does not participate in football.◦ Smash did not graduate.

Could Smash transfer and be immediately eligible?

Junior College

Status

CreditsEarned

Transferable Credits

GPA

FA 2014 FT 12 6 2.200

SP 2015 FT 12 8 2.900

Totals 2 FT 24 14 N/A

Case Study – JulieJulie is a 4-2-4-2-4, qualifier.

◦ Julie graduated from her first two-year college.

Julie earned 12 transferable credits during her last full-time term and a 3.000 transferable GPA.

Will Julie be eligible upon transfer to your institution?

What options does Julie have?

Case Study – MattMatt is a 2-4, nonqualifier.

Fall 2014 Credit Grade QP

English 101 3 B 9

Sociology 4 D 4

Spanish 1 3 B 9

Intro to Algebra 3 D 3

Spring 2015

English 102 3 B 9

College Algebra 3 D 3

College Skills 3 A 12

US History 3 B 9

Spanish 2 3 F 0

Totals 28 N/A 57

Junior-College Transcript GPA: 2.071

Case Study – MattTransfer Evaluation:

Fall 2014 Credit Grade QP

English 101 3 B 9

Sociology 4 D 4

Spanish 1 3 B 9

Intro to Algebra 3 D 3

Spring 2015

English 102 3 B 9

College Algebra 3 D 3

College Skills 3 A 12

US History 3 B 9

Spanish 2 3 F 0

Totals 22 N/A 43

Case Study – MattTwo full-time terms?

Graduate or average of 12?

English & Math?

Transfer GPA?◦43 quality points / 22 credits .

What’s Changing and When?

Path to Graduation

Effective: August 1, 2016.

Three options for a two-year transfer to be immediately eligible at a Division II institution.

Qualifier with no four-year attendance and ONLY one full-time term at two-year

college

All other qualifiers, partial qualifiers and

nonqualifiers

All other qualifiers, partial qualifiers and

nonqualifiers

ONLY one full-time semester/quarter

Two full-time semesters/ three full-time quarters

Two full-time semesters/three full-time quarters

12 semester- or quarter-hours of transferable

degree credit

• 12-semester or 12-quarter-hours of transferable degree credit per term of attendance:• Six- semester/eight-

quarter hours of transferable English;

• Three-semester/four-quarter hours of transferable math; and

• Three-semester/four-quarter hours of transferable science

Graduate

Cumulative GPA of 2.200

Cumulative GPA of 2.200*

Limit of two physical education activity credits for credit

requirements and GPA

Limit of two physical education activity credits for credit requirements

and GPA

*For a nonqualifier who meets all the two-year transfer requirements EXCEPT the 2.200 GPA but has a minimum 2.000 GPA, the SA is eligible for practice and financial aid.

Path to Graduation

Progress Toward Degree – Transferrable credits from the last full-time term of attendance increases to nine.

Educate yourself on all of the changes.

http://www.ncaa.org/division-ii-path-graduation.

Begin advising potential transfers in 2015-2016!

Questions ??