University of Louisiana at Lafayette Rules Education Meeting March 24, 2010

University of Louisiana at LafayetteUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette

Rules Education MeetingRules Education Meeting

March 24, 2010March 24, 2010

Division I– Transfer Regulations–

Residence Requirement – General Principle –

A student who transfers from any collegiate institution is required to complete one full academic year of residence at the certifying institution, unless the student satisfies the applicable transfer requirements or qualifies for an exception.

In baseball and basketball, a transfer student-athlete who satisfies the applicable transfer requirements or qualifies for an exception, but initially enrolls as a full-time student after the first term of the academic year shall not be eligible for competition until the ensuing academic year.

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Permission to Contact An athletics staff member shall not make

contact with the student-athlete of another NCAA or NAIA four-year collegiate institution, directly or indirectly, without first obtaining the written permission of the first institution's athletics director (or an athletics administrator designated by the athletics director).

If you are interested in a SA at another 4 year institution, contact the compliance office and request permission to contact a SA. The compliance office will complete the “Permission to Contact/One-time Transfer Exception” form and send it to the appropriate institution.

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Permission to ContactIf permission is not granted, you (Head Coach):

shall not encourage the transfer; and shall not provide athletically related financial

assistance to the student-athlete until the student-athlete has attended UL for one academic year.

If permission is granted to contact the student-athlete, all applicable NCAA recruiting rules apply.

*Note: Other rerepresentatives of the institution's athletics interests are not allowed to be involved in any capacity in the recruitment of PSAs.

Intra-Conference TransfersA SA transferring from one Sun Belt

Conference institution to another Sun Belt Conference member is ineligible for participation and competition in that sport for two years from the date of transfer.

An institution would have to get approval by the AD of the institution the SA was transferring from, and would need a statement from the SA verifying that he/she was not a recruited SA at the current school and why he/she wanted to go to the new SBC school.

Exceptions to Intra-Conference TransfersThe first institution is placed on probation in the

student-athlete’s sport; orThe first institution discontinues the student-

athlete’s sport from varsity status.The student-athlete was not involved in any

violations, which resulted in his/her previous institution being placed on probation.

4-2-4 TransferA 4-2-4 transfer student who attended a Sun Belt

institution prior to enrolling at a junior college may transfer without penalty to another Sun Belt Conference institution subsequent to graduating from the junior college and completing all NCAA requirements.

University of New OrleansAny student-athletes who transfer from UNO

will not have to serve the intra-conference penalty due to UNO moving to Division III status.

However, you must receive “Permission to Contact” from UNO for any student-athletes you wish to speak with.

Transfers and Transfers and Credit-Hour RequirementsCredit-Hour Requirements

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1. Is a transfer exception met?Student-athlete must serve an academic year in residence.

2. Did the student-athlete complete six-credit hours during the last full-time term of enrollment or is the student-athlete transferring from a nondomestic institution?

Student-athlete must serve an academic year in residence.

3. Applicable credit-hour requirement for transfers met?

Student-athlete eligible to participate.*

Student-athlete is not eligible for the first term of enrollment at the certifying institution. Note: The student-athlete may regain eligibility after one term.

NO

YES

NO

YES

YES

NO

*Must meet percentage-of-degree requirement, if applicable.

Six-Hour RuleAll student-athletes (including incoming

transfer student-athletes) are required to complete six hours of academic credit during the previous term of full-time enrollment.

Exception: Transfer student-athletes from a foreign collegiate institution do not have to meet this requirement.

NCAA Bylaws 14.4.3.1 and 14.4.3.1.2.1.

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Credit-Hour Requirements for Transfer Students-Athletes - Bylaw 14.4.3.1.2

One semester = six semester hours One academic year = 24-semester hours Three semesters = 30-semester hours Four semesters = applicable percentage-of-

degree requirement.

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* Remember six-hour rule, except nondomestic student-athletes.

What about Percentage of Degree and Grade-Point Average?

Percentage of degree must be certified immediately on transfer if the student-athlete is entering his or her third year of collegiate enrollment or thereafter.

Grade-point average (GPA) must be certified after the first term of full-time attendance at the certifying institution.

Bylaws 14.4.3.2.2 and 14.4.3.3.1.

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Correspondence Courses from Another InstitutionCredit hours earned through correspondence,

extension and credit-by-examination courses from an institution other than the one in which the student-athlete was enrolled full time may not be used to fulfill the percentage-of-degree requirements at the certifying institution for continuing and transfer student-athletes.

Bylaw 14.4.3.4.3

Note: Distance learning courses taken at the SA’s previous institution, while enrolled, may be used to meet all PTD requirements.

Must meet applicable distance learning requirements (Bylaw 14.4.3.4.8)

4-4 Transfers

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Exceptions for Transfers from 4-Year CollegesMilitary Service (at least 12 months)Discontinued/Non-sponsored SportTwo-Year Nonparticipation or Minimal Participation

Not engage in countable activities beyond a 14 consecutive day period, or neither practiced or competed in organized non-collegiate amateur competition while enrolled full time

Return to Original Institution without Participation or with Minimal Participation (14 consecutive day period)

Non-recruited StudentOne-Time Transfer Exception

One-Time Transfer ExceptionParticipant in sport other than baseball, basketball,

or footballHas not transferred previously from one four-year

institution, unless in previous transfer the student used the discontinued/non-sponsored sport exception

Good academic standing and meets PTD requirements

Student-athlete’s previous institution shall certify in writing that it has no objection to the student being granted an exception to the residence requirement

Eligibility for Athletic AidA transfer SA from a 4 year institution may

receive athletic aid only if he/she would have been academically eligible to compete during the next regular academic term had the SA remained at the previous institution.

Case Studies

Case Study - PhillipPhillip, a first-time freshman golf student-athlete, is a qualifier and meets the requirements for the one-time transfer exception.

Fall Spring Summer

2009-10 Callaway Univ.

(Division I)full time earned 12

hours

Ping College

(Division I)

????

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Case Study - PhillipFall Spring Summe

r

2009-10

Callaway Univ full time earned 12

hours

Ping CollegeEligible

Transfer-exception analysis. One-time transfer exception (approved by Callaway

Univ).Credit-hour analysis. Six-credit hour requirement. Phillip is eligible spring 2010.

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Case Study - James James is a qualifier and attends Duke University (Division I). James wants to transfer to UL (Division I) to play basketball. James participated in a three-day tryout at Duke University

but did not make the team and did not receive athletics aid.

Fall Spring Summer

2008-09 Dukeearned 6 hours

2009-10 Dukefull time

earned 12 hours

Dukepart time

earned 3 hours

2010-11 UL Lafayette????

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Case Study – James

Transfer-exception analysis. Non-recruited student exception.

Credit-hour analysis. Six hours of academic credit in previous full-time term. Eligible for fall 2010.

Fall Spring Summer

2008-09 Dukeearned 6 hours

2009-10 Dukefull time

earned 12 hours

Dukepart time

earned 3 hours


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Case Study - Phil Phil is attending Georgia Tech and participates in football. Phil wants to transfer to UL Lafayette to pursue more

playing time as Phil was not recruited and does not receive athletics aid.

Fall Spring Summer

2008-09 Georgia Techfull time

earned 10 hours

Georgia Techfull time

earned 8 hours

Georgia Techearned 6

hours


earned 12 hours


earned 10 hours

zero hours


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Case Study - PhilFall Spring Summer


earned 10 hours


earned 8 hours

Georgia Techearned 6

hours


earned 12 hours


earned 10 hours

zero hours


Transfer-exception analysis. Non-recruited transfer exception.* (*See Bylaw 14.5.5.2.10.1)

Credit-hour analysis. Six-hour requirement. Eligible pending certification of percentage of degree (40 percent

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4-2-4 Transfers

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1. Is a transfer exception met?Student-athlete must serve an academic year in residence.

2. Did the student-athlete complete six-credit hours during the last full-time term of enrollment or is the student-athlete transferring from a nondomestic institution?

Student-athlete must serve an academic year in residence.

3. Applicable credit-hour requirement for transfers met?

Student-athlete eligible to participate.*

Student-athlete is not eligible for the first term of enrollment at the certifying institution. Note: The student-athlete may regain eligibility after one term.

NO

YES

NO

YES

YES

NO

*Must meet percentage-of-degree requirement, if applicable.

Academic RequirementsA 4-2-4 transfer student-athlete must meet the

following requirements:

Average 12 hours of transferable-degree credit per semester for each term of full-time attendance at the two-year college;

Minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA in transferable degree credit;

One calendar year elapsed since transfer from previous four-year college; and

Graduate with AA degree.27

Case Study - Nikki Nikki is a softball player who was a qualifier.

Fall Spring

2008-09 Villanova (Division I)full time

earned 12 hours

LSU-Eunice (2-year)part time

earned 10 hours5 transferable hours

2009-10 LSU-Eunice (2-year)competedfull time

earned 10 hours7 transferable hours no Associate of Arts

degree

Not Enrolled


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Case Study - NikkiFall Spring





2009-10 LSU-Eunice (2-year)competed

full time - earned 10 hours7 transferable hours

no Associate of Arts degree

not enrolled


Transfer-exception analysis. Associate of Arts degree. Does have 12 hours transferable degree credit

for each full time semester enrolled (14.4.3.5)

One calendar year elapsed since previous 4-yr.29

Case Study - NikkiFall Spring


earned 12 hours



2009-10 LSU-Eunice (2-year)competedfull time

earned 10 hours7 transferable hours no Associate of Arts

degree

not enrolled


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Credit-hour analysis. Six-credit hour requirement. Does not meet 24 hour rule

*Must serve academic year in residence

What if UL Lafayette wanted to offer Nikki athletically related aid?

Bylaw 14.5.6.5 requires a “4-2-4” transfer to complete at least one regular term at the two-year institution to be eligible for athletically related aid at the second four-year institution.

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2-4 Transfers

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2-4 Transfer: QualifierA transfer student-athlete from a 2-year college who

was a qualifier is eligible for competition if (Bylaw 14.5.4.1):

At least one full-time semester of attendance at the two-year college (excluding summer);

Average 12 hours of transferable-degree credit for each full-time term of attendance at the two-year college; and

2.0 cumulative GPA in transferable-degree credit.

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2-4 Transfer: Non-QualifierA transfer student-athlete from a 2-year college who was a

non-qualifier is eligible for institutional financial aid, practice, and competition if (Bylaw 14.5.4.2):

At least three semesters of full-time attendance at the two-year college;

Minimum of 48-semester hours of transferable-degree credit, including 6 semester hours of transferable English credit and 3 semester hours of transferable math credit (for student-athletes initially enrolling full-time in a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/2009;

2.0 cumulative GPA in transferable-degree credit; and

Graduate with AA degree.34

Use of Hours Earned during Summer TermsNot more than a total of 18-semester hours of

the transferable degree credit may be earned during summer terms, and not more than 9-semester hours of the transferable degree credit may be earned during the summer term(s) immediately prior to the transfer.

Case Study - CalCal, a qualifier, is a baseball player.

Fall Spring Summer

2009-10

Chipola College (2-year)full time

earned 13 hours10-transferable

hours2.500 GPA

UL Lafayette

????

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Case Study - CalFall Spring Summe

r

2009-10

Chipola College (2-year)full time

earned 13 hours10-transferable

hours2.500 GPA

UL Lafayette

????

Transfer-exception analysis. One full-time term. 2.000 GPA in transferable credits. Average 12 transferable credit hours per term of full-time

attendance. Cal must complete one academic year of residence.Credit-hour analysis. Six-credit hour requirement.

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Case Study - Lindsey

Fall Spring Summer

2008-09

Itawamba Community College

full time earned 12 hours

12 transferable hours

Itawamba C.C.full time

earned 4 hours 4 transferable

hours

Itawamba C.C.

6 transferable

hours

2009-10

Itawamba C.C.part time

earned 6 transferable hours

2.340 GPA

UL Lafayette????

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Lindsey plays tennis and is a qualifier.

Case Study - LindseyFall Spring Summer

2008-09


earned 12 hours 12 transferable hours


earned 4 hours 4 transferable

hours

Itawamba C.C.

6 transferable

hours

2009-10



2.340 GPA

UL Lafayette????

Transfer-exception analysis. One full-time term. Average 12-credit hour/full-time term. 2.00 GPA.

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Case Study - Lindsey

Credit-hour analysis. Two full-time terms = 24 credits. Six-credit hour requirement. 18-credit hour requirement. Remember! You must go back to the last full-time term of

attendance (spring 2009) to certify the six-credit hour requirement.

o Will Lindsey be eligible for spring 2010?

Fall Spring Summer

2008-09





Itawamba C.C.

6 transferable

hours

2009-10



2.340 GPA

UL Lafayette????

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Answer Slide - Lindsey

No, but Lindsey may regain eligibility for fall 2010.

Six-credit hours

GPA

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Trivia QuestionsTrivia Questions

Trivia Questions1) What two sports prohibit student-

athletes from transferring mid-year and competing immediately (given the fact the student-athlete satisfies the applicable transfer requirements or qualifies for an exception)?

Answer: Baseball and Basketball

Trivia Questions2) What type of transfer has to

have their AA degree regardless of whether or not they are a qualifier?

Answer:4-2-4 transfer

Trivia Questions3) What must be obtained before

contacting a student-athlete from any four-year institution?

Answer:Permission to contact from the

four-year institution

Trivia Question4) When would a SA transfers to UL from a 4 year institution, will they be able to receive an athletic scholarship?

Answer:Yes, only if the SA would have been academically eligible had the SA remained at the previous institution.

ALWAYS ASK BEFORE YOU ALWAYS ASK BEFORE YOU ACT!ACT!

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette Rules Education Meeting March 24, 2010