JUCO Transfer Athletes – Confirm NCAA Academic Eligibility BEFORE You Start Classes!
What options does a student-athlete have in this situation?
- The student-athlete is stuck at that college and is now ineligible for their first academic year. He or she must now work to earn their academic eligibility to be able to compete next year at this college.
- Also, because an athlete must be academically eligible when they leave their current school in order to be immediately eligible as a transfer to another NCAA member school, the student-athlete either needs to stay at this school and work to regain his or her eligibility there, OR
- If the athlete chooses to transfer to another NCAA college before he/she regains eligibility where they are, then the athlete will be ineligible for their first academic year at the next college.
- Another option is that the student-athlete could transfer to an NAIA college where it would be possible to regain eligibility after one semester.
How can an athlete AVOID this type of situation?
How frequently does this type of thing happen?
How can you prevent this from happening to your athlete?
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