Initial Eligibility
In order for PSAs to be evaluated for athletics eligibility in college, PSAs must register an account with what online platform?
Eligibility Center
Prior to the start of a student-athlete's 9th term of enrollment, what percent of their degree must be completed?
80% degree completion must be met prior to the start of student's 9th term.
What is the generic course number classes transfer in as if there is no direct equivalency at BGSU?
1XXX/2XXX/3XXX/4XXX
What happens if a student-athlete transfers to a 2-year school with a GPA of 3.2 at the end of the spring semester?
Loss of a retention point for that spring semester.
This NCAA bylaw governs academic eligibility
Bylaw 14
16 of these are required for an incoming freshmen to be deemed a final qualifier
Core Courses
Student A has a 1.96GPA after her 4th full-time term of enrollment. Is she eligible based on GPA? What GPA does she need to be eligible prior to her 5th full-time term of enrollment?
YES. 1.9 GPA prior to her 5th FT term.
If you believe a course is equivalent to something at BGSU, but it has not come in as such, what is the process?
Ask student for syllabus, send to transfer@bgsu.edu with the class you think it’s equiv to, they send to dept chairs to evaluation, await determination & check degree audit.
If a former player returns to school and earns their degree, the program is awarded a bonus APR point for the year in which that player finished his degree requirements. (Not the year in which they did not earn the point).
Delayed Graduation Point
Among other duties, this person verifies student eligibility to participate in university athletics. Investigates and reviews alleged NCAA and conference rule violations and communicates findings to appropriate parties. Serves as a liaison between the athletic program and the NCAA.
Compliance officer
Identify 3 criteria a final qualifier from high school will have met prior to enrollment.
Any of the following:
- 16 core courses
- 10 of 16 core courses done prior to start of 7th semester (junior year)
- Graduate high school
- SAT/ACT Score that meets the sliding scale.
- Core course GPA that meets the sliding scale.
A football student-athlete did not pass 9 credits during Fall 2020. What should the student and coach be advised regarding eligibility?
That the student will lose eligibility in the first 4 contests of the following season. He may, however, use a 1 time exception to regain eligibility in those 4 contests so long as he passes 27 total credits prior to the start of the following fall term.
What eligibility factors should athletic advisors pay attention to for student athletes who are transferring into our school for their 5th semester?
40% toward degree, did they earn 6/18 at their previous institution, GPA above a 1.9
What is the benchmark that would determine if a school faces an APR penalty?
930 multi-year APR
This term refers to the efforts institutions make to comply with NCAA legislation and to detect and investigate violations that do occur. NCAA member institutions are obligated to maintain appropriate levels
Institutional control
This type of student is eligible to receive an athletic scholarship and practice but will not be allowed to compete during their first year in school.
Academic Redshirt
Future eligibility is forfeited if a student does not graduate by this time.
11th semester.
What online database can be used by both students and admins to determine a course equivalency?
Transferology
While the APR is intended as an incentive-based approach, it does come with a progression of penalties for teams that under-perform academically over time.
What is an example of a penalty that may be imposed?
limit teams to 16 hours of practice per week over five days (as opposed to 20 over six days), with the lost four hours to be replaced with academic activities.
additional practice and competition reductions, either in the traditional or non-championship season
coaching suspensions, financial aid reductions and restricted NCAA membership
inability to compete in championships
This is an amount calculated by an institutional financial aid office, using federal regulations, that includes the total cost of tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, transportation, and other expenses related to attendance at the institution.
Cost of Attendance
The NCAA uses this to match SAT/ACT scores and core-course grade-point averages to determine eligibility. It balances your test score with your GPA. If you have a low test score, you need a higher GPA to be eligible. If you have a low GPA, you need a higher test score to be eligible.
Sliding Scale
Those hours can count towards the 6/18 hour rules but they cannot count towards the % calculation.
False. PTD is always calculated based on the First Term of FT enrollment at ANY institution.
Scenario - you have 5 minutes.
8 scholarship students on team.
- 4 are academically eligible & retain after fall term.
- 2 are academically INeligible & retain after fall term.
- 2 are academically eligible & and transfer to 4 year schools with over a 2.6.
What is the fall term APR?
6 R pts possible, 8 E pts possible.
6 R pts earned, 6 E pts earned.
12 earned/14 possible =.857 *1000 = 857 fall term APR
Scholarships within these sports are restricted by a set number, and they are all full scholarships. Hence, if a sport offers ten scholarships, ten new athletes on that team can receive full scholarships each year. These sports are those sports that generally bring revenues to the school.
Head count sports