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 General Information for Current Student Athletes Eligibility and Academic Procedures

• You must be eligible to practice (winter and spring sports) or we must anticipate that you will be eligible (fall sports).
• You must be certified as eligible to compete in scrimmages or matches.
• Your final high school and/or all final college transcripts are needed to establish eligibility. This includes:
  • Freshmen: Final high school transcript showing the date of graduation and final class rank.
  • NCAA Eligibility Center Final Certification (Academic/Amateurism)
  • Amateur Certification from the Eligibility Center are needed for Freshmen AND Transfer Students
  • Transfers: Official Transcripts of all work taken during regular terms
  • Transfers and Returning Players: Official Transcripts of all work taken during summer, mid-winter or May-session from other institutions.
• You must be registered to have your eligibility checked.
• 12 hour rule: You must be enrolled in 12 credits at all times.
  • You must be enrolled in 12 credits in order to practice, compete or receive athletic aid.
• Progress Toward Degree Requirement: You must earn AT LEAST 24 credits from one season to the next (no more than 6 in summer or non-terms), or average 12 credits for each term you have been enrolled.
• Degree Plan on File: If you are in your 5th semester of college or later, you have to declare a major and have a degree plan on file with the athletics department. Only classes toward your designated degree program can count for the Progress Toward Degree Requirement and 6 Hour Rule.
• 6 Hour Rule: You must pass at least 6 hours in the previous semester.
• 75 - 25 Rule: You may take a MAX of 6 hours that can count toward the 24 you need in the summer.
• Good Academic Standing: If your UTPB GPA is not a 2.0 or higher, you become ineligible. Classes taken at other schools cannot increase your UTPB GPA.

• Earn at least 12 credits a semester
• Take 6 credits each summer
• Pass all of your classes with a C or better
• Do not repeat classes
• Once you start your 5th semester of school, take ONLY classes on your counting towards your designated degree program
• You are not advised to take classes at other institutions
• You only have 10 semesters to play your 4 seasons
• You must choose a major that leads to a specific baccalaureate degree by the beginning of your 5th semester of enrollment and have a degree plan on file.
• If you are not eligible when you come to UTPB, you will be required to complete one full academic year of residence.

• Athletics Compliance Officer
• Athletic Director
• Faculty Athletic Representative
• Registrar
• Head Coach

• You are advised to get a formal degree plan if you do not have one... If you are entering your 5th semester of college (or later) you are required to have one. Bring a copy to the Athletic Office.
• Meet with your advisor to select your classes.
• You will be able to register online.
• Register as soon as possible and BEFORE Winter Holiday break for spring.
• Register as soon as possible and BEFORE May 1st for the fall semester.
• Before certification is completed a hold will be placed upon your schedule preventing any adds or drops from being made online.
• Hold for fall certification: June 1.
• Hold for spring certification: December

• You CANNOT drop online.
• Complete a Class Withdrawal Authorization Form from the Athletics Compliance Officer
• The Compliance Officer will check your schedule and academic history to assure that you remain in 12 or more countable hours.
• If you can drop the class and still remain eligible, the Class Withdrawal Authorization form will be signed. At a minimum, the signature of the Athletic Director or Compliance Officer.
  Once all signatures have been obtained, you will go to the registrar's office to have the class dropped.

• Simply fill out an add form available in the registrar's office.
• If there is a problem, ask to speak with Hector Govea.

• Do not count toward your 24 hour progress requirement.
• Do not count toward meeting the 6 hour rule.
• "D" grades from other schools do not count as accepted transfer credits in MOST cases.
• Repeating a class in which you received a "D" will not count toward your 24 hour progress requirement or toward the 6 hour requirement UNLESS it is in your major or you are required by University policy to repeat it.

• You need to maintain an overall UTPB GPA of 2.0 in order to compete. The NCAA requires that an athlete remain in good academic standing to compete. If you fall below a 2.0 overall GPA, you are not considered to be in good academic standing.
• Taking classes at other institutions will not affect your UTPB GPA. If you need to improve your GPA, the only way you can do so is to take classes at UTPB.
• Repeating classes in which you received an "F" improves your GPA dramatically.

• You should be aware that a professor may drop you for non-attendance. If you are dropped from a class, this may affect your eligibility. Class attendance correlates well with academic achievement. As a rule, you should attend all classes unless you are out of town on an official University activity.
  Additional information concerning attendance appears later in this document.
• NOTE: You cannot miss classes for practice at any time. You may be excused ONLY to participate in pre-game warm-up activities or competitive events.