University of North Texas Athletics
Continuing Eligibility
8/20/2004 12:00:00 AM | General
Fulfillment of Credit-Hour Requirements
Eligibility for competition shall be based upon the following requirement: (Revised: 1/10/92, 4/24/03 effective subsequent to the 2003 fall term; thus, applicable to hours earned during the 2003 fall term)
(a) Satisfactory completion of six-semester or six-quarter hours of academic credit the preceding regular academic term (e.g., fall semester, winter quarter) in which the student-athlete has been enrolled full-time at any collegiate institution, and (Adopted: 4/24/03 effective subsequent to the 2003 fall term; thus, applicable to hours earned during the 2003 fall term; Revised: 3/10/04)
(b) For a midyear transfer student-athlete, for a student-athlete subsequent to the student-athlete's first academic year in residence or after the student-athlete has utilized one season of eligibility in any sport at the certifying institution shall be determined by the student-athlete's academic record in existence at the beginning of the fall term or at the beginning of any other regular term of that academic year, based on: (Adopted: 4/24/03 effective subsequent to the 2003 fall term; thus, applicable to hours earned during the 2003 fall term)
(1) Satisfactory completion of a cumulative total of academic semester or quarter hours equivalent to an average of at least 12-semester or -quarter hours during each of the previous academic terms in academic years in which the student-athlete has been enrolled in a term or terms; or
(2) Satisfactory completion of 24-semester or 36-quarter hours of academic credit since the beginning of the previous fall term or since the beginning of the certifying institution's preceding regular two semesters or three quarters.
Fulfillment of Percentage of Degree Requirements Effective Date: Aug 01, 2003
A student-athlete who is entering his or her third year of collegiate enrollment shall have completed successfully at least 40 percent of the course requirements in the student's specific degree program. A student-athlete who is entering his or her fourth year of collegiate enrollment shall have completed successfully at least 60 percent of the course requirements in the student's specific degree program. A student-athlete who is entering his or her fifth year of collegiate enrollment shall have completed successfully at least 80 percent of the course requirements in the student's specific degree program. The course requirements must be in the student's specific degree program (as opposed to the student's major). (Adopted: 1/10/92 effective 8/1/92, Revised: 1/9/96, 10/31/02 effective 8/1/03; for those student-athletes first entering a collegiate institution full time on or after 8/1/03)
