MODIFICATION BASED ON INTENT

The following is a proposal that the NCAA Division III Management Council has agreed to sponsor as an intent-based modification. The approved revision is consistent with the intent of the original legislation.

 

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ELIGIBILITY – TWO-YEAR COLLEGE TRANSFERS – TWO-YEAR NONPARTICIPATION EXCEPTION

Intent: To specify that a two-year college transfer may use the two-year nonparticipation exception, provided for a consecutive two-year period immediately prior to the date on which the student begins participation that he or she has neither practiced nor competed in organized noncollegiate amateur competition while enrolled as a full-time student.

Bylaws: Amend 14.5.4.1.1, page 100, as follows:

[Division III]

 

"14.5.4.1.1 Two-Year Nonparticipation Exception. The student transfers to the certifying institution from a two-year college or from a branch school that conducts an intercollegiate athletics program and, for a consecutive two-year period immediately prior to the date on which the student begins participation (practice and/or competition), the student has neither practiced nor competed in the involved sport in intercollegiate competition, or and has neither practiced or competed in organized noncollegiate amateur competition while enrolled as a full-time student in a collegiate institution. This two-year period does not include any period of time prior to the student’s initial collegiate enrollment."

Source: NCAA Division III Management Council (Interpretations and Legislation Committee).

Effective Date: Immediately.