In-Person Meeting No. 1      

December 13, 2005

Transfer/Competition in Year of Transfer

1. Eligibility of Transfer Student-Athlete for Competition in Year of Transfer. If the institution from which a student-athlete transfers at midyear declares separate nonchampionship and championship segments of its playing and practice season, a student-athlete may compete during the nonchampionship segment for such an institution and during the championship segment for the certifying institution during the same academic year in the same sport, provided the applicable transfer and progress-toward-degree eligibility requirements are satisfied. [References: Division I Bylaw 14.5.5.3 (competition in year of transfer); a 5/25/95 official interpretation, Item No. 5, and a 2/25/04 staff interpretation, item a, which have been archived.]

Eligibility/Eligibility for Postseason Competition — Between Terms

2. Certification of Eligibility for Postseason Competition Between Terms for a Student-Athlete in His or Her Final Season of Competition. In certifying eligibility for a postseason event between regular academic terms for a student-athlete in his or her final season of competition, if the event occurs before the end of 14 business days after the date of the institution’s last scheduled examination, an institution must use grades from the immediately preceding regular academic term (for example, fall term if certifying for a bowl game) if enough grades have been posted to do so. All grades posted in accordance with institutional procedures by 5 p.m. local time (where the institution is located) on the day before the postseason event must be considered. [Reference: Division I Bylaw 14.1.10.2.]

Recruiting/Printed Recruiting Materials

3. Attachments to General Correspondence. Attachments to general correspondence may only include information that is not created for recruiting purposes, except for items that are specifically permitted as printed recruiting material (for example, questionnaires). [References: Division I Bylaws 13.4.1.1 (printed recruiting materials), 13.4.1.2 (electronic transmissions) and 13.4.1.3 (other recruiting materials).]

Recruiting/Recruited Prospective Student-Athlete

4. Issuing a Financial Aid Agreement for Summer Only Does Not Trigger Recruited Status. The issuance of an institution’s written offer of athletically related financial aid to a prospective student-athlete to attend a summer session before initial full-time enrollment does not, in and of itself, cause the prospect to become recruited. [References: Division I Bylaw 13.02.10.1 (recruited prospective student-athlete) and a 6/8/05 staff interpretation, item 1b, which has been archived.]

Recruiting/Telephone Calls

5. Telephone Calls to Prospects After the Limit on Calls during a Particular Time Period is Reached. Once an institution has made a countable telephone call to a prospect or a prospect’s relatives or legal guardian(s) that results in the limit on calls for the particular time period being reached (for example, one per month, one per week, two per week), the institution may not initiate an additional telephone call during the same time period, even if no direct conversation occurs during the second call (for example, voicemail message). [References: Division I Bylaws 13.1.3.1 (time period for telephone calls-general rule), 13.1.3.1.1 (exception — Divisions I-A and I-A football), 13.1.3.1.2 (exception — men’s basketball), 13.1.3.1.3 (exception — women’s basketball) and 13.1.3.1.4 (exception — ice hockey); a 2/6/91 staff interpretation, item f; and a 10/25/05 staff interpretation, item a, which has been archived.]

Eligibility/Prior Approval for Interim Term Courses

6. Prior Approval for Courses Taken During an Interim Term at Another Institution. Courses taken at another institution during an interim term (for example, J-term) during the academic year may be used to satisfy progress-toward-degree requirements, provided the student-athlete receives prior approval by appropriate academic officials of the certifying institution. [References: Division I Bylaw 14.4.3.4.4 (prior approval — summer courses at other institutions); a 12/28/88 staff interpretation, item a; and a 5/4/05 staff interpretation, item 1, which have been archived.]

Eligibility/Outside Competition

7. Participation in Junior Levels of Pan American, World Championship and World Cup Tryouts and Competition as an Exception to Outside Competition. A student-athlete’s participation in junior levels of Pan American, World Championship and World Cup tryouts and competition qualifies as an exception to the outside competition rule in all sports. [References: Division I Bylaws 14.7 (outside competition, effects on eligibility), 14.7.1 (outside competition — sports other than basketball), 14.7.2 (outside competition — basketball) and 14.7.3 (exceptions to outside-competition regulations); and an 8/17/05 staff interpretation, item 1a, which has been archived.]

Eligibility/Waiver of Full-Time Enrollment Requirement

8. Eligibility for a Waiver of the Full-Time Enrollment Requirement for Participants in Junior Levels of the Pan American Games, World Championships and World Cup Competition. A student-athlete’s participation in junior levels of the Pan American Games, World Championships and World Cup competition would permit an institution to seek a waiver of the minimum full-time enrollment requirement for practice and competition. [References: Division I Bylaws 14.1.8.2.2.1 (waivers) and 14.1.8.2.2.1.2 (Olympic, Pan American, world championships, world cup, world university games or world youth championships); and an 8/17/05 staff interpretation, item 1b, which has been archived.]