Telephone Conference No. 28
November 19, 2003

Acting for the Division I Management Council, the Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet Subcommittee on Legislative Review/Interpretations issued the following interpretation:

Completion of Core Courses

Completion of Core Courses after High-School Graduation. A prospective student-athlete who repeats the equivalent of one academic year or more (for example, two terms) at the same high school from which he or she graduated for the purpose of completing initial-eligibility core-curriculum requirements may begin initial full-time enrollment at an institution at the next opportunity to enroll (for example, midyear). The subcommittee distinguished this from a situation involving a prospect who repeats a term of attendance (as opposed to an academic year) at the same high school from which he or she graduated. Under such circumstances, the prospect shall not begin initial full-time enrollment at an institution until the following academic year, regardless of the length of time that has elapsed since high-school graduation. [References: NCAA Bylaws 14.3.1.2.1 (core-curriculum time limitation) and a 12/11/02 official interpretation, Item No. 2.]

Telephone Conference No. 29
December 3, 2003

Transferable Degree Credit/2-4 Transfer Requirements/Qualifier

Two-Year College Transfer Requirements -- Institutions Operating on Different Academic Calendars. The eligibility of a two-year college prospective student-athlete who transfers from a two-year college using a different academic calendar than the four-year college to which the prospect transfers is determined by evaluating the number of transferable hours to the four-year college as they appear on the two-year college transcript (as opposed to evaluating the four-year college transcript after the transferable hours are converted to hours used by the four-year college). For example, a two-year college transfer who attends a two-year college using a semester system and completes 10 semester hours of transferable credit is not eligible at a four-year college that uses a different academic calendar (for example, even though 10 semester hours converts to 15 quarter hours) since 12 semester hours of transferable credit are needed to meet the two-year college requirements. [References: NCAA Bylaw 14.5.4.1 (qualifier).]