Athletic Academic Eligibility Policy

All Freshman and Transfer student athletes will be given two semesters before their academic eligibility will be certified. If at the end of the first semester a Freshman or Transfer student has below a 2.0 cumulative GPA they will be placed on “Academic Probation” and follow the requirements set forth by the University for a student on “Academic Probation”.

At the end of a Freshman or Transfer student athletes second semester they must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher to be considered Athletically Eligible to participate. If they are below the 2.0 cumulative GPA they will be consider “Academically Ineligible”.

Undergraduate student athletes must carry a minimum of 12 credit hours each semester or they are considered ineligible.  If, during the last semester prior to graduation, a student needs less than 12 hours to graduate – they then can carry under 12 hours for that semester.  Graduate students must carry a minimum of nine credit hours per semester to be considered eligible.

All returning student athletes will have their eligibility certified at the end of each semester. They must maintain a 2.0 or higher cumulative GPA to be “Academically Eligible” to participate. Any returning student athlete that falls below the 2.0 cumulative GPA will be “Academically Ineligible” to compete and will follow the requirements that are set forth by the University's policies.