C. Transfers from a Four-Year College or from a Non-NJCAA Member College.
Student-athletes transferring from a four-year college or a non-NJCAA member college are either immediately eligible upon transfer or must serve a probationary period of 16 calendar weeks. The following rules determine the student-athlete's eligibility status.
1. Immediate Eligibility – To be immediately eligible, with no probation required, student-athletes must satisfy the provisions of Section 4.D or 4.E. (Use the rule which is applicable to the transfer student-athlete).
NOTE: Before a student-athlete can participate in a second season of an NJCAA certified sport, the provisions of Section 4.F must be satisfied.
2. Probation of Sixteen Calendar Weeks – A probationary period of 16 calendar weeks and the completion of one academic term with twelve passing credits and a 2.00 GPA or higher is required of student-athletes who did not satisfy the academic provisions of Section 4. Student-athletes serving this 16-week probation period may be added to the eligibility roster at any time after satisfying the provision of the probation period.

NOTE: Before a student-athlete can participate in a second season of a NJCAA certified sport, the provisions of Section 4.F must be satisfied.

Section 4. REQUIREMENTS FOR ATHLETIC ELIGIBILITY
The following rules shall be used to determine a student-athlete's eligibility for athletic competition in any one of the certified sports of the NJCAA. THIS ENTIRE SECTION MUST BE READ BEFORE A STUDENT-ATHLETE'S ELIGIBILITY STATUS CAN BE DETERMINED.
A. Student-athletes must be making satisfactory progress within an approved college program or course as listed in the college catalog.
B. Student-athletes must be in regular full-time attendance within fifteen (15) calendar days from the beginning of classes of the term in which the student-athletes choose to participate.
MINI-SESSIONS:
1. This fifteen (15) day rule can apply to the starting date of a mini-session within a regular session and shall be a published date in the college catalog or schedule of classes for that term.
2. A student-athlete enrolling in a mini-session must have enrolled within fifteen (15) calendar days of the beginning of the term in which that mini-session is offered.
3. The mini-session must begin prior to the date of the first contest and end prior to or concurrently with the regular term.
4. Student-athletes that do not conform to this rule are ineligible throughout the remainder of the term.
C. Student-athletes must maintain enrollment in twelve (12) or more credit hours of college work as listed in the college catalog during each term of athletic participation. Student-athletes that drop below twelve (12) credit hours become immediately ineligible for athletic participation.
QUARTER ELIGIBILITY
D. Prior to the last official date to register for the second full-time quarter, as published in the college catalog, a student-athlete must have passed twelve (12) quarter hours with a 1.75 GPA or higher.
E. Prior to the last official date to register for the third full-time quarter, and all subsequent quarters thereafter, as published in the college catalog, a student-athlete must satisfy one of the following four requirements to be eligible for the upcoming quarter:
1. Pass a minimum of 12 quarter hours with a 2.00 GPA or higher during the previous quarter of full-time enrollment,
OR
2. Pass an accumulation of quarter hours equal to 12 multiplied by the number of quarters in which the student-athlete was previously enrolled full-time with a GPA of 2.00 or higher,
OR
3. A first season participant must have passed a minimum accumulation of 36 credit hours with a 2.00 GPA or higher for the initial term of participation, regardless of previous term or other accumulation requirements (NOTE: This only establishes eligibility for the initial term, not subsequent terms),

OR
4. A second season participant must have passed a minimum accumulation of 54 credit hours for a fall sport, 63 credit hours for a winter sport, 72 credit hours for a spring sport, with a 2.00 GPA or higher, regardless of previous term or other accumulation requirement.

F. Prior to the second season of participation in an NJCAA certified sport, student-athletes must pass a minimum of 36 quarter hours with a 2.00 GPA or higher. If the student-athlete has been enrolled in two (2) quarter terms or less, the second season requirement becomes 28 quarter hours with a 2.00 GPA or higher.
NOTE: All quarters attempted beyond 15 calendar days will count, whether full-time or not, excluding summer session.
SEMESTER ELIGIBILITY
D. Prior to the last official date to register for the second full-time semester, as published in the college catalog, a student-athlete must have passed 12 semester hours with a 1.75 GPA or higher.
E. Prior to the last official date to register for the third full-time semester, and all subsequent semesters thereafter, as published in the college catalog, a student-athlete must satisfy one of the following four requirements to be eligible for the upcoming term:
1. Pass a minimum of 12 semester hours with a 2.00 GPA or higher during the previous semester of full-time enrollment,
OR
2. Pass an accumulation of semester hours equal to 12 multiplied by the number of semesters in which the student- athlete was previously enrolled full-time with a GPA of 2.00 or higher,
OR
3. A first season participant must have passed a minimum accumulation of 24 credit hours with a 2.00 GPA or higher for the initial term of participation, regardless of previous term or other accumulation requirements (NOTE: This only establishes eligibility for the initial term, not subsequent terms.),

OR
4. A second season participant must have passed a minimum accumulation of 36 credit hours for a fall sport, 48 credit hours for a spring sport, with a 2.00 GPA or higher, regardless of previous term or other accumulation requirement.

F. Prior to a second season of participation in an NJCAA certified sport, student-athletes must pass a minimum accumulation of 24 semester hours with a 2.00 GPA or higher. (This is in addition to satisfying 4.D or 4.E.)