NCAA Progress Towards Degree Current & Future Legislation February 2014 WSC Rules Presentation 1 Wayne State College Athletic Compliance

NCAA PROGRESS TOWARDS DEGREE CURRENT AND FUTURE LEGISLATION February 2014 WSC Rules Presentation Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 2 Current PTD Legislation

Current Legislation : What are PTD credits? a.) Anything in the first two years of enrollment b.) Beginning in fifth semester of collegiate enrollment, the credit hours from the following areas will definitely meet PTD requirements: General Education Blocks 1 through 4 Coursework in a declared major(s) Coursework in a required minor General Elective credits can be used to meet PTD requirements only if the student-athlete would not have enough credits to graduate without them Typically “new” classes only Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 3

Current Legislation What are PTD credits (continued)? : AP/Credit by Examination credits  Can be used for PTD, but not for full-time enrollment consideration : “Banked” Hours : Credits Earned Prior To Full-Time Enrollment At WSC If earned while in high school AND was not used to determine initial eligibility through the NCAA Eligibility Center, then okay If earned at WSC in summer prior to enrolling in fall, then okay If earned while enrolled full-time at another institution, then not okay Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 4

Current Legislation What are PTD requirements? – Eligibility for competition Completion of six PTD credit hours in the SA’s previous full-time term of enrollment during the regular academic year, AND Completion of at least an average of 12 PTD credits earned per full- time semester of enrollment since enrolling at WSC, OR Completion of 24 PTD credit hours earned in WSC’s previous two semesters : At least 75% of PTD credit hours must come in the fall and spring semesters combined (i.e., a maximum of 25% come from summer) : SA’s must officially have a major declared by the beginning of their 5 th semester of college Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 5

Current Legislation What are PTD requirements (continued)? – Eligibility for practice: Enrollment in at least 12 credit hours of ANY variety (i.e., do not all have to be PTD credits) : If a SA drops below 12 credit hours, they cannot take part in any CARA until they: Again achieve full-time enrollment in that term, OR The semester concludes and they are enrolled full-time for the next regular academic term Exceptions: : Practice before initial full-time enrollment : Practice in final semester and fewer than 12 credits needed to graduate Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 6

Current Legislation What are PTD requirements (continued)? : GPA requirements Following 24-through-47 total credit hours: Following 48-through-71 total credit hours: Following 72 credit hours: If a SA doesn’t meet the GPA requirements, they could in theory practice, but not compete Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 7

Current Legislation Once a student-athlete is deemed eligible to compete for the year, academically the only way they can render themselves ineligible for competition is if they do not pass at least six PTD credit hours during the fall semester Conversely, if a student-athlete is ineligible to compete during the fall semester, they can gain their eligibility for the spring semester Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 8

NCAA PROGRESS TOWARDS DEGREE CURRENT AND FUTURE LEGISLATION February 2014 WSC Rules Presentation Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 9 Upcoming/Changes To PTD Legislation

New Legislation Will be used to certify SA’s for competition beginning in the school year Therefore, SA’s will actually need to meet these new requirements during the school year All SA’s will need to meet requirements (i.e., no “grandfathering” in of current SA’s) Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 10

New Legislation What will be PTD credits?  SAME AS BEFORE a.) Anything in the first two years of enrollment b.) Beginning in fifth semester of collegiate enrollment, the credit hours from the following areas will definitely meet PTD requirements: General Education Blocks 1 through 4 Coursework in a declared major(s) Coursework in a required minor General Elective credits can be used to meet PTD requirements only if the student-athlete would not have enough credits to graduate without them Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 11

New Legislation What will be new PTD requirements? Eligibility for competition Completion of NINE PTD credit hours in the SA’s previous full-time term of enrollment, AND Completion of 24 PTD credit hours earned in WSC’s previous two semesters (or a total of 48 PTD credit hours earned in a SA’s first four semesters of collegiate enrollment) At least 18 of PTD credit hours must come in the fall and spring semesters combined (i.e., a maximum of six come from summer) New GPA requirement will be after 24 credit hours earned throughout entire academic career Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 12

NCAA PROGRESS TOWARDS DEGREE CURRENT AND FUTURE LEGISLATION February 2014 WSC Rules Presentation Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 13 Case Studies

Case Study #1 – Bonnie Jensen Bonnie is a softball student-athlete in her fourth semester of college, all spent at WSC In her freshman year, she earned 30 credit hours In the fall of her sophomore year, she earned 15 credit hours, but she will only end up earning 6 credit hours. Her overall GPA is Will she be able to compete in ? Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 14

Case Study #1 – Bonnie Jensen NOTE #1: Since she is in her first four semesters of college, all of her credit hours passed are automatically PTD eligible NOTE #2: For the sake of these examples, WSC academic & financial aid probation/suspension policies will not be discussed; only NCAA bylaws Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 15

Case Study #1 – Bonnie Jensen Question #1: Did Bonnie earn at least six PTD credit hours in her previous full-time term of enrollment? Answer #1: Yes Question #2: Did Bonnie earn at least 24 PTD credit hours during the previous academic year? Answer #2: No Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 16

Case Study #1 – Bonnie Jensen Question #3: Has Bonnie averaged at least 12 credit hours passed during each of her full-time terms of enrollment at WSC? Answer #3: Yes (50 / 4 = 12.5) Question #4: Does her GPA meet NCAA minimums? Answer #4: Yes (2.876 > 1.900) Question #5: Is Bonnie eligible to compete in ? Answer #5: Yes Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 17

Case Study #1 – Bonnie Jensen Question #6: What if this was in …would Bonnie be eligible then? Answer #6: No…why not? Is it because of GPA? No…she is still above the new requirement, so she’s okay there Is it because she didn’t pass at least 24 credit hours in the past year? No…still allowed to “average” at the end of fourth semester only The problem is she only passed six credit hours in the most recent Spring Semester. Under current legislation, that is okay; new rules, not so much Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 18

Case Study #2 – Tyson Lewis Tyson is a football student-athlete entering his seventh semester of college, all spent at WSC In his first year of college, he earned 24 credit hours In his second year of college, he earned 27 credit hours In his third year of college, he had a tough time getting into classes in his major, and only passed 24 credit hours – not all of which were considered PTD Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 19

Case Study #2 – Tyson Lewis Is Tyson going to be eligible to compete in the Fall of 2014? Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 20 TermCredits PassedPTD CreditsGPA Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring TOTALS

Case Study #2 – Tyson Lewis Question #1: Did Tyson earn at least six PTD credit hours in his previous full-time term of enrollment? Answer #1: Yes Question #2: Did Tyson earn at least 24 PTD credit hours during the previous academic year? Answer #2: No Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 21

Case Study #2 – Tyson Lewis Question #3: Did Tyson averaged at least 12 credit hours passed during each of his full-time terms of enrollment at WSC? Answer #3: Yes (75 / 6 = 12.5) Question #4: Does his GPA meet NCAA minimums? Answer #4: Yes (3.000 > 2.000) Question #5: So Tyson is good to compete next year, right? Answer #5: Well…not yet Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 22

Case Study #2 – Tyson Lewis Remember…beginning in the fifth semester of college, the requirements for credit hours to count as PTD tighten up As such, while Tyson averaged a total of 12.5 total credit hours passed in his six semesters here, he only averaged 11 PTD credit hours earned (66 / 6) Is there anything that Tyson can do? Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 23

Case Study #2 – Tyson Lewis Hello Summer School! Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 24 TermCredits PassedPTD CreditsGPA Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Summer ??? TOTALS???

Case Study #2 – Tyson Lewis So what will Tyson need to do in the summer in order to regain his eligibility for the Fall? Plan #1: If he takes nine PTD credit hours in the summer, then he’ll have 24 for the school year and be okay, right?  Not if just getting to 24 PTD credit hours this year is your goal: 75% of the credit hours (18) must come in the regular academic year, which leaves a maximum of six that can be taken in the summer Plan #2: What about the averaging method…does he have a chance there? Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 25

Case Study #2 – Tyson Lewis Averaging Method Tyson is currently six credits shy of averaging 12 PTD credit hours passed over his six semesters of enrollment at WSC As such, as long as he passes at least six PTD credit hours this summer, he would be okay = 72; 72 / 6 = 12 What about the percentage in the summer time…are we okay there? Yes…you use TOTAL credit hours used in this method, so 91.67% of his PTD credit hours (66 of 72) have come in the regular academic year Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 26

Case Study #2 – Tyson Lewis But what if Tyson was in the new rules? Then he quite simply has no chance whatsoever to be eligible in the Fall, but why? He passed nine PTD credit hours in his previous full- time term of enrollment, and his GPA is fine However, he did not pass at least 18 credit hours during the regular academic year The new rules are projected to have a potential to more greatly impact in a negative manner upperclassmen who either do not pass enough PTD credits, or have difficulty getting into PTD-acceptable classes Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 27

Case Study #3 – Michelle Peterson Michelle is a volleyball student-athlete who spent her first year of college at another four- year school, and transferred here to WSC in the fall. She only passed six credit hours in the fall, and will only pass six more in the spring, and. Does she have any chance at being eligible next fall? Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 28

Case Study #3 – Michelle Peterson She passed at least six credit hours in her previous full-time term of enrollment here, and has an average of 12 credit hours passed total in her four semesters of collegiate enrollment, so she’s fine, right? Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 29 TermSchoolCredits PassedGPA Fall 2012Other State U Spring 2013Other State U Fall 2013WSC62.0 Spring 2014WSC62.0 TOTALS4 semesters482.0

Case Study #3 – Michelle Peterson Michelle is NOT fine for next fall The averaging method can only include credit hours earned since enrolling full-time at WSC Therefore, the 36 credit hours she earned at Other State U. cannot be included in the averaging method of PTD Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 30

Case Study #3 – Michelle Peterson But what about summer school? If Michelle takes 12 summer credits, then that would get her to 24 for the year That would not work either. A maximum of 25% of credits can come from the summer time…12 summer credits would be 50%, so that is not an option either Basically, Michelle has no way possible of being eligible next fall – and this would be the same underneath the new rules as well Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 31

NCAA PROGRESS TOWARDS DEGREE CURRENT AND FUTURE LEGISLATION February 2014 WSC Rules Presentation Wayne State College Athletic Compliance 32 Questions