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What academic
requirements apply to eligibility for competition? After
their first year of residence (or term of residence for a midyear transfer
student) or their first season of competition, student-athletes who wish
to compete must meet the following eligibility requirement based on their
academic record at the start of the fall term. The student-athletes must:
Be enrolled in NOT LESS than 12 semester hours AND HAVE 1)Satisfactorily
completed a total number of academic credit hours equal to an average of
at least 12 credit hours per term for each term enrolled, OR 2)
Satisfactorily completed 24 semester hours since the beginning of the
previous fall term.
(NOTE: Credits used in determining student-athletes’ eligibility for
competition must be credits, required or electives, that would count
toward their degree programs, which must be declared by their fifth
semester or the beginning of their third year.)
No more than twenty-five (25%) percent of their credit hours can be earned
during the summer. (i.e.---No more than six hours, 25% of 24 needed).
What additional academic standards
must student-athletes meet for satisfactory-progress requirements?
- After completing their first season of competition,
they must have at least an overall 1.60 grade point average;
- After completing their second season of competition,
they must have at least an overall 1.80 grade point average; and
- After completing their third season of competition,
they must have at least an overall 2.00 grade point average.
Other courses that my be
used to fulfill requirements for satisfactory progress:
Summer Courses at Other Institutions:
Must have prior approval by an appropriate academic official.
Remedial, Tutorial or Noncredit Courses: May be used to satisfy
minimum requirements only if they meet ALL of the following
conditions 1) The courses must be considered by UWA to be prerequisites
for specific courses acceptable for any degree program; 2) The courses
must be given the same weight as others here in determining the student’s
status for full-time enrollment; 3) Noncredit courses may not exceed the
maximum institutional limit for such courses in any baccalaureate program
or the student’s specific degree program once a program has been
designated; AND 4) The credit in such courses shall not exceed 12
semester hours and the courses MUST be taken during the
student-athletes first academic year of collegiate enrollment.
Incomplete Grades: A student who receives an incomplete grade in a
course may utilize the course in question to fulfill the minimum
satisfactory-progress requirements, subject to ALL of the following
conditions 1) The incomplete grade must have been removed in accordance
with UWA’s regulations applicable to all students; 2) Such a course may
be counted only once after a grade has been achieved that is acceptable to
UWA for determining satisfactory progress; AND 3) The course with
the acceptable grade shall be counted either during the term in which the
student initially enrolled in the course or during the term in which the
incomplete grade was removed and acceptable credit was awarded.
Repeated Courses: Credit for courses that are repeated may be used by
a student to satisfy the minimum academic progress requirements ONLY under
the following conditions 1) A course repeated due to an unsatisfactory
initial grade may be utilized only once and only after it has been
satisfactorily completed; 2) Credit for a course that may be taken several
times (e.g., a physical education activities course) shall be limited to
UWA regulations; AND 3) Credits earned in courses that may be taken
several times may not exceed the UWA limit for credits of that type for
any baccalaureate degree program (or the student-athletes’ specific
baccalaureate degree program once a program has been designated.)
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