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complete successfully at least 40% (50 semester hours) of the course requirements in
thespecific degree program by the third year, 60% (75 semester hours) by the fourth year, and
80% (100 semester hours) by the fifth year of enrollment.
maintain a grade‐point average that places the student‐athlete in good academic standing by
the university and present and NCAA required cumulative minimum grade‐point average
(based on a 4.00 scale) at the beginning of each semester of the second year of enrollment
that equals at least 90% of the overall cumulative grade‐point average required for
graduation‐1.8 GPA:and at the beginning of each semester of the third year of enrollment
that equals at least 95% of the overall cumulative grade‐point average required for
graduation‐1.9 GPA: and at the beginning of each semester of the fourth and fifth year of
enrollment that equals at least 100% of the overall cumulative grade‐point average required
for graduation‐2.0 GPA.
New Transfer Student-Athletes
Two‐year or four‐year transfer student‐athletes must meet the same progress‐toward degree
requirements of continuing student‐athletes. Additional NCAA and CAA regulations do
apply with all transfer student‐athletes. If a student‐athlete is transferring from a non‐CAA
member institution, two year and four‐year academic requirements, as well as athletic
requirements, must be met and satisfied prior to certifying eligibility for practice,
competition, and an athletic scholarship. The Department of Athletics should be consulted to
review these regulations.
CAA Intraconference Transfer Rule
A student‐athlete in a conference sport that has ever been the recipient of athletically related
financial aid at a CAA institution who decides to transfer within the conference must fulfill
two academic years of residence (per NCAA Bylaw 14.5.1.1) prior to being certified eligible
for competition. The CAA Intraconference Transfer Rule also applies to an incoming
student‐athlete that has signed a valid National Letter of Intent with a CAA institution.
Likewise, by general agreement, the original institution will have no objection to a waiver of
the transfer residence requirement for the intraconference transfer of a student that has never
received athletically related financial aid at the first CAA institution.
Continuing Student who is a First-Time Student-Athlete
If a continuing student is interested in first‐time athletic participation and was never
recruited, the student‐athlete must receive initial‐eligibility certification from the NCAA
Eligibility Center to practice with the team. To have the opportunity for competition and an
athletic scholarship, he or she must be certified and meet all progress‐toward‐degree
requirements and NCAA regulations.
Student-Athlete Missed Class Policy
The UNCW Department of Athletics is committed to the academic success of its student-
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