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Bylaw, Article 14Eligibility: Academic andGeneral Requirements14.01 General Principles.14.01.1 Institutional Responsibility. An institution shall not permit a student-athlete to represent it inintercollegiate athletics competition unless the student-athlete meets all applicable eligibility requirements, andthe institution has certified the student-athlete’s eligibility. A violation of this bylaw in which the institution failsto certify the student-athlete’s eligibility prior to allowing him or her to represent the institution in intercollegiatecompetition shall be considered an institutional violation per Constitution 2.8.1; however, such a violation shallnot affect the student-athlete’s eligibility, provided all the necessary information to certify the student-athlete’seligibility was available to the institution and the student-athlete otherwise would have been eligible for competition.(Revised: 1/14/08)14.01.2 Academic Status. To be eligible to represent an institution in intercollegiate athletics competition,a student-athlete shall be enrolled in at least a minimum full-time program of studies, be in good academic standingand maintain progress toward a baccalaureate or equivalent degree. (Revised: 5/29/08)14.01.2.1 Good Academic Standing. To be eligible to represent an institution in intercollegiate athleticscompetition, a student-athlete shall be in good academic standing as determined by the academic authoritieswho determine the meaning of such phrases for all students of the institution, subject to controlling legislationof the conference(s) or similar association of which the institution is a member. (Revised: 5/29/08)14.01.2.1.1 Additional Application—Baseball. In baseball, a student-athlete who fails to meet therequirements of good academic standing at the beginning of an institution’s fall term shall not be eligible forcompetition during the remainder of the academic year. (Adopted: 4/26/07 effective 8/1/08)14.01.3 Compliance With Other NCAA and Conference Legislation. To be eligible to represent aninstitution in intercollegiate athletics competition, a student-athlete shall be in compliance with all applicableprovisions of the constitution and bylaws of the Association and all rules and regulations of the institution and theconference, if any, of which the institution is a member. A violation of this bylaw that relates only to a violation ofa conference rule shall be considered an institutional violation per Constitution 2.8.1; however, such a violationshall not affect the student-athlete’s eligibility. (Revised: 10/27/06, 5/29/08)14.01.4 Purpose of the Academic Performance Program. The central purpose of the academic performanceprogram is to ensure that the Division I membership is dedicated to providing student-athletes withexemplary educational and intercollegiate-athletics experiences in an environment that recognizes and supportsthe primacy of the academic mission of its member institutions, while enhancing the ability of male and femalestudent-athletes to earn a four-year degree. (Adopted: 4/29/04, Revised: 7/31/13)14.01.5 Nature of Reward and Penalty Structure -- Academic Performance Program. The DivisionI membership is committed to providing higher education for a diverse body of male and female studentathleteswithin the context of an institution’s academic and admissions standards for all students through a systemthat rewards those institutions and teams that demonstrate commitment toward the academic progress, retentionand graduation of student-athletes and penalizes those that do not. (Adopted: 4/29/04, Revised: 7/31/13)14.01.6 Disclosure Requirements -- Academic Performance Program.14.01.6.1 Academic Progress Rate -- Disclosure. An institution shall not be eligible to enter a team orindividual competitor in postseason competition (including NCAA championships and bowl games) unless ithas submitted, by the applicable deadline, its academic progress rate (APR) in a form approved and administeredby the Committee on Academic Performance. (Adopted: 4/29/04, Revised: 9/14/07, 7/31/13)14.01.6.2 Academic Performance Census -- Disclosure. An institution shall not be eligible to entera team or individual competitor in postseason competition (including NCAA championships and bowl games)unless it has submitted, by the applicable deadline, its academic performance census (APC) in a form administeredby the Committee on Academic Performance. (Adopted: 4/29/04, Revised: 9/14/07, 7/31/13)14.01.6.3 Graduation Success Rate -- Disclosure. An institution shall not be eligible to enter a teamor individual competitor in a postseason competition (including NCAA championships and bowl games) unlessit has submitted, by the applicable deadline, its graduation success rate (GSR) in a form approved and administeredby the Committee on Academic Performance. (Adopted: 4/29/04, Revised: 9/14/07, 7/31/13)14Eligibility135