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(d) Once a student-athlete has begun his or her third year of enrollment (fifth semester or seventh quarter),a course may not be used to fulfill the credit-hour requirements for meeting progress towarddegree if the student ultimately must repeat the course to fulfill the requirements of the student’smajor, even if the course fulfills an elective component of the student-athlete’s degree program. (Adopted:1/14/97, Revised: 3/12/12)14.4.3.1.7.1 Exception—Final Academic Year of Degree Program—Six-Hour Requirement.A student-athlete who is in the final academic year (final two semesters or three quarters) ofhis or her designated degree program may use credit hours acceptable toward any of the institution’sdegree programs to satisfy the six-hour requirement stated in Bylaw 14.4.3.1, provided the institutioncertifies that the student is enrolled in courses necessary to complete degree requirements at the end ofthe two semesters or three quarters. Thereafter, the student shall forfeit eligibility in all sports, unless thestudent completes all degree requirements during the final two semesters or three quarters and is eligibleto receive the baccalaureate diploma on the institution’s next degree-granting date. (Adopted: 8/5/04)14.4.3.1.7.2 Hours Earned or Accepted Toward a Minor. Credit hours earned or accepted towarda voluntary or optional minor (a minor that is not a required element of the original baccalaureatedegree program for all students) may not be used to satisfy the credit-hour requirements after the firsttwo years of enrollment even if the student-athlete must complete the requirements of the voluntary oroptional minor to graduate. A student-athlete may use credits earned in a minor only if the minor is arequired element for all students to obtain the original baccalaureate degree. (Adopted: 9/24/09)14.4.3.2 Fulfillment of Percentage of Degree Requirements. A student-athlete who is entering his orher third year of collegiate enrollment shall have completed successfully at least 40 percent of the course requirementsin the student’s specific degree program. A student-athlete who is entering his or her fourth year of collegiateenrollment shall have completed successfully at least 60 percent of the course requirements in the student’sspecific degree program. A student-athlete who is entering his or her fifth year of collegiate enrollment shall havecompleted successfully at least 80 percent of the course requirements in the student’s specific degree program.The course requirements must be in the student’s specific degree program (as opposed to the student’s major).(Adopted: 1/10/92 effective 8/1/92, Revised: 1/9/96, 10/31/02 effective 8/1/03)14.4.3.2.1 Five-Year Degree Program. If the student-athlete’s degree is identified in the institution’sofficial catalog as a five-year program or otherwise requires the completion of a minimum of 150-semesteror 225-quarter hours, the student-athlete who is entering his or her third year of collegiate enrollment shallhave completed successfully 33 percent of the course requirements in the student’s specific degree program.A student-athlete who is entering his or her fourth year of collegiate enrollment shall have completed successfully50 percent of the course requirements in the student’s specific degree program. A student-athletewho is entering his or her fifth year of collegiate enrollment shall have completed successfully 67 percentof the course requirements in the student’s specific degree program. (Adopted: 1/14/97, Revised: 10/31/02effective 8/1/03)14.4.3.2.2 Application of Rule to Transfer Student. The provisions of Bylaw 14.4.3.2 shall be applicableto the eligibility of a transfer student from a two-year or four-year collegiate institution, even if thestudent has not yet completed an academic year in residence or used a season of eligibility in a sport at thecertifying institution. (Adopted: 1/10/92 effective 8/1/92)14.4.3.2.2.1 Exception—National Service Academies. The provisions of Bylaw 14.4.3.2 shallonly apply to the eligibility of a student-athlete for those years in which the student-athlete is enrolledat a national service academy. (Adopted: 4/24/03)14.4.3.2.3 Timing of Certification. A student-athlete’s eligibility under this provision shall be determinedon the basis of the student’s academic record in existence at the beginning of that student’s third orlater academic year (fifth semester or seventh quarter) of full-time enrollment. If the student-athlete is ineligibleunder the provisions of the progress-toward-degree legislation at the beginning of that term, eligibilitymay be reinstated at the beginning of any other regular term of that student’s specific academic year, basedon the student’s later fulfillment of the necessary degree requirements. (Adopted: 1/11/94, Revised: 1/10/95)14.4.3.2.3.1 Exception—Baseball. In baseball, a student-athlete who is ineligible under this provisionat the beginning of an institution’s fall term shall not be eligible during the remainder of theacademic year. (Adopted: 4/26/07 effective 8/1/08)14.4.3.2.4 Hours Earned or Accepted Toward a Minor. Credit hours earned or accepted toward avoluntary or optional minor (a minor that is not a required element of the original baccalaureate degreeprogram for all students) may not be used to satisfy percentage-of-degree requirements even if the studentathletemust complete the requirements of the voluntary or optional minor to graduate. A student-athletemay use credits earned in a minor only if the minor is a required element for all students to obtain theoriginal baccalaureate degree. (Adopted: 9/24/09)14.4.3.3 Fulfillment of Minimum Grade-Point Average Requirements. A student-athlete who is enteringhis or her second year of collegiate enrollment shall present a cumulative minimum grade-point average(based on a maximum 4.000) that equals at least 90 percent of the institution’s overall cumulative grade-point14Eligibility165