K-State Compliance Services — Prospective Student Athlete Information

GENERAL INITIAL / TRANSFER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Per NCAA and Big 12 Conference Rules

Big 12 CONFERENCE Transfer Rules
These rules must be met PRIOR to fulfilling any applicable NCAA rules regarding initial / transfer eligibility.

C.R. 6.2 – Qualifiers and Non-Qualifiers
- To be eligible for athletics aid and competition, ALL STUDENTS must be certified a Qualifier prior to their initial enrollment – either full-time or part-time- at any collegiate institution.

C.R. 6.2.1.1 – Four Year Transfer (Non-Qualifier)
- To be eligible for athletics aid and competition must:

• Attended the 4-YR school for at least three full-time semesters AND have completed at least 36 hours of transferable credit with a minimum, cumulative 2.0 GPA

• Completed at any collegiate institution at least 48 hours of transferable credit with a minimum, cumulative 2.0 GPA

C.R. 6.2.1.2 – International Transfers
- An international student can be immediately eligible for aid, practice and competition provided the following:

• Student must meet all applicable four-year college transfer requirements

• Student has served a year in residence at the foreign institution

C.R. 6.2.1.3 – Two Year Transfer (Non-Qualifier)
- To be eligible for athletics aid and competition must:

• Graduate with an Associate’s degree

• Complete 48 hours transferable credit

• Minimum, cumulative 2.0 GPA

NCAA Transfer Rules
These rules must be met IN ADDITION TO fulfilling any applicable Big 12 Conference rules regarding initial / transfer eligibility.

Students Graduating from High School / Prep School (see NCAA Bylaw 14.3.1)
– To be eligible for athletics aid, practice and competition:

• Certified Qualifier

• Final Certified Amateur

• Enrolled full-time at member institution

Two-Year Transfer Student (Final Qualifier) (see NCAA Bylaw 14.5.4.1)
– To be eligible for athletics aid, practice and competition must have:

• Spent one full-time semester at two-year school

• 2.0 GPA

• 12 hrs transferable credit for each full-time term of attendance

• Meet any additional, applicable progress-toward-degree requirements

Two-Year Transfer Student (Final Non-Qualifier) (see NCAA Bylaw 14.5.4.2)
–To be eligible for athletics aid, practice, and competition must have:

• Graduated from two-year school

• 48 hrs transferable credit

• Spent three full-time semesters at two-year school

• 2.0 GPA

• Meet any additional, applicable progress-toward-degree requirements

Four-Year Transfer Student (see NCAA Bylaws 14.4.3.1; 14.4.3.2; 14.4.3.3; 14.5.5; 14.5.5.4)
 –To be eligible for athletics aid, practice, and competition must have:

• Must serve a year in residence unless an exception to residency requirement is met.

• To receive athletics aid – student must have been academically eligible to compete had the student remained at the previous institution.

• Must meet applicable credit-hour, progress-toward-degree, and GPA requirements depending on number of full-time terms of attendance.

4-2-4 Transfer Student (see NCAA Bylaw 14.5.6)
–To be eligible for athletics aid, practice and competition must have served a year in residence unless the following conditions are met:

• Complete an average of 12 hours of transferable credit for each full-time term of attendance at the 2-YR school AND minimum, cumulative 2.0 GPA.

• One calendar year has to have elapsed since student’s departure from the 4-YR school.

• Student must graduate from the 2-YR school.

WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION REGARDING INITIAL / TRANSFER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Link to Guide to College Bound Students (PDF)
• Link to Transfer Guide (PDF)
• NCAA International Prospects Page
• Link to Guide to International Prospects (PDF)                

• ACT Information (www.act.org)
• SAT Information (www.collegeboard.com)
• National Letter of Intent