The Athletic Department requires that all student-athletes remain in good academic standing at all times. If at any time you drop below good academic standing, you will be subject to any one or all of the following consequences: loss of competition, travel and practice privileges, reduction or loss of financial aid (both athletic scholarship and/or other school monies, i.e. academic scholarship), and/or other penalties.
In order to be eligible for competition, student-athletes must have at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA at the start of each Fall semester. Failure to meet this requirement will result in ineligibility until the cumulative GPA is brought back up to at least a 2.0.
Satisfactory Progress
The NCAA requires that a student-athlete pass at least twenty-four (24) degree hours each academic year in order to remain eligible. Of those twenty-four (24) hours, nine (9) must be earned each semester, and eighteen (18) hours must be earned between Fall, Jan Term, and Spring semesters. Summer classes may be used to meet the 24-hour requirement but cannot be used to meet either the 9 or 18-credit-hour requirements. These must be “degree” hours, meaning they fulfill a requirement related to your designated degree program. During the time of which you may be undecided about your major, all hours passed will be considered degree hours.
Designation of Degree Program
A student-athlete shall declare a major by the beginning of their third year of enrollment (fifth semester) and thereafter shall make satisfactory progress toward that specific degree (This must be done prior to the first day of class) in the registrar’s office. This provision also applies to a transfer student-athlete who is entering their third year of collegiate enrollment. A designation of degree must be communicated to the NCAA Director of Compliance as soon as it is made to ensure your athletic eligibility. The NCAA Director of Compliance will at some point request that you fill out a Degree Designation Form (DDF). Please do so in a timely manner to maintain your eligibility.
Summer School
Should you fall short of the required 24 hours at the end of the spring term, you will be required to attend summer school in order to be eligible the next fall (see Satisfactory Progress above). If you wish to attend summer school at another institution, you must clear it with the Registrar’s Office. Failure to do so will result in your ineligibility in the fall.
Also, note that courses taken at another institution will not change your Converse GPA. Therefore, if you are needing summer school for GPA purposes, you must take those courses here at Converse in order to affect your GPA.
Please note: There is no financial assistance available for summer school, regardless of your scholarship status. You may, however, apply for loans through the Financial Assistance office.