NCAA LSDBi

Bylaw 14.6

14.6 Postgraduate Student Participation. A student-athlete who has previously received a baccalaureate degree may participate in intercollegiate athletics provided the student: (Revised: 1/10/90, 1/16/93 effective 8/1/93, 7/31/14, 4/18/24)

(a) Is enrolled in a graduate or professional school, a second baccalaureate or equivalent degree, or is continuing as a full-time student while taking course work that would lead to the equivalent of another major, degree or certificate program as defined and documented by the institution (see Bylaw 14.6.2);

(b) Has eligibility remaining and such participation occurs within the applicable five-year period set forth in Bylaw 12.6; and

(c) If the student initially enrolls at the certifying institution after attending a regular academic term as a full-time postgraduate student at another institution, the student would have been academically eligible to compete had the student remained at the institution where the student most recently attended class during a regular term as a full-time student.