12.6 Five-Year Period of Eligibility. An individual’s period of eligibility for practice and competition shall be limited to five academic years. An individual’s five-year period of eligibility begins with the earlier of the following: (Revised: 7/31/14, 6/6/25 effective 7/1/25, 6/24/26 effective 8/1/26, 9/9/26)

(a) The regular academic term (semester or quarter) of an academic year in which the individual enrolls in a collegiate institution (domestic or foreign; see Bylaw 14.02.4) in a minimum full-time program of studies and attends a class in that term while enrolled full time; or

(b) The beginning of the regular academic year immediately after the individual’s 19th birthday.