14.5 Transfer Regulations.

[14.5.1 through 14.5.3 unchanged.]

14.5.4 Two-Year College Transfers. A student who transfers to a member institution from a two-year college or from a branch school that conducts an intercollegiate athletics program must complete an academic year of residence unless the student meets the following eligibility requirements.

14.5.4.1 Qualifier. A transfer student from a two-year college who was a qualifier (per Bylaw 14.3.1.1) is eligible for competition in the first academic year of residence if the student meets the requirements for a nonqualifier to be eligible for competition (per Bylaw 14.5.4.2.1) or:

[14.5.4.1-(a) through 14.5.4.1-(c) unchanged.]

14.5.4.1.1 Baseball, and Basketball and Softball -- Midyear Enrollee. In baseball, and basketball and softball, a qualifier who satisfies the provisions of Bylaw 14.5.4.1, but initially enrolls at the certifying institution as a full-time student after the conclusion of the institution's first term of the academic year, shall not be eligible for competition until the ensuing academic year.

14.5.4.2 Nonqualifier.

[14.5.4.2.1 through 14.5.4.2.4 unchanged.]

14.5.4.2.5 Baseball, and Basketball and Softball -- Midyear Enrollee. In baseball, and basketball and softball, a student who was not a qualifier (per Bylaw 14.3.1.1) who satisfies the provisions of Bylaw 14.5.4.2, but initially enrolls at a certifying institution as a full-time student after the conclusion of the institution's first term of the academic year, shall not be eligible for competition until the ensuing academic year.

14.5.4.3 Academic Redshirt. A transfer student from a two-year college who was an academic redshirt (per Bylaw 14.3.1.2) is eligible for competition during the first academic year of residence only if the student:

[14.5.4.3-(a) through 14.5.4.3-(d) unchanged.]

[14.5.4.3.1 through 14.5.4.3.2 unchanged.]

14.5.4.3.3 Baseball, and Basketball and Softball -- Midyear Enrollee. In baseball, and basketball and softball, a student who was an academic redshirt (per Bylaw 14.3.1.2) who satisfies the provisions of Bylaw 14.5.4.3 but initially enrolls at the certifying institution as a full-time student after the conclusion of the institution’s first term of the academic year, shall not be eligible for competition until the ensuing academic year.

[14.5.4.4 through 14.5.4.9 unchanged.]

14.5.5 Four-Year College Transfers. See Bylaw 13.1.1.3 for the prohibition against contacting student-athletes of another four-year collegiate institution without first obtaining authorization through the notification of transfer process.

[14.5.5.1 through 14.5.5.4 unchanged.]

14.5.5.5 Baseball, and Basketball and Softball -- Midyear Enrollee. In baseball, and basketball and softball, a student-athlete who initially enrolls at the certifying institution as a full-time student after the conclusion of the first term of the academic year and qualifies for an exception to the one-year residence requirement shall not be eligible for competition until the ensuing academic year. (See Bylaw 14.6.1.1 for the application to graduate transfer student-athletes.)

14.5.5.5.1 Return to Original Institution -- Baseball and Softball. In baseball and softball, a midyear four-year college transfer student who qualifies for the return-to-original institution exception (see Bylaw 14.5.5.2.8) to the transfer residence requirement is not eligible for competition until the ensuing academic year.

[14.5.5.5.2 unchanged.]

[14.5.6 unchanged.]

14.5.6.5 Baseball, and Basketball and Softball -- Midyear Enrollee. In baseball, and basketball and softball, a student who satisfies the provisions of Bylaw 14.5.6, but initially enrolls at a certifying institution as a full-time student after the conclusion of the institution's first term of the academic year, shall not be eligible for competition until the ensuing academic year.

14.5.6.5.1 Return to Original Institution -- Baseball and Softball. In baseball and softball, a midyear 4-2-4 transfer student who qualifies for the return-to-original institution exception [see Bylaw 14.5.6.1-(a)] to the transfer residence requirement is not eligible for competition until the ensuing academic year.

[14.5.6.5.2 unchanged.]

[14.5.6.6 through 14.5.6.10 unchanged.]

14.6 Graduate Student/Postbaccalaureate Participation. A student-athlete who is enrolled in a graduate or professional school of the same institution from which the student-athlete previously received a baccalaureate degree, a student-athlete who is enrolled and seeking a second baccalaureate or equivalent degree at the same institution, or a student-athlete who has graduated and is continuing as a full-time student at the same institution while taking course work that would lead to the equivalent of another major or degree as defined and documented by the institution, may participate in intercollegiate athletics, provided the student has eligibility remaining and such participation occurs within the applicable five-year period set forth in Bylaw 12.8 (see Bylaw 14.2.2.1.5).

14.6.1 Postgraduate Transfer Exceptions. A student-athlete who is enrolled in an institution other than the institution from which the student-athlete previously received a baccalaureate degree and is enrolled in a graduate or professional school, is seeking a second baccalaureate or equivalent degree, or is enrolled as a full-time student while taking course work that would lead to the equivalent of a major or degree may participate in intercollegiate athletics if the student-athlete fulfills the conditions of an exception for transfers from four-year colleges set forth in Bylaw 14.5.5.2.

14.6.1.1 Baseball, and Basketball and Softball -- Midyear Enrollee. In baseball, and basketball and softball, a graduate transfer student-athlete who initially enrolls at the certifying institution as a full-time student after the conclusion of the first term of the academic year and qualifies for an exception for transfers from four-year colleges may be immediately eligible for competition, provided the student-athlete satisfies all other applicable eligibility requirements.

[14.6.2 through 14.6.4 unchanged.]