LSDBi
Division II Proposal - NC-2024-4
ELIGIBILITY -- TRANSFER REGULATIONS -- FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE TRANSFERS -- EXCEPTIONS FOR TRANSFERS FROM FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES -- ONE-TIME TRANSFER EXCEPTION -- TRANSFER FROM A NON-DIVISION II INSTITUTION
Convention Year: 2024
Date Submitted: March 21, 2023
Status: Adopted Final
Effective Date: Immediate, for student-athletes transferring for the 2023-24 academic year, and thereafter.
Official Notice Number: NC-2024-4
Source: NCAA Division II Management Council (Legislation Committee).
Proposal Category: Noncontroversial
Topical Area: Eligibility
Intent: To specify that the June 15 written notification of transfer date is not applicable to a student-athlete transferring from a non-Division II institution (e.g., Division I, Division III or NAIA).
Bylaws: Amend 14.5, as follows:
14.5 Transfer Regulations.
[14.5.1 through 14.5.4 unchanged.]
14.5.5 Four-Year College Transfers. See Bylaw 13.1.1.2 for prohibition against contacting student-athletes of another four-year collegiate institution without first obtaining authorization through the notification of transfer process. (See Bylaw 14.4 for progress-toward-degree requirements for transfer student-athletes.)
[14.5.5.1 through 14.5.5.2 unchanged.]
14.5.5.3 Exceptions for Transfers From Four-Year Colleges. A transfer student (other than one under disciplinary suspension per Bylaw 14.5.1.1) from a four-year collegiate institution is not subject to the residence requirement for intercollegiate competition, provided the student does not have an unfulfilled residence requirement at the institution from which they are transferring (except for the return to the original institution without participation exception) and any of the following exceptions are satisfied. However, during the student-athlete’s first academic year of full-time collegiate enrollment, such conditions may serve as a basis for an exception to the residence requirement for transfer students to a Division II institution who, at the time of initial collegiate enrollment, met the requirements for "qualifiers" (set forth in Bylaw 14.3.1.1) in Division II. See Bylaw 14.5.5.1.2.1 for additional information regarding the eligibility of a 2-4-4 transfer who attended the initial four-year institution for less than one academic year.
[14.5.5.3.1 through 14.5.5.3.8 unchanged.]
14.5.5.3.9 One-Time Transfer Exception. The student transfers to the certifying institution from another four-year collegiate institution, and all of the following conditions are met (for graduate students, see Bylaw 14.1.8.1):
[14.5.5.3.9-(a) through 14.5.5.3.9-(c) unchanged.]
(d) The student must provide written notification of transfer to the institution by June 15 (see Bylaw 14.5.5.3.9.1 for an exception for midyear and non-Division II transfers); and
[14.5.5.3.9-(e) unchanged.]
14.5.5.3.9.1 Application of Notification Dates to Midyear and Non-Division II Transfers. A midyear transfer student-athlete or student-athlete transferring from a non-Division II institution (e.g., Division I, Division III or NAIA) is not required to have provided notification of transfer to the institution by the notification deadline in the previous academic year.
[14.5.5.3.9.2 unchanged.]
[14.5.5.4 unchanged.]
Co-sponsorship - Conference:
None
Co-sponsorship - Institution:
None
Position Statement(s):
None
Review History:
Additional Information:
During the 2022 NCAA Convention, the adoption of NCAA Division II Proposal No. 2022-4 (recruiting, eligibility and financial aid -- transfer regulations -- four-year college transfers -- exceptions for transfers from four-year colleges -- notification of transfer, one-time transfer exception and financial aid legislation) required, among other conditions, that a transfer student-athlete provide their current institution with written notification of transfer by June 15 in order to utilize NCAA Division II Bylaw 14.5.5.3.9 (one-time transfer exception). Since its adoption, there has been an increase in legislative relief waivers for non-Division II transfer student-athletes due to missing the June 15 written notification of transfer date. The majority of waivers were approved. Removing the June 15 written notification of transfer date for non-Division II transfer student-athletes will eliminate staff legislating through the waiver process. This proposal will not eliminate the need for student-athletes transferring from non-Division II institutions (e.g., Division I, Division III or NAIA) to satisfy the remaining conditions of Division II Bylaw 14.5.5.3.9 (one-time transfer exception) in order to be immediately eligible upon transfer.
Convention Vote:
No Convention Record
Legislative References
| Division | Number | Title |
|---|---|---|
| II | 14.5 | Transfer Regulations. |
| II | 14.5.5 | Four-Year College Transfers. |
| II | 14.5.5.3 | Exceptions for Transfers From Four-Year Colleges. |
| II | 14.5.5.3.9 | One-Time Transfer Exception. |
| II | 14.5.5.3.9.1 | Application of Notification Dates to Midyear Transfers. |