This is article V section 10 of the National Junior College Athletic Association Handbook.

A. General Provisions Which Apply to Any Transfer Student.

      1. Transfer students are those who have attended any college beyond the first fifteen (15) calendar days of a term or have participated in an athletic contest and at a later date enroll and attend classes at another college.

     2. Students may not participate in the same sport during the same academic year at two different colleges. Fall participation in the sports of Baseball, Bowling, Golf, Softball/Fast Pitch, Softball/Slow Pitch, and Tennis shall not prevent students from competing in the same sport during the spring season of the same academic year after having transferred from another college and satisfied all the transfer provisions of the eligibility rules. An exception to this rule is: Students who transfer from a college which has dropped a sport. (Documentation of the program being dropped must be provided when submitting the eligibility.)

     3. Students who participate in a sport before a term begins, between terms, or within the first fifteen (15) calendar days of a term and subsequently transfer before or within the first fifteen (15) calendar days of the term, must serve probation before they are eligible to participate in athletics.

     4. Students serving probation (academic or disciplinary) shall not be allowed to dress for any athletic contests.

     5. Whenever students are required to serve probation, they must be enrolled full-time (12 or more credits) at the institution where they will be participating. 6. To be eligible in a sport that spans two terms, transfer students must be enrolled in twelve (12) or more credits (full-time) during the term when the season of that sport begins. The student must also be enrolled at the college where they have chosen to participate. There are four exceptions to this rule as found in Section 4.g.

B. Transfers From a NJCAA Member College.

Students transferring from a NJCAA member college are either immediately eligible upon transfer or must serve a probationary period. The following rules determine the student-athlete's eligibility status:

     1. Immediate Eligibility - To be immediately eligible upon transfer, a student must comply with both of the following two requirements:

          a. Satisfy the provisions of Section 4.d or 4.e. (Use the rule that is applicable to the transfer student.) AND

          b. Satisfy one of the following provisions numbered 1 through 5.

               (1) The college from which the students are transferring does not have a particular sport(s) (the students are immediately eligible only in the sport that is not offered). 

               (2) An NJCAA Waiver Form is signed by the Athletic Director and Chief Executive Administrator of the junior college from which the students are transferring. (USE FORM 10. (b).(2).

               (3) Students who have not participated in any sport, transfer from their first junior college to any junior college within their home district, county, or service area.

               (4) Students enroll at the first possible opportunity in a newly established college or a college that initiates an intercollegiate athletic program within the student's home district, county, or service area.

               (5) The College from which the student is transferring has been placed on probation in the sport in which the student is participating. This provision does not apply to any student that is causatively involved in the problem resulting in the penalty.

     2. Probation Period - A probation period of sixteen (16) calendar weeks and the completion of one academic term with twelve (12) passing credit hours and a 1.75 GPA or higher is required of students who did not satisfy the academic provisions of Section 4 and if any one of the provisions numbered 1 through 4 of Section 10.b.1(b) does not apply to their transfer. NOTE: Before a student can participate in a second season of a NJCAA certified sport, the provisions of Section 4.f must be satisfied.

     3.  An athletics staff member or other representative of the institutions interests shall not make contact for the purpose of recruiting, with the student-athlete of another NJCAA member institution.  If any athletics staff member or representative of the institution's athletic interests is contacted by a student-athlete, or a representative of his/her athletic interest, from a member institution, the contacted institution must make written or electronic, and verbal contact with the initial member institution within five (5) calendar days of contact.  Contact notification will be considered made by utilizing the "contact notification" form as well as a phone mail message if direct contact cannot be made.  There shall be a 10 day waiting period beginning from the date of contact notification made with the student-athlete's initial institution before any further contact of any type can occur between the student-athlete and the second institution. 

C. Transfers From a Senior College or From a Non-NJCAA Member College.

Students transferring from a Senior College or a non-NJCAA member college are either immediately eligible upon transfer or must serve a probationary period of sixteen (16) calendar weeks. The following rules determine the student-athlete's eligibility status.

     1. Immediate Eligibility - To be immediately eligible, with no probation required, students must satisfy the provisions of Section 4.d or 4.e. (Use the rule that is applicable to the transfer student.) NOTE: Before a student can participate in a second season of a NJCAA certified sport, the provisions of Section 4.f. must be satisfied.

     2. Probation of Sixteen Calendar Weeks - A probationary period of sixteen (16) calendar weeks and the completion of one academic term with twelve (12) passing credits and a 1.75 GPA or higher is required of students who did not satisfy the academic provisions of Section 4. Students serving this sixteen-week probation period may be added to the eligibility roster at any time after satisfying the provision of the probation period. NOTE: Before a student can participate in a second season of a NJCAA certified sport, the provisions of Section 4.f. must be satisfied.