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NCAA Eligibility

ELIGIBILITY
In order to be eligible for practice and competition, you must maintain certain academic requirements established by the NCAA.  Please note, all institutional rules and regulations supersede the rules for eligibility through the NCAA; please refer to your UT Chattanooga Handbook and the University Academic Catalog for the standards of progress for your particular major and for University rules and regulations.

Full-Time Enrollment
  • You must be registered for at least twelve (12) credit hours at all times during the academic year.  If you drop below full-time status, you immediately become ineligible for practice and competition.
Progress-Toward-Degree Requirements
  • To be eligible to represent UTC in intercollegiate athletics, you must maintain progress toward a baccalaureate or equivalent degree and be in “good academic standing” at the University.  On average a student-athlete must complete at least twenty-four (24) degree applicable credit hours per year to maintain progress-toward-degree standards.  
Fulfillment of Credit Hour Requirements
  • Twenty-four semester hours of academic credit prior to the start of your second year (third semester) of collegiate enrollment.  Please note, during your freshman year, up to six (6) remedial hours may be used to satisfy the twenty-four (24) hour requirement.  Following your initial year of enrollment, no remedial hours can be considered degree applicable.
  • Completion of a minimum of 18 degree applicable hours during the regular academic year (Fall/Spring).
  • Completion of a minimum of 6 degree applicable hours in previous full-time term (Fall/Spring).

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