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It is the purpose of eligibility articles to establish requirements and procedures affecting the eligibility of student-athletes to participate in sanctioned intercollegiate athletics in order to assure that all participants are bona fide students of member institutions; maintain the perspective of academic achievement and satisfactory educational progress for student-athletes; establish equity and fairness for all participating students and the several member colleges.

Big Bend Community College recognizes that eligibility standards are often at a level not conducive to earning an associate's degree within a two-year time frame. What follows are governing body core principles of student-athlete eligibility, with additional emphasis from the college's perspective in certain criteria:

  • The student-athlete shall be a high school graduate, or the class year of which they were a member shall have graduated.
  • The student-athlete shall be enrolled within 20 calendar school days from the beginning of the quarter to participate during that quarter.
  • First-year student-athletes:
    • Shall be officially enrolled in a minimum of twelve (12) quarter-credit hours per term; dropping below this number during any quarter of participation will result in immediate ineligibility for the remainder of the term.
    • If previously enrolled, must meet one of the options below:
      • Option #1: student-athletes with one previous term of full-time enrollment must have passed a minimum of twelve (12) quarter-credit hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 1.75.
      • Option #2: student-athletes with two or more previous terms of full-time enrollment must have passed a minimum of twelve (12) quarter-credit hours in the previous term of attendance with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
  • Second-year student-athletes:
    • Shall be officially enrolled in a minimum of twelve (12) quarter credit hours per term; dropping below this number during any quarter of participation will result in immediate ineligibility for the remainder of the term.
    • Must have passed a minimum of twelve (12) quarter-credit hours in the previous term of attendance with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
    • Must have earned a minimum of thirty-six (36) quarter-credit hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25 BEFORE their second season of participation begins.

For more information regarding NWAC student-athlete eligibility standards, click here.