| Student-athletes who fall below these standards (determined on a semester-by-semester basis) are not permitted to compete in intercollegiate athletic contests (including scrimmages), nor travel with the team to away contests. In addition, practice time with the athlete's team will be limited to 50% of the normal team practice schedule.
Student-athletes must pass at least 24 credits per academic year in order to be eligible for athletic competition in the next year. 18 credits must be passed during the fall, winter and spring semesters. No more than 6 credits earned during summer school can be used to meet the 24 credits per academic year requirement.
In order to drop a class after the schedule adjustment period, each student-athlete must get permission to make the schedule change from a staff member of the Academic Center for Student-Athletes. Student-Athletes are not permitted to carry less than 12 credits without appropriate authorization.
NCAA policy states that as long as students meet the following requirements, they may be certified as being eligible to compete in NCAA championships, a rule which UMBC enforces for in-season competition. In order to qualify for competition, student-athletes are expected to meet the following criteria:
- Carry a minimum of 12 credits at the time of competition.
- By the 5th semester, declare a major and complete 25% of the graduation requirements.
- By the 7th semester, complete 50% of the graduation requirements.
- After four years, if the student-athlete has a fifth year of eligibility remaining, they must complete 75% of the graduation requirements.
Requirements for satisfactory progress towards a degree for returning student-athletes:
After one year = 24 credits passed
After two years = 48 credits passed
After three years = 72 credits passed
After four years = 96 credits passed
Grades of D earned in ENGL 100 or in courses counted toward a major, while earning credit, do not count toward satisfactory progress
The final decision to use a fifth year of athletic competition will be determined by the coach and the Athletic Director. These regulations may be more restrictive than the UMBC retention guidelines. However, it is possible to meet the NCAA guidelines and not be eligible for athletic competition per UMBC regulations.
Applies to all student-athletes who enroll after August 1, 2003.
Freshman year, you must complete 24 semester hours of academic credit prior to the start of your second year. For each academic year, you must complete a minimum of 18 credits during the regular academic year of the previous 2 semesters.
For each regular academic term, you must earn 6 credits in order to be eligible to compete during the next regular academic term. Summer & winter hours cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.
You may only have 6 credits of remedial (LRC or ESL) credits that may be utilized to satisfy the requirement of earning a minimum of 6 credits per semester. These credits must also be earned during the freshman year.
You will need to have the following grade-point average:
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