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Understanding the rules of transferring within the divisions Assessing your reasons for transferring: Looking before you leap Talking to coaches about a possible transfer Getting out of your scholarship Finding a new home

ou may be considering leaving your school for any number of reasons:

You may have a personality conflict with a coach or teammate Your grades may be in the toilet You may not have enough money to continue at your current college You may be homesick You may be overworked or underworked Whatever your reason, you need to understand the rules and regulations of transferring, as well as the effect transferring will have on your college athletic career NCAA rules and regulations are complex, so it should come as no surprise to you that the transfer rules can be confusing and the process difficult In this chapter, we walk you through the rules of transferring For even more information, check out the NCAA Transfer Guide, available at wwwncaaorg In this chapter, we tell you the rules regarding transferring from a two-year college to a four-year college, transferring from one fouryear to another four-year, and transferring from a four-year school to a two-year school and then back to a four-year Who knew you had so many options

The grass may seem greener on another college campus, but before you can move on, you need to make an honest assessment of your status at your current college (In this section, we fill you in on what to look for) Additionally, you need to determine your eligibility standing Generally, you aren t eligible to participate at an NCAA school you want to transfer to unless you would have been eligible at the college from which you re transferring If you re interested in transferring to an NAIA school, you can go to wwwnaiaorg/local/transferguidehtml for more information about their regulations Even if you re working with a coach, always double-check the institution s rules and regulations to avoid any mistakes or miscommunication

Even if you initially enrolled in a two-year college, your status with the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse still matters if you want to transfer to a four-year school If you never register with the clearinghouse, you re automatically considered a nonqualifier! (See 4 for more details) The good news: It s never too late to register with the clearinghouse Even if you re in your second year of school at a two-year college, the clearinghouse can review your high school records and determine your qualifier status This situation is common for students who had no definite plans to enroll in a four-year school immediately upon completion of high school (Turn to 4 to determine whether you meet the standards of an NCAA Division I, II, or III school, or NAIA regulations)

Check out 4 to figure out whether you qualify based on your high school records If you re a qualifier based on your high school records, you still have to meet other specific requirements to transfer from a two-year college for Division I: You must have completed one full-time semester or full-time quarter at a two-year college

You must have 12 hours of transferable credits to a Division I school Remember: Not all classes are transferable Talk to your academic counselor to be sure all credits will transfer to a Division I school You must have at least a 20 GPA If you don t meet the preceding requirements, you won t be allowed to compete during your first year at the four-year school, but you will be able to practice and receive an athletic scholarship If you are not a qualifier based on your high school records, you may still transfer as a partial qualifier or nonqualifier and be immediately eligible to compete or practice at a Division I institution Before you transfer from the two-year school, you must meet the following requirements to be permitted to practice, compete, and receive a scholarship: You must graduate from the two-year college Note that if you attend more than one two-year college, at least 25 percent of your credit hours applied to your degree must be earned from the two-year college that awarded the degree You must have attended a two-year college as a full-time student for a minimum of three semesters or four quarters This rule excludes summer sessions You must have completed at least 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours of credits that you can transfer to the Division I school You may need to speak to an academic counselor about the number of credits you earned during summer sessions, because this may affect your accredited transfer hours You must have at least a 20 GPA Most Division I schools have academic counselors solely devoted to working with student-athletes Your athletic counselor at your new school will probably work with you and the coach to ensure that you meet these requirements after transferring whether you were a qualifier or not