Student Athletes

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Student athletes are expected to abide by the same set of academic rules and regulations as all other students at Augusta State University. Athletes must also follow NCAA rules for eligibility which are even stricter in some areas. All student athletes are expected to be familiar with the requirements necessary for NCAA eligibility.

To maintain eligibility, athletes must show 24 semester hours of academic progress each academic year. This would be an average of 12 hours each semester if the student does not attend Summer term. Up to 6 semester hours of eligible coursework taken during the Summer term may count toward academic progress for the preceding academic year. Student athletes should consider the effect withdrawing from a class will have not only on their academic progress but also on their athletic eligibility and discuss withdrawal with both professor and coach prior to withdrawing.

As with all students, athletes are students first and are responsible for their own educational plan and progress. Questions regarding the eligibility requirements of student athletes may be directed to Dr. Donna Hobbs, (706)737-1541, Faculty Representative to the NCAA.

Type of Course	Examples	Count Toward Graduation Credit?	Count Toward Athletic Eligibility? (24 hrs/yr)	Comments
Learning Support	0096, 0097, or 0099 classes in MATH, ENGL or READ	NO - Institutional credit only	Possibly, limitations below	Institutional credit only
Remedial for Regents Test	ENGL 0510, 0520	NO - Institutional credit only	Probably not, limitations below	Not usually taken during first year
CPC deficiencies	Various	NO - Institutional credit only	Possibly, limitations below	Must be taken by 30 hrs.
Orientation	ASUO 1000 (3 hrs)	Possibly, only as an elective if electives are required	Possibly, if it can be used as an elective in student's degree program	Course is not required; can be used only as free elective
Phys.Ed. Activity (2 1-hr activity courses)	WELL 1010, 1013 etc.	Yes, only if fulfilling requirements	Yes (but only if fulfilling requirements)	Maximum of 2 hours - extra hours will not count toward eligibility
WELL Health class	WELL 1000 (3hrs)	Yes, if required	Yes, if required	Counts as 3 hrs
Upper Division Health Science classes	ECSI 3210, HSCI 4313, etc.	Yes, if in major or free elective	Yes, if in major or free elective	Physical Educ. major must be declared
Free Electives	Various	Yes, if they are required in student's degree program	Yes, only up to maximum in degree program	Extra free electives will count toward eligibility
All major and minor courses	Various	Yes, only if grade is acceptable	Yes, only if grade is acceptable	Must declare major by start of third year
Grade of "I"	Various	NO	NO	"I" must be completed to earn hours
Repeated coursework with "F" original grade	Various	Repeat will count only if new grade is acceptable	Repeat will count only if new grade is acceptable	Institutional GPA should go up
Repeated coursework with initial passing grade	Various	Counts only once; depends on grade needed for major	Counts only once; depends on grade needed for major	May improve GPA
Learning Support, remedial, and CPC deficiency courses are held to a maximum of 12 semester hours in total to be counted toward normal progress. In addition, to have any of these courses count, they must be taken during the student's first year of college enrollment.

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