NJCAA Eligibility Requirements

Requirements For New Student/Athletes

  • Student/Athletes must be a high school graduate and have received a high school equivalency diploma.
    or
    Student/Athletes must have passed a national test such as the General Education Development Test (GED).
  • Copies of the GED, High School Diploma, or final transcript* must be on file at Onondaga Community College.
  • Non-high school graduates can establish eligibility by completing one term of college work passing 12 credits with a 1.75 or higher.
  • Home schooled students should call the Director of Athletics for information about eligibility.

Requirements for Continuing Eligibility

  • Student/Athletes must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours at all times.
  • Student/Athletes must be matriculated in an approved college degree program.
  • Student/athletes in their second full-time semester must have passed 12 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 1.75.
  • Student/athletes in their third semester and beyond must have passed 12 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0 in their previous full-time semester.
    or
    Pass an accumulation of credit hours equal to 12 times the number of full-time semesters of attendance with a minimum GPA of 2.00.
    or
    Pass an accumulation of 24 credit hours if in their first season of participation or 36 credit hours if in thier second season of participation in a fall sport or 48 credit hours if in thier second season of participation in a spring sport with a minimum GPA of 2.00.
  • All second season student/athletes must have passed an accumulation of 24 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
  • Please contact the Director of Athletics with any eligibility questions.

*Requirements for Transfer Students

  • All transfer student/athletes must have official transcripts of all previous college work on file at Onondaga Community College in order to determine eligibility.
  • Student/athletes transferring to Onondaga Community College from another NJCAA member school are subject to a probationary period unless a signed release is issued by their previous college.
  • Student/athletes currently enrolled at another NJCAA member school who contact Onondaga Community College will be subject to the NJCAA Contact Notification policy.
  • All other eligibility rules for continuing students shall apply.