Academic Eligibility

Students-athletes wishing to participate in athletics must meet the following requirements:

• All Student-Athletes must be enrolled for at least 12 credits throughout each term

• All Student-Athletes must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 each term

• Student-Athletes may compete in four years of intercollegiate athletics – this four-year period must be completed within five years of the student’s first full-time college enrollment (other eligibility rules apply)

• Students accepted by the College who are enrolling in college for the first time are eligible immediately

• Transfer students must have been eligible at their previous institution in order to be eligible at Cazenovia

• All Student-Athletes must pass a minimum number of credits each term (always enrolled for 12 credits):
  • First term: Pass at least six non-developmental credits
  • Second term: Pass at least nine non-developmental credits
    • For a total of at least 15 completed credits after a student’s first year
  • Each subsequent term: Pass at least 12 credits
    • At least 27 completed credits after a student’s third term
    • At least 39 completed credits after a student’s fourth term
    • At least 51 completed credits after a student’s fifth term
    • At least 63 completed credits after a student’s sixth term
    • At least 75 completed credits after a student’s seventh term
    • At least 87 completed credits after a student’s eighth term
    • At least 99 completed credits after a student’s ninth term (if athletics eligibility remains)
    • At least 111 completed credits after a student’s tenth term (if athletics eligibility remains)