2010-2012 EWC Catalog

• National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) • National Pan-Hellenic Council National Service Organizations • Anointed Student in Unity Fellowship-Sorority and Fraternity • Tau Beta Sigma Service Sorority • Gamma Beta Chi Service Fraternity Information regarding college policies for all student organizations can be found in the Student Handbook.

These policies will cover membership, hazing and other matters of importance. Students may also contact the Director of Student Life at Edward Waters College.

Athletics Vital to the overall development of students, an ongoing athletics program is designed to develop motor skills, social and emotional control, sportsmanship, school spirit, and self-reliance of EWC students. The program includes both intercollegiate and intramural components.

Intramural Athletics Intramural Recreation sports are an important part of college life. Competitive, recreational sports assist in developing positive social and physical skills. At EWC, the intramural sports include basketball, flag football, ping-pong, and volleyball. These sports are operated according to the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) guidelines under the supervision of the Director of Student Activities or his/her designee.

Enrolled students are encouraged to participate in intramural athletics; thus acquiring practical experience in team management and supervision Intercollegiate Athletics Competitive, scheduled sports with teams from other colleges with membership in the NAIA, Division II and the Sun Conference are vital for developing advanced motor, physical, and social skills; emotional control, sportsmanship, school spirit and self-reliance. EWC abides by the rules and regulations of the NAIA for all sports – football, basketball, baseball, softball, and track & field for both women and men, and golf. .

1. The student must be identified and enrolled in a minimum of 12 institutional credit hours at the time of participation, or if the participation takes place between terms, the student must have been identified with the institution the term immediately before the date of participation.

2. The student must maintain institutional identification during any term of participation.

3. The student must have accumulated a minimum of nine institutional credit hours prior to identification for the second term of attendance. Only those institutional credit hours earned after identification (at any institution) may be applied toward meeting the (9) institutional credit rule for a second term freshman.

4. After completion of the second term of attendance, from then on, a student must have accumulated a minimum of 24 institutional credit hours in the two immediately previous terms of attendance.

5. The student must be making normal progress toward a recognized baccalaureate degree and maintain the minimum grade point average as defined by the institution and the NAIA. 6. All students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.

7. To participate a second season in a sport, all students must have accumulated at least 24 semester institutional credit hours. To participate the third season in a sport, all students must have accumulated at least 48 semester institutional credit hours.

8. The student must be eligible according to the institution’s standards for intercollegiate competition.

9. The student must be eligible according to affiliated conference standards when such standards are more stringent than NAIA rules and standards.

10. Repeat courses previously passed with a grade of “D” or better in any term, during summer or EWC Catalog 2010-2012 Page 60