NCAA Eligibility Center Releases New COVID-19 Response Given the continuing impact of COVID-19 on the educational environment, the NCAA Eligibility Center recently partnered with the NCAA membership to identify changes to the initialeligibility certification process for students. These changes are for student-athletes who initially enroll full time in an NCAA member school during the 2021-22 academic year. Students who initially enroll full time in an NCAA member school during 2021-22 will receive an automatic initial-eligibility waiver in the academic certification process that provides the highest level of relief for which they are eligible, per the criteria below: As part of the COVID-19 Automatic Waiver criteria for those student-athletes enrolling in an NCAA member school in 2021-22, standardized test scores are not a requirement. Coaches, please be sure your student-athletes have received this information and understand the requirements. All students who have a Profile Page or Certification account with the Eligibility Center received this information in August. Additionally, students whose accounts were impacted with a status change are notified via a task in their EC account. For student-athletes who have already received an academic evaluation, the Eligibility Center is applying the COVID-19 Automatic Waiver criteria for 2021-22 enrollment to all students who initially enrolled full time in 2020-21 or 2021-22 and have already received an academic evaluation. The Eligibility Center began applying the COVID-19 Automatic Waiver criteria for 2021-22 enrollment to these students’ accounts in August.
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For Students Initially Enrolling Full Time in the 2021-22 Academic Year
For students-athletes who initially enroll full time in 2021-22 and have not previously received an academic evaluation, the COVID-19 Automatic Waiver for 2021-22 enrollment may be provided at any time the student-athlete’s Eligibility Center account is evaluated, either via a preliminary or final certification. In early September, the Eligibility Center began applying the COVID-19 Automatic Waiver criteria for 2021-22 enrollment in the academic certification process for students who initially enroll full time in 2021-22.
The Eligibility Center has released an FAQ document, available at https://on.ncaa.com/COVID19_Fall, that outlines all of the aspects of the COVID-19 Automatic Waiver, including information on: • Submission of academic documents. • Distance, e-learning or hybrid option learning. • Pass/fail grades. • Core-course time limitations. • Canceled international leaving exams. • All requirements for students who initially enrolled full time in 2020-21 (including mid-year enrollees).
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