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88Transfer StudentsQ. 18-18 Can a transfer student, who was academically eligible at the Sending School, meet the requirements of the Academic Rule (rule 18) and become academically eligible at the Receiving School even when the student%u2019s academic schedule at the Sending School (block 4) cannot be accommodated at the Receiving School (traditional six-period day).A. Yes. The student can enroll in an academic schedule at the Receiving School which does not meet the School%u2019s regular requirements and be academically eligible at the Receiving School until the student can enroll, complete and receive credit in the maximum number of full credit subjects that the student can take at the Receiving School. (rule 18-1.5)Q. 18-19 Will a transfer student, who would have been academically ineligible under the Sending School%u2019s enhanced academic rules (i.e., a student is academically eligibility for athletics only if the student maintains a %u2018C%u2019 average), become academically eligible at the Receiving School under its less stringent academic rules?A. No. Under rule 3-8, any ineligibility ruling under the rules of a Sending School, such as an academic ineligibility ruling, carries over to the Receiving School, even if the transfer student would have been academically eligible under the academic rules of the Receiving School. An academically ineligible transfer student will remain academically ineligible at the Receiving School until the transfer student, going forward, meets the academic requirements at the Receiving School.Home School StudentsQ. 18-20 May a student who is %u201cHome Schooled%u201d by the parents become eligible for athletics at an IHSAA member school?A. Yes, under the Non-Accredited Student Rule, a student who attends a nonpublic, non-accredited school, which includes all home education schools, may be eligible to participate in the athletic program at the Indiana Public School which Serves the Student%u2019s Residence, provided the student meets the rule%u2019s minimum requirements and conditions. Otherwise, a student is eligible to participate in an athletic program involving IHSAA Recognized Sports only at the member School in which the student is Enrolled and attends, and is passing Seventy percent (70%) of the maximum number of courses offered at that member School. (rules 12-1, 12-5, 18-1)Students Eligible to GraduateQ. 18-21 Are students who have made sufficient credits to graduate in less than 8 semesters, eligible thereafter?A. Yes, provided they do not actually graduate and remain Enrolled and carry an adequate workload (Seventy percent (70%) of the available full credit subjects) during the Grading Period of participation.. (rules 13-2, 18-1)Q. 18-22 When does the eligibility of a student-athlete end if the student graduates at the end of the first semester or the second Trimester?A. The student-athlete would become ineligible to participate in athletics on the first day of the next Grading Period.Entry of Academically Ineligible Students in Tournament SeriesQ. 18-23 May a student%u2019s name be included on an IHSAA Tournament Series entry list while the student is scholastically ineligible?A. Yes, however, the student must be eligible at the time of participation in the Tournament Series.Summer SchoolQ. 18-24 Does a summer school credit earned by a student at a school other than the School of Enrollment jeopardize the academic eligibility of that student?A. No. And if the summer school credit is accepted by the Department of Education and the principal of the School of Enrollment recognizes the summer school Rule 18 - Scholarship