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Rule 18 - Scholarship

for Three (3) hours each day. Where is the student eligible?
A. The student is eligible only at the student’s School of Enrollment. The Student’s
grades and credits at the vocational school should transfer to that School of
Enrollment (rule 18-1.3) and based upon the grades and credits from both the
vocational school and from the School of Enrollment, the student can achieve
academic eligibility at the student’s School of Enrollment. (rule 18-7(b))
Q. 18-17 A student at a member School attends a college (e.g. Ivy Tech) to take a
vocational course. Can the student use the grade and credit from the course
for eligibility purposes at the student’s School of Enrollment?
A. Yes. A student may take a vocational course “off-campus” and can gain
academic eligibility under two rules. Under the Unavailable Course Rule
(rule 17-8(b)), a student can take a course which is not offered at the School
of Enrollment, provided the student attends the School of Enrollment at least
Fifty percent (50%) of the school day. Alternatively, under the College Course
Rule, a student may use the grade and credit for a vocational course given by
a college, even if the course is available at the School of Enrollment, provided
the courses provide credit for both high school and college and the student
attends the School of Enrollment for at least one (1) credit class. (rule 18-7(a)).
Transfer Students
Q. 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’s 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’s 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’s enhanced academic rules (i.e., a student is academically
eligibility for athletics only if the student maintains a ‘C’ 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 Students
Q. 18-20 May a student who is “Home Schooled” 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 non-
public, 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’s Residence, provided the student meets the rule’s
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 Graduate
Q. 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
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