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Rule 19 - Eligibility and Transfer

19-6.3 Transfer Options When Transfer Without Change of Residence by Parent(s)/
Guardian(s)
Upon the occurrence of an event which would permit a student to be declared to have immediate
full eligibility under rule C–19-6.1, the student has the following options.
a. The student may continue eligibility at the student’s original school pursuant to rule C–19-2;
b. The student may transfer and attempt to obtain full eligibility, at any time prior to the 15th
school day of the next semester or trimester, provided:
(1) when the student seeks full eligibility under rules 19-6.1 (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i),
(l), (m), full eligibility would be available only in the new Public School which Serves
the Student’s Residence or at a Charter or Private School which Serves the Student’s
area of Residence, or at the student’s previous school in which the student initially
established eligibility.
(2) when the student seeks full eligibility under rules 19-6.1(d) or 19-1(j), full eligibility
would be available at any school, or
(3) when the student seeks full eligibility under rule 19-6.1(k), full eligibility would be
available only at the school the student previously attended or at the Public or Charter
High School which Serves the Student’s Residence; or
(4) when the student seeks full eligibility under rule 19-6.1(n), full eligibility would be
available only at the school where the student’s parent or legal Guardian accepted,
and commenced employment as, a licensed or certified position.
c. The student may transfer and attempt to obtain Limited Eligibility in any Public School or
Private School.
Exception: The student will only have Limited Eligibility for Three-hundred Sixty-five (365)
days from the date on which the student last participated in interscholastic athletics in the
sport(s) in which the student last participated during the Three-hundred Sixty-five (365)
days preceding the transfer. The student will have full eligibility for all other sport(s).
19-7 Foreign Exchange Student Eligibility
19-7.1 Requirements to be a Qualified Foreign Exchange Student
A foreign student is a qualified foreign exchange student if he/she meets the following criteria:
a. The student has not completed his/her home Secondary School program;
b. The student meets all IHSAA eligibility rules including the scholarship rule (rule 18) and
the age rule (rule 4);
c. The student has been randomly assigned to his/her host parents and school and neither
the school the student attends nor any person associated with the school shall have input
into the selection of the student;
d. No member of the athletic administration staff or the coaching staff, paid or voluntary, of any
sport or athletic activity sponsored by the Receiving School, is a member of the student’s
host family;
e. The student, in writing, (i) agrees that full eligibility under the foreign exchange exception
is for a maximum of One (1) year at One (1) school and is conditioned upon the student’s
commitment to attend the member school for no more than One (1) year, and (ii) agrees
that any continued attendance at any school beyond the initial year will be treated by the
IHSAA as attendance following a transfer without a change of residence by the parent(s)/
Guardian(s) but the highest level of eligibility for which the student will qualify, during the
year following the initial year, is Limited Eligibility.
f. The student possesses a current J-1 visa, issued by the U.S. State Department;
g. The student’s placement arrangements are completed in advance of the student’s departure
from his/her home country.
h. The student is attending School under a foreign exchange program approved by both the
Association and the Council of Standards for International Education Travel (CSIET). A
foreign exchange program, to be approved by the Association:
(1.) shall be under the auspices of an established national corporation, a not-for-profit
corporation or organization or a national civic organization;
(2.) must assign students to schools by a method which insures that no student, school
or other interested party may influence the assignment;

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