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Rule 18 - Scholarship

education plan (IEP) includes satisfaction of the IHSAA academic standards contained in rule
18-1, may meet such academic requirements, provided the student is making satisfactory
progress toward the goals, objectives and benchmarks contained in the student’s progress
reports and case conference committee, and certified by the building principal.
Q & A
Academic Eligibility - Generally
Q. 18-1 When is a student academically eligible to participate in interscholastic athletics
at a member School under the IHSAA rules?
A. In general, a student is eligible academically if the student is currently enrolled
in at least Seventy percent (70%) of the maximum number of full credit subjects
available, or the equivalent, and the student received a passing grade in
Seventy percent (70%) of the maximum number of full credit high school
subjects available, or the equivalent, in the previous Grading Period. (rule 18-1)
Q. 18-2 If a student fails to pass Seventy percent (70%) of the maximum number of full
credit high school subjects or the equivalent during the last Grading Period of a
semester but earns credits in Seventy percent (70%) of the maximum number
of full credit high school subjects for the semester, will the student be eligible
at the beginning of the first Grading Period of the next semester?
A. Yes, the semester grades take precedence over grades received during the
final Grading Period of the semester. (rule 18-1)
Q. 18-3 If a student passes Seventy percent (70%) of the maximum number of full
credit high school subjects or the equivalent during the last Grading Period of
a semester but failed to earn and be awarded credits in Seventy percent (70%)
of the maximum number of full credit high school subjects for the semester,
when will the student be eligible during the next Semester?
A. While the failure to passes Seventy percent (70%) of the maximum number of
full credit high school subjects or the equivalent for the last semester means
that the student will be ineligible for the next Grading Period, the student’s
academic eligibility for the remainder of the semester will be determined by
the grades the student achieves during each of subsequent Grading Periods.
If the student passes Seventy percent (70%) of the maximum number of full
credit high school subjects or the equivalent during the second Grading Period
of the next semester, then the student be eligible for the following Grading
Period. (rule 18-1)
Q. 18-4 If a student is academically ineligible at the end of a Grading Period or semester,
is the student academically ineligible for the entire next Grading Period?
A. Yes, an academically ineligible student at the end of a Grading Period or end
of a semester is academically ineligible for the next Grading Period. (rule 18-
1.6)
Q. 18-5 If a student is academically ineligible at the end of a Grading Period or a
semester, when can the player become academically eligible?
A. If, following a period of academic ineligibility a student successfully meets all
academic requirements during a succeeding Grading Period, the student will
be eligible to play on the date the principal certifies grades for the succeeding
Grading Period. Here the student would be eligible on the certification date
for the succeeding Grading Period. (rule 18-2)
Q. 18-6 Is a student, who was academically ineligible during the first Grading Period
of the fall semester, but who then meets the scholarship requirements during
that first Grading Period, eligible to play the night of the last day of that first
Grading Period?
A. The date of academic eligibility following a period of academic ineligibility
depends on the Eligibility Certification Date established by the student’s School.
Based upon the grades from the just-completed Grading Period, a student
will becomes academically ineligible, or will become academically eligible,
on the School’s Eligibility Certification Date. Here, if the School’s Eligibility
Certification Date is the last date of the Grading Period, then the student would
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