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Rule 18 - Scholarship

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
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 Series
Q. 18-23 May a student’s 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 School
Q. 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
work for credit, the summer school credit may be used to satisfy the academic
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