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Rule 18 - Scholarship

requirements of the scholarship rule. In fact, the IHSAA recommends summer
school classes, which are approved by the principal of the School of Enrollment,
for students who need credits. (rule 18-5)
Q. 18-25 May summer school credits be counted as make-up for a future deficiency?
A. No, summer school credits can be applied only to make up for academic
deficiencies the previous spring Grading Period. (rule 18-4)
Physical Education Grades
Q. 18-26 May a state-required physical education course be count as a full credit subject
under the Scholarship rule?
A. Yes, regardless of whether the course is for a full credit or for half credit, each
course of the Two (2) semesters, state required physical education course
may be counted as a full credit subject for eligibility purposes. (rule 18-1)
Conditional and Incomplete Grades
Q. 18-27 Is a “conditional” or an “incomplete” considered a “pass” by the IHSAA when
determining academic eligibility?
A. No, an incomplete at the end of a Grading Period or semester counts as a
failure until deficiency has been removed and the course will count for eligibility
purposes only if the conditional or incomplete is removed prior to the Eligibility
Certification, or if the students petitions to the IHSAA for a waiver of the rule.
(rule 18-5)

RULE 19 – ELIGIBILITY AND TRANSFER
(Also see rule 12 – Enrollment and Attendance)
Philosophy
The following is a brief resume of the points of philosophy included in the transfer rule of this
Association.
a. Participation in interschool athletics is a privilege provided for students who meet the
democratically-established standards of qualification as set forth by this Association.
b. The privilege of participation in interschool athletics should fundamentally be available to
Bona Fide students in school districts where their parents or legally-established guardians
reside.
c. Standards governing residence and transfer are a necessary prerequisite to participation
in interschool athletics because:
(1.) they protect the opportunities of Bona Fide students to participate;
(2.) they provide a fundamentally fair and equitable framework in which interschool athletic
competition, in an educational setting, can take place;
(3.) they provide uniform standards for all schools to follow in maintaining athletic
competition;
(4.) they support the educational philosophy that athletics is a privilege which must not
be permitted to assume a dominant position in a student’s or school’s program;
(5.) they keep the focus of educators and students on the fact that students attend school
to receive an education first and participate in athletics second;
(6.) they maintain the fundamental principle that a high school student should live at home
with his/her parents or legally-appointed Guardian (if the parents are deceased) and
attend school in the school District in which the parents or Guardians live;
(7.) they reinforce the view that the family is a strong and viable unit in our society, and
as such, is the best place for students to live while attending high school;
(8.) they serve as a deterrent to students who would transfer schools for athletic reasons
and to individuals who would seek to recruit student athletes to attend a particular
school for the purpose of building athletic strength;
(9.) they serve as a deterrent to students running away from or avoiding an athletic conflict
or discipline that has been imposed;
(10.) they protect school programs from losing students who have established an identity
as an athlete and, as such, are contributors to the overall school program and image.
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