From the NAIA Casebook
Participation Prior to Enrollment
in the Fall
Approved Ruling: When an institution
has scheduled an intercollegiate contest prior to the opening of school in the
fall, a student shall be allowed to represent the institution although the
student is not officially enrolled at the time of participation. The NAIA
Official Eligibility Certificate must be filed with the Eligibility Chair with
the column requesting “Institutional Credit Hours Enrolled in this Term” left
blank. This column would then be completed during the first week of enrollment
and a second, complete certificate would be sent to the Eligibility
Chair.
Should a student compete and then
not enroll in the term in which competition occurs, a season of competition and
a term of attendance shall be charged for such
competition.
