Academic Eligibility
Practice - You are eligible to practice if you are enrolled in a minimum full time program of studies leading to a Bachelor’s degree as defined by Hampton.
Competition - You are eligible to compete if you:
Have been admitted as a regular student seeking a Bachelor’s degree according to the published entrance requirements of Hampton;
Be in good academic standing as defined by Hampton;
Be enrolled in a minimum full time program of studies and maintain satisfactory progress towards your degree.
Continuing Eligibility - Enrolled prior to August 2003
12/24 Hour Rule
- You must be enrolled in and pass a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester
- You must be enrolled in and pass a minimum of 24 credit hours per academic year
75/25 Percent Rule
- You must earn 75% of your credit hours during the fall and spring semesters
- You can earn up to 25% of your credit hours during the summer
25/50/75 Percent Rule
- By your junior year (5th semester) of full time collegiate enrollment: You must have completed 25% of the course requirements for your major
- By your senior year (7th semester) of full time collegiate enrollment: You must have completed 50% of the course requirements for your major
- By your 5th year (9th semester) of full time collegiate enrollment: You must have completed 75% of the course requirements for your major
You must choose a major by the beginning of your junior year
You must maintain a grade point average (GPA) if 2.0 in order to remain eligible
If you have any questions about your academic standing or continuing eligibility, please see Edwina Simmons, Athletic Academic Support Coordinator.
Eligibility
The following are rules established by the NCAA to make sure that everyone competing in intercollegiate competition remains an amateur:
Within your sport, you are not eligible for participation if you have ever:
Taken pay or the promise of pay for competing in that sport
Agreed (orally or in writing) to compete in professional athletics in that sport
Played on any professional athletics team as defined by the NCAA in that sport
Used your athletics skill for pay in any form in that sport
In any sport, you are not eligible if:
You accept any pay for promoting a commercial product or service
Allowed your name or picture to be used for promoting a commercial product or serivce
Because of your athletics ability, you were:
Paid at a rate higher than the going rate
Paid for work you did not perform
Paid for the value placed on your reputation, fame, or personal following
