Eligibility
To be eligible to compete, a student-athlete must:
- Be enrolled full time (no less than 12 crs.)
- Maintain a 2.0 Big Ten cumulative gpa
- Pass 24 degree credits going into the 2nd year, 51 degree credits going into the 3rd year, 78 degree credits going into the 4th year, 105 degree credits going into the 5th year
- Pass 75% of required credits during the academic year (for example, 24 X .75=18, thus a first-year student-athlete must pass a minimum of 18 credits fall and spring semester)
- Declare a major by your 3rd year (or 5th semester)
- Big Ten 5-year graduation rule: a student-athlete must always be able to demonstrate that he/she can graduate within 5 years of his/her initial date of full time enrollment in a college or university.
- Athletes must minimally pass 6 degree credits per term to be eligible for competition the following term. For example, if you compete during the Fall, you must pass 6 credits the previous Spring term. If you compete in the Spring Term, you must pass 6 degree credits the previous Fall.