Two-year College Transfer Requirements
In order for a student-athlete to transfer from a two-year college to a four-year college there are requirements that student-athlete must meet in order to be eligible to compete against outside competition in their first year at the four-year college. Those basic requirements are below. If a student-athlete does not meet the below requirements it does not mean that he/she will be ineligible as there are other exceptions in NCAA legislation under which he/she may fall.
Transfer student-athletes who were Qualifiers* out of high school and have no previous attendance at a four-year institution must have:
1) Attended the two-year college for at least one full time semester;
2) Have earned at least 12 hours per full time term of attendance that will transfer to the four-year institution; and
3) Have earned a cumulative grade point average of a 2.0 at the two-year institution.
All other two-year transfer student-athletes must have:
1) Attended the two-year college for at least two full time semesters; and
2) Either graduated from the two-year college or earned at least 12 hours per full time term of attendance that will transfer to the four-year institution while maintaining a 2.0 GPA.
An additional requirement for all two-year college transfers is that the student-athlete must have earned six hours in their last full time term of attendance that will transfer to the four-year institution.
*The term Qualifier refers to a student-athlete’s eligibility status as deemed by the NCAA Eligibility Center upon high school graduation. This status is based on a student-athlete’s high school GPA in 14 core courses and the score he/she earned on the SAT or ACT. In order to receive this certification one must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center.
