September 5th: Remedial Courses

At the end of the fall term, can OSU include the remedial course when certifying Cee’s eligibility?

Yes with conditions that vary slightly between Divisions I and II.

Division I NCAA Bylaw 14.4.3.5.4 states that remedial, tutorial or noncredit courses may be used by the student to satisfy the minimum academic progress requirement of Bylaw 14.4.3.1 only if they meet all of the following conditions: (Revised: 10/31/02 effective 8/1/03, 3/27/18)

(a) The courses must be considered by the institution to be prerequisites for specific courses acceptable for any degree program;

(b) The courses must be given the same weight as others in the institution in determining the student’s status for full-time enrollment;

(c) Noncredit courses may not exceed the maximum institutional limit for such courses in any baccalaureate degree program (or the student’s specific baccalaureate degree program once a program has been designated); and

(d) Credit in such courses shall not exceed six semester or nine quarter hours, and the courses must be taken before the start of the student’s second year of collegiate enrollment (third semester, fourth quarter).

Division II NCAA Bylaw 14.4.3.7.4 states that remedial, tutorial or noncredit courses may be used by a student-athlete to satisfy the progress-toward-degree requirements of Bylaws 14.4.3.2, 14.4.3.3 and 14.4.3.4 only if such courses meet all of the following conditions: (Adopted: 1/18/14 effective 8/1/16 for certifications of progress toward degree for fall 2016 and thereafter)
(a) The courses must be considered by the institution to be prerequisites for specific courses acceptable for any degree program;
(b) The courses must be given the same weight as others in the institution in determining the student-athlete’s status for full-time enrollment;
(c) Noncredit courses may not exceed the maximum institutional limit for such courses in any baccalaureate degree program (or the student-athlete’s specific baccalaureate degree program once a program has been designated); and
(d) Credit in such courses shall not exceed 12-semester or 18-quarter hours, and the courses must be taken during the student-athlete’s first academic year of collegiate enrollment.