ATHLETIC ELIGIBILITY
4-4-1 In order to be eligible, a student in grade 9, 10, 11, or 12 must be currently enrolled in school the immediately preceding grading period, and receive passing grades during that grading period in subjects that earn a minimum of 5 credits per year towards graduation.
4-4-3 The eligibility or ineligibility of a student continues until the start of the fifth (5th) school day of the next grading period at which time the grades from the immediately preceding grading period become effective.
EXCEPTION: eligibility or ineligibility for the first grading period commences with the start of the fall Sports season.
4-4-4 A student enrolled in the first grading period after proceeding from the eighth grade must have passed 75% of those subjects carried the preceding grading period in which the student was enrolled.
4-4-5 A student enrolling in the seventh grade for the first time will be eligible for the first grading period . . . regardless of previous academic achievement. Thereafter . . a student in grade 7 or 8 must be currently enrolled and must have been enrolled in school the immediately preceding grading period and received passing grades during that grading period in 75% of those subjects carried the preceding grading period which met five days per week or its equivalent.
4-4-6 The eligibility of a transfer student must be established by school records or verification from sending school. The responsibility for establishing eligibility rests with the receiving school.
4-4-7 Summer school grades earned may not be used to substitute for failing grades from the last grading period of the regular school year. Source: Handbook of the Ohio High School Athletic Association for JuniorHigh/Middle Schools & Senior High Schools.
INTERPRETATION AND SUGGESTIONS
1. Students considering participation in extra-curricular activities such as sports or cheerleading are encouraged to carry a minimum of 6 full credit courses. Thus, failure in one of these courses would not render the student ineligible for sports participation.
2. Semester length classes are calculated into the 5.0 credit minimum only during the semester in which the student is enrolled in and receiving grades for that class.
3 A student declared academically eligible at the beginning of a grading period remains eligible until the fifth day of the next grading period.
A. A student declared academically ineligible at the beginning of a grading period will, likewise, remain ineligible until the fifth day of the next grading period.
B. Eligibility of all students participating in sports or cheerleading is checked by the athletic director in the first week of each grading period. (nine weeks)
4 Eligibility for fall sports is based upon grades earned during the final grading period of the previous year.
A. Those athletes interested in cheerleading, football, soccer, volleyball, or golf must earn that eligibility during the final grading period of the preceding year.
5 The exception referred to in 4-4-3 enables eligible students to begin practice and actual game competition prior to the official opening of school.
6 As a member school of the Ohio High School Athletic Association, Minford High School and Minford Middle School will abide by the rules, regulations and interpretation of these rules as provided by the O.H.S.A.A. and to help our student athletes to be aware of their responsibility in maintaining academic eligibility.
NCAA ELIGIBILITY FOR DIVISION I AND DIVISION II
If you are planning to participate in Division I or Division II athletics in college you must be certified by the NCAA Clearinghouse. It is your responsibility to make sure the clearinghouse has the documents it needs to certify you. Information concerning who needs to register with the Clearinghouse and what documents should be submitted could be found in The Guide for College Bound Student-Athletes located on the NCAA Clearinghouse website. This link can be assessed at www.ncaaclearinghouse.net and then click on “Prospective Student Athletes.”
Division I Division II
English core 4 years 3 years
Math core 3 years 2 years
Science core 2 years 2 years
Social Studies core 2 years 2 years
Additional credits from English, Math, or Science 1 year 1 year
Additional core from English, Math, or Science, Foreign Language, Computer Science, Philosophy, Religion 4 years 3 years
TOTAL CORE COURSES 16 credits 14 credits