ADMISSIONS
Have you applied for admissions?
INITIAL ELIGIBILITY
Have you registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
- To play at a Division I or Division II school, you must register with the
Eligibility Center.
CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY
Do you have any remaining eligibility to compete in your sport after transferring?
- Student-athletes have four seasons to compete in each sport and have ten full-time semesters or fifteen full-time quarters to use the four seasons of eligibility.
TRANSFER ELIGIBILITY
In most cases, student-athletes who transfer to an NCAA school must sit out of competition for a year.
- You may be able to compete immediately if you meet a transfer exception. You must be in good academic standing at your current school and meet progress-toward-degree requirements in addition to a transfer exception.
TRANSFER EXCEPTIONS FOR DIVISION I AND II SCHOOLS
If you transfer from a four-year school to an NCAA Division I or II school, you may use an exception to compete immediately if you meet one of the following conditions:
- This is your first transfer
- You return to your first school without participating in sports at the second school
- Your sport is dropped or is not sponsored at your current school
- You never have been recruited
- You have not participated in your sport for two years
PERMISSION TO CONTACT
Coaches and athletics staff at FHSU may not talk to you about transferring until your current school enters you in the NCAA Transfer Portal or NAIA - sends FHSU a permission-to-contact letter.
- Transferring from an NCAA institution – Have you entered the NCAA Transfer Portal? Did you meet the Transfer Window deadline?
- Transferring from an NAIA institution – Ask the compliance office at your current school for a permission-to-contact letter or contact the FHSU Athletic compliance office.
OTHER TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS
Do you meet other transfer requirements?
- If you have permission to contact your new school, ask its compliance office if you meet all transfer requirements for your new school and its conference.
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Follow the link to view the
NCAA four-year transfer guide.
