Academic Eligibility

Excerpt from the DoDEA-Europe Interscholastic Athletics Program Manual (Aug 2019) Section 10 a, b, c, d.

Academic Eligibility Requirements

a) Initial Academic Eligibility

To participate in interscholastic/extracurricular activities requires a minimum GPA of 2.0 and no more than one failing grade. Eligibility will be determined for each sports season:

1. Fall Season: GPA from the previous semester and no more than one F

*Incoming 9th grade students are automatically eligible for the fall season ONLY

2. Winter Season: 1st Quarter GPA and no more than one F

3. Spring Season: * see below

b) Initial Academically Eligible Athletes

1. Athletes will be monitored weekly throughout the season for a 2.0 and no more than one F.

2. Athletes who have below a 2.0 are ineligible from 8:00am Wednesday to 8:00am the following Wednesday

3. Grades during the period of monitoring will be cumulative from the beginning of each quarter.

4. Students declared ineligible may practice but are not authorized to participate in scrimmages, competition, be in school uniform at a scheduled event, travel with the team to any away event or sit on the bench in a managerial position to keep stats or support the team.

5. An athlete who has been identified as being ineligible three times during the season may be dropped from the team. Administration will be the final authority on removal after consultation with the athletic director and head coach. One additional week may be added if approved by admin.

c) Initial Academically Ineligible Athletes:

1. If a student/athlete does not meet the 2.0 GPA or higher with no more than one F requirement for the particular season in question, they will be ineligible for the first competition. They are allowed to practice, but may not be in uniform or travel at any time with the team.

2. Initial ineligibly is considered to be their “first strike” of the season for athletic eligibility.

3. An ineligible athlete will be checked on the Tuesday after the first competition and each week after as all other athletes. They are not in a separate category after the first weekly check of the season.

d) Procedures for Weekly Monitoring of Academic Eligibility:

1. All schools must complete grade checks ON Tuesday after school no later than 1530. The grading period for the students ends the FRIDAY before the Tuesday grade pull. Any missing work turned in after that day does not count towards the Tuesday grade run, if the grade on Friday was an F, it will stand unless a dispute form is completed between the athlete and teacher and the teacher updates the grade. All grade dispute cases will be handled on a case-by-case basis and final clearance is only approved by the school administration.

2. A student declared ineligible with below a 2.0 or 2 F's or more on the Tuesday grade check will be ineligible from Wednesday 8 AM Wednesday to 8 AM the following Wednesday.

3. If a student/athlete does have a 2.0, they may not have more than one F to be eligible.

4. Winter Sports – initial check is 1st quarter grades. For the first two weeks of second semester, please use quarter grades or semester grades to determine eligibility.

5. Spring Sports – *Initial check for a 2.0 will be two weeks prior to the first competition of the season for that sport. 3rd quarter grades will be used for the first two weeks after Spring Break.

6. For post-season championships, tickets will be purchased at the minimum of three weeks prior to the event and final eligibility will be determined at that time.

7. Schools may not establish additional academic eligibility criteria.

8. Schools will provide intervention support services to students who have been identified as having academic difficulty. Examples of these support services include, but are not limited to monitoring sessions, tutoring, before and after school study halls/instruction.