University of the Southwest Athletics

It is University of the Southwest intention and goal to be fully compliant with the letter and spirit of NAIA, The Red River Athletic Conference, and University rules and regulations. The athletic department is committed to the principle of institutional control through rules education for coaches, athletics department staff, institutional staff, student-athletes and boosters of the athletics program. Institutional staff, as well as the athletics staff, is responsible for knowing the rules and abiding by them. We welcome all questions regarding compliance, as it is our goal to be proactive in educating everyone on the rules and regulations of the NAIA and University of the Southwest.

University of the Southwest Office of Compliance/Eligibility Staff

 

Shelbie Franc sfranc@usw.edu Director of Compliance & Business Operations

Dr. Diane Carmenaty dcarmenaty@usw.edu Faculty Athletics Representative

   
To be eligible to represent the University of the Southwest in any intercollegiate athletic contest all student-athletes participating in an NAIA sponsored sport must first be cleared by the NAIA Eligibility Center (www.PlayNAIA.com).   
 
Below are the requirements of the NAIA for an entering freshman. (You must meet two of three entry-level requirements, and all documentation will need to be sent to the NAIA clearinghouse).

1. Achieve a minimum score of 18 on the ACT or 860 on the SAT. Test score must be achieved on a national test date, and score must be from one sitting of the test. No combining.

2. Achieve a minimum overall high school grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 on a 4.00 scale.

3. Graduate in the top 50% of your high school graduating class.

All Student-Athletes Must Also:

1.  Be enrolled in a minimum of 12 institutionally-approved or required credit hours at the time of participation

 

2. If a second-term freshman, have accumulated a minimum total of nine institutional or required credit hours BEFORE identification for the second term of attendance

 

3. Have accumulated a minimum total of 24 institutional or required credit hours the two immediately previous full-time semester terms of attendance.

 

4. If a transfer student from a four-year institution, have eligibility remaining at the institution from which you are transferring to be eligible for further intercollegiate competition and receive a written release from your transferring institution

 

5. Be within your first 10 semesters of attendance as a regularly enrolled student. A term of attendance is any semester, trimester or quarter in which you enroll for twelve or more institutional credit hours and attend any class or participate in an in an intercollegiate contest

 

6. Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.000 on a 4.000 scale

 

7. Have accumulated 24 semester/36 quarter institutional credit hours to participate the second season of a sport

 

8. Have accumulated 48 semester/72 quarter institutional credit hours to participate the third season of a sport

 

9. Have accumulated 72 semester/108 quarter institutional credit hours to participate the fourth season of a sport. These hours must include at least 48/72 quarter hours in general education and/or your major field of study

 

10. Be an amateur, as defined by the NAIA, in the sport(s) in which you participate.

You May Not:
Participate in more than four seasons in any one sport. A season of competition is defined as participation in one or more intercollegiate contests, whether as a freshman, junior varsity or varsity participant, or in any other athletic competition in which the institution, as such, is represented during a sport season