Two-Year to a Four-Year school looking to go Division II

NCAA Transferring Rules can be complicated depending on the division and conference. Transferring between conferences could have more restrictive rules than the basic NCAA rules. For example, conferences can differ on how long you have to attend a school before you able to compete. (Bylaw 14.5)General Guidelines

• Get your high school academic records
• Check with NCAA Eligibility Center on your status
• Get written permission if needed
• Find out if you are a qualifier, partial qualifier, or non-qualifier. This determines which transfer rules apply to you and how many playing seasons you have left.

When can you talk to another school?

• NCAA or NAIA student-athlete must have their current school athletic director contact the new coach or a member of the athletic staff before the athlete or their parents talk with the new institution.
• Athletes may contact a new coach but the coach cannot discuss transferring until they have received written permission from the athlete’s current school.

What happens if you do not receive written permission?

• Another school cannot contact an athlete to encourage them to transfer
• If the new school is Division I or II, the athlete cannot receive athletic scholarship until they have attended the new school for one academic year.
• An athlete can appeal the decision - a panel of staff members not involved in athletes from the athlete's current will conduct a hearing.

When do you not need written permission?

• If transferring from a school that is not a member of the NCAA or the NAIA.
• Division III athletes may issue a self-release to another Division III school.

Requirements for a Two-Year Qualifier status athletes who wants to transfer to Division II

• Complete at least one semester and one quarter as a full time student
• Complete an average of 12 semester/12 quarter credit hours for each full time term at the two-year school
• Credits must be transferable to the four year school
• Earn a 2.00 GPA

If an athlete has completed all of the transfer requirements, they may:

• Practice
• Receive athletically related financial aid
• Compete right away

If an athlete has not completed one or more of the requirements, they can: 

• Practice
• Receive athletic financial aid
• Cannot play until athlete completes one full academic year