NCCS Eligibility Guidelines

Player Eligibility

• Enrolled student with a minimum of 1/2 full-time enrollment as an undergraduate or minimum of six hours as a classified graduate student of the representing institution, throughout the NCCS event.
• Not listed as a member of a varsity sport (or on “Squad List”) in the same or related activity and gender during the 2008-09 academic year.
  • Exceptions will be granted for players who were listed on a “Squad List” for less than three weeks.
• Never been declared a professional player in the same or related activity.

Additional Player Guidelines

• Players are limited to six years of consecutive participation in NCCS/NIRSA events. Year one begins the first year a player's name appears on a NCCS/NIRSA roster OR the first year their name was listed on a “varsity squad list” of any 2-year or 4-year college varsity team.
  • Exceptions may be granted in the case of six years of consecutive eligibility for the NCCS/NIRSA events to players that meet certain criteria, AND submit a formal request in writing. Exceptions may be granted for "mandatory" military or religious service.  Requests for exceptions should be mailed at least 30 days prior to the NCCS event.
• Players must be enrolled for the minimum number of credit hours, at least 45 days prior to the start of the championship event.
• If a player is a graduating senior, and taking less than the required hours to fulfill their graduation requirements, submit a letter from the registrar along with the registration materials stating that the player will be graduating the same term as the event. 
• A professional athlete is one who receives any kind of payment, directly or indirectly, for athletics participation or who has participated with a professional team.
  • A professional athletics team is any organized team that provides any of its players more than actual and necessary expenses for participation on the team and/or declares itself to be professional.
• A player is eligible for NCCS events if they are listed on a varsity team’s “Squad List” for less than three weeks.
• For NCCS events that occur during an academic break, the preceding semester/quarter will be used to determine eligibility.
• All quarter-school players must meet the eligibility requirements of 1/2 full-time enrollment for both the winter and spring quarters. 

Team Eligibility

• All team players must attend the same institution from any two (2) or four (4) year degree-granting college or university.
• Teams representing military installations are eligible to compete, with all members of these teams consisting of persons that are assigned to that respective military installation.
• No women are allowed to compete on a men’s team, and no men are allowed to compete on a women’s team.
• Teams are limited to the following number of former varsity player(s) (A former varsity player is defined as a student who has been listed on the “school's varsity squad list” for any 2 year or 4 year college/university team for greater than three weeks):
  • Basketball – 1
  • Flag Football – 2
  • Volleyball – 2
  • Tennis – 1
  • Soccer – 3

Student Officials Eligibility

Enrolled student with a minimum of 1/2 full-time enrollment as an undergraduate or minimum of six hours as a classified graduate student of the representing institution, throughout the NCCS event.