• January 15: The NAIA national office, eligibility center and InCred are closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
• February 1: 2023-24 inter-session transcripts required, please see below for details.

Spring Eligibility Reminders

As spring seasons begin, we wanted to share a few reminders to help your student-athletes get their determinations on-time. 

• The turnaround time between students getting in line for reviews and competition starting can be short this time of year. Please add contest dates in PlayNAIA, or complete this form and return it to ECinfo@naia.org.
• Not sure if a student needs a new EC determination? Check out the situation analysis to determine if a student needs a new application started.

You can also support your students by ensuring:

• Their terms for determination are set for winter 2023-24 (quarter schools only) or spring 2024.
• Any fall 2023 or winter inter-session coursework has been added to their registration.
• Final transcripts are sent as soon as possible. 

Winter Inter-session Transcripts Required Starting Feb. 1

Students enrolled in winter 2023-24 non-term coursework will be required to submit final inter-session grades beginning February 1 in order to receive an eligibility decision. Students with winter 2023-24 enrollment who do not submit transcripts with complete through the non-term will not be placed in line for review.

InCred Evaluation with Updates

International students enrolling at your institution for the fall 2024 term, who need an "in-progress" evaluation for admissions purposes, should select the "Basic with Update" or "Course-by-Course with Update" evaluation types. Once they complete their studies, they will upload their final transcript and diploma to their original application to receive an updated evaluation for eligibility purposes.

We are pleased to share updated by-the-numbers with you from the NAIA Eligibility Center, InCred, and Legislative Services to provide insight into current processing times for these key areas related to student eligibility. 

Eligibility Center

• 35,979 students have received their determinations so far for the 2023-24 academic year.
• 7,449 additional students have started the process.

• For the past two weeks (Dec. 20 - Jan. 3), processing times have been as follows:

Eligibility Decisions

Inquiries

InCred

For the past two weeks (Dec. 18 - 31), processing times have been as follows:

Legislative Services

For the month of December, processing times have been as follows:

Cases

Inquiries

• 648 total inquiries (phone and email)
• 86% are replied to within one business day

Member Best Practices

Do you have a process or policy on campus or within your conference that helps streamline eligibility? Submit your best practices to be shared in a future newsletter.