Be advised that under no circumstances is any student-athlete permitted to drop or
WX (official withdraw) a course or credits that would place him/her below the twelve (12) credit minimum without previous approval from the academic advisor.
Such action without approval renders the student-athlete immediately ineligible to practice or compete for any intercollegiate team.
1. Full-Time Status A student-athlete must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours per
semester. Villanova has a computer program in place to flag any
student-athlete who might personally withdraw from a course without
consulting his/her academic advisor.
2. Satisfactory
Progress In order to maintain eligibility, a student-athlete must have successfully:
- Completed twenty-four (24) credit hours prior to the start of the
student-athlete's second year of collegiate enrollment.
- Completed eighteen (18) credit hours in the Fall and Spring semesters.
- Passed six (6) credit hours during the preceding regular academic term.*
*Football student-athletes must complete nine (9) credit hours during the
Fall semester each year.
3. Grade Point
Average A student-athlete must maintain a grade point average of 2.0. EXCEPTION: A
student-athlete is eligible to compete and practice with a 1.70 GPA during
the second semester of his/her freshman year only.
4. Designation of
Degree Program A student-athlete must designate a program of study (declare a major)
leading toward a specific baccalaureate degree before the beginning of the third
year (fifth semester) of enrollment.
5. Percentage of
Degree Requirements A student-athlete entering his/her third year of enrollment shall have
completed 40 percent of the course requirements toward his/her degree,
entering the fourth year, 60 percent, and entering the fifth year of
enrollment shall have completed 80 percent of courses required toward
his/her degree.
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