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 of course work toward a degree from one playing season to the next and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0. Only 6 credits earned in summer school may be applied toward the required 24 credit hours. In other words, the student-athlete must have passed 18 of the 24 credits before the summer school session.
    
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 by 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.