Tennessee Athletics Compliance
Academic Eligibility
To be eligible for competition, student-athletes are required to maintain progress toward degree by meeting the following:
You must be enrolled full-time, which is a minimum of 12 credits, at all times during the semester.
You must successfully complete at least 24 credits towards your designated degree program during the fall, spring and summer to be eligible next year. A minimum of 18 credits must be earned during the regular academic year.
You must pass at least 6 hours each semester to remain eligible.
Additionally, student-athletes must:
Have a 1.8 GPA prior to beginning their second year.
Designate a degree prior to the beginning of their third year.
Have 40% of their designated degree completed and 1.9 GPA prior to the beginning of their third year.
Have 60% of their designated degree completed and 2.0 GPA.
Have 80% of their designated degree completed and maintain a 2.0 GPA.
Football Student-Athletes Only:
In addition to meeting the above requirements, football student-athletes must pass nine hours and
earn the APR eligibility point each fall term of enrollment.
Football student-athletes who fail to meet these requirements must sit out the first four games the following season.
A student-athlete may regain eligibility for the four games by successfully completing 27-hours prior to the beginning of the next fall. This is a one-time exception during your playing career.
Student-athletes have 4 seasons of eligibility within 5 calendar years of their first term of full-time enrollment.
