@PABaseball posted:I don't know but I believe it's a 5 year clock starting from day one of the first semester freshman year.
I always thought that meant while enrolled, but I've been told it's a real time clock. At least at the D1 level. There's also a good chance I'm wrong.
For D1, the 5 year calendar/clock actually starts the first time you are registered as a full-time student, so even if you drop classes to below 12 credits before classes start, that doesn't delay the calendar starting. There are some very rare exceptions that would pause the countdown of the 5 year clock, and not attending classes isn't one of them.
D2 and D3 use ten full-time semesters to complete four seasons of participation. No calendar limit.