eligibility question

In #1 the five year clock starts. In #2 it does not.

You need to check on number of hours... it used to be you could take 8 hours and the clock wouldn't start... I'm not sure now.

Depends on what you mean by "don't play baseball".

If he attends any practice at the JC, he will be considered a transfer student even if he only enrolled part-time. For tranfers to D1, practice may even include a conditioning program--the rule isn't clear on this point. For D2, strength/conditioning activities (any athletic countable activity) will trigger transfer status. (14.5.2)

A transfer from a JC must have attended at least one full-time term, or sit a year for D1 and D2.

Part-time/full-time status is determined by the policies of the JC, not the school being tranferred to.

See also the discussion in 3 Questions.

i'll add this. a pg year is going to cost about 30,000.00 unless you are a stud in the school's sport. if your not a good student,it won't make you one. but i know of 2 young men that were given a chance at a private school, it helped them . but they had 3 years.

This sounds like the situation my son is in.
He is homeschooled so he can't play high school ball. His Connie Mack coach arrainged for him to practice with the local community college. He had to regerster for a baseball class (1 unit credit) for liability reasons. Does this now mean he will be considered a transfer student? He has taken other classes at the community college to fulfil high school course requirements (common for homeschooled students) but has never gone full time.
Any insights?
Thanks

What's a "PG" year?

Post graduate. A year of 'prepping' between high school and college, usually at a boarding school. Either to get the grades up, or recruit again to see if something better comes along. It works out for some kids.

Traveler,
Technically I think it might make him a transfer student. But rule 14.5.2 reads: A transfer student is an individual who transfers from a collegiate institution after having met any one of the following conditions at that institution:.....

So what is the meaning of "transfers from a collegiate institution"? I think that a reasonable interpretation would be that a student who has yet to get a high school diploma, and who is age appropriate for his grade level, really doesn't "transfer from" the JC. He's still in high school (or the home school equivalent).

Conversely, if he has graduated or received a GED, etc, the JC is the school he is attending, no matter how light the class load. I suspect a player who hasn't graduated high school, but is the same age as first year JC players, and is practicing there, would probably also be regarded as a transfer.

All of this is just my opinion.

Thanks 3FG.
He is 16 and hasn't graduated from high school or received a GED so to me (of course) your first interpetation makes the most sense.