Junior College to NAIA

I'm familiar with the number of semesters/quarters taken full time impacting baseball eligibility. It isn't directly the number of units taken as far as I know. Once a player has enrolled for 6 full time semesters at a JC they have to have completed 60% of the courses in their major in order to be able to play their first year at a D1 school. This is almost impossible to do at a JC. That's why a player who redshirts at a JC is encouraged to enroll part time for at least one semester.

Similar but not exactly what you asked.

As always 3finger is the expert on this stuff so take what I've written with a grain of salt until 3finger chimes in.

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The lesson here being...take nothing for granted...use the resources that are available to you (NCAA, Coaches. Athletic Academic advisors, 3FG...) to FULLY understand the pitfalls...PARTICULARLY if you spend 3 years at JC...if you want to keep all options open...

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The rules on academic progress are complicated, and a player who spends three years at a JC will need to be very careful to avoid pitfalls, especially if he hopes to transfer to a D1.

However, too many units is never a problem. As CADad has pointed out, a player entering his fourth year of college needs to have taken courses that probably weren't available at a JC. That is more likely the problem.

D1 and D2 rules handle academic progress differently, and it is possible that a player who does not meet the D1 requirements might meet the D2 requirements.

If the player has interest now from D1 or D2 programs, they may be motivated to investigate his eligibility. Possibly the NCAA would offer an opinion if he calls or emails them.