The men’s soccer coaches at Ocean State University (OSU) are hosting a few recruits next weekend. One of the current student-athletes that would like to serve as a student host is a senior who is enrolled part-time and will graduate in May. Is it permissible for OSU to provide expenses to this student-athlete to serve as a student host:?
No. NCAA Staff Interpretation- 12/20/89-Part-time student being student host– states that a student must be enrolled in a minimum full-time program of studies at the institution at the time he or she participate as a student host.
This legislation is applicable to Division I and II.