Student Eligibility

To be eligible to participate in the annual AIHEC Student Conference, a TCU student shall meet the following criteria at the time such student is listed on a TCU team roster or registration form and at the time of the relevant competition.

 

1. The student shall be enrolled at an AIHEC-member TCU with a minimum of nine (9) credit hours per quarter or per semester as established by their AIHEC-member institution.

2. While students enrolled in graduate study are permitted to attend the conference if they are enrolled in at least six (6) credit hours, they cannot participate in or register for any academic conference competitions. The conference academic competitions are for certificate, associate, or bachelor’s degree seeking TCU students only. Non-academic competitions are open for participation by any eligible student.

3. The student must maintain a minimum, cumulative 2.0 grade point average (GPA), or a “C” grade average for those students previously enrolled, except that any GPA requirement established by an AIHEC-member institution shall take precedence, and in the case of a student not previously enrolled (e.g., new student, transfer student), he or she shall be deemed to be in good academic standing and making satisfactory progress, as  determined by the TCU in which said student is enrolled;

4. The student cannot be a full-time college employee, but the student may be enrolled in a work study program or an internship; and

5. The student must have a written certification of current college credits and academic standing provided by the registrar or other authorized official of the AIHEC-member institution in which he or she is enrolled.

6. An eligible student is limited to participating in no more than three combined academic and nonacademic competitions and two engagements within each competition. For example, speech will be considered one competition, but they can only sign up for two speeches, not all five. 

 

New rules approved by the AIHEC Student Activities Committee