Beyond determining initial eligibility of participants in benefit programs, data sharing can also be used to identify improper payments that have already been made.

Muir did not play in 2002 due to the NCAA's initial eligibility guidelines.

The suit took aim at the standards, called Proposition 16, which dictates initial eligibility for freshmen in the N.C.A.A.'s 302 Division I schools.

They demanded that he commit to academics and focus on the college entrance examination on which initial eligibility is based.

The key issue in the debate has been the N.C.A.A.'s steadfast insistence on using standardized tests to determine initial athletic eligibility.

Yesterday, delegates to the N.C.A.A. convention in Dallas approved the latest offshoot of Proposition 48: another measure to increase standards for initial eligibility.

The rule strengthens Proposition 48, which governs initial eligibility.

The application fee, payable for processing of the application including initial eligibility checks Post-approval.

The N.C.A.A. currently relies on a sliding scale to determine initial eligibility.

They will have to police the discounts, both for someone's initial eligibility for the discount, and for any change in circumstances that might take away that eligibility.