A new interp from LRIC, dated April 30, 2008:
Application of 18/27 Credit-Hour Requirement to a Midyear Enrollee or Midyear Transfer Student-Athlete (I)
The committee determined that an institution is not required to certify the 18/27 credit-hour requirement for a midyear enrollee or transfer student-athlete until the completion of two regular, full-time semesters or three full-time quarters at the certifying institution. After the initial certification, the institution shall certify the 18/27 credit-hour requirement based on the student-athlete's record since the beginning of the previous fall term. For example, an institution would not certify the 18/27 hour requirement for a student-athlete who initially enrolls at the institution in the spring semester or winter quarter until the start of the following spring semester or winter quarter. Thereafter, the institution would certify the 18/27 hour requirement prior to the start of each fall term.
[References: NCAA Division I Bylaws 14.4.3.1 (credit-hour requirements); 14.4.3.1.4 (application of rule); staff interpretations (4/16/08, Item Nos. 2 and 3), which has been archived]