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Undergraduate Championship

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{{Rule disclaimer}}
{{Rules of the game}}
<onlyinclude>
'''Undergraduate''' ('''UG''') is a designation used in collegiate quizbowl to refer to any individual [[player]] who has not yet received a B.A. or higher degree from a post-secondary school, and who has not been [[eligibility|eligible]] for more than four years. Many collegiate tournaments, including both [[ICT]] and [[ACF Nationals]], award separate titles and trophies for teams comprised entirely of undergraduate players (though these tournaments rarely confine such teams to their own division).

==Definitions==

===NAQT===
According to [https://www.naqt.com/college/undergraduate.html NAQT's Eligibility Rules], a player is considered an undergraduate if:

*They do not possess a bachelor's degree or higher
*They have not yet completed their fourth distinct year of NAQT competition

Additionally, NAQT rules state that any player who graduates during a competition year is allowed to keep their UG designation through the remainder of that year.

===ACF===
According to [https://acf-quizbowl.com/eligibility-rules/ ACF's Eligibility Rules], a player is considered an undergraduate if:

*They have not earned a bachelor's degree or higher prior to the competition year
*They first enrolled in a collegiate program four or fewer years prior to the beginning of the competition year

Notably, this definition counts years in which players are unenrolled or on leave against their eligibility; for instance, a player who completes three years of school before taking a year-long leave of absence would not be eligible for undergraduate classification upon their return.

==Undergraduate Championship==
While undergraduate titles have been awarded at [[ICT]] since 1998 and [[ACF Nationals]] since 2008, such titles are rarely viewed as "legitimate" due to the mixed nature of many teams at the top level of competition. In response to growing calls for a "legitimate" undergraduate-only national championship, [[IQBT]] has announced that it will host the first-ever Undergraduate Championship, head edited by [[John Lawrence]], to be held in March of 2023.

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 '''Undergraduate''' ('''UG''') is a designation used in collegiate quizbowl to refer to any individual [[player]] who has not yet received a B.A. or higher degree from a post-secondary school and additionally has not been [[eligibility|eligible]] for more than about four years. Many collegiate tournaments, including both [[ICT]] and [[ACF Nationals]], award separate titles and trophies for teams comprised entirely of undergraduate players (though these tournaments rarely confine such teams to their own division) and may issue separate [[nationals bid]]s to UG teams.
-Many (but not all) of the players who are not undergraduates are [[graduate student]]s.</onlyinclude>
+The time limits on undergrad elimination mean that not all non-undergraduate players are [[graduate student]]s.</onlyinclude>
 ==Definitions==

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−	While undergraduate titles have been awarded at [[ICT]] since 1998 and [[ACF Nationals]] since 2008, ~~such titles~~ are ~~rarely viewed as "legitimate"~~ due to ~~the mixed nature of many~~ teams ~~at the top level of competition~~. In response to growing calls for a ~~"legitimate"~~ undergraduate-only national championship, [[IQBT]] began hosting the [[Undergraduate Championship Tournament]] in 2023.	+	While undergraduate titles have been awarded at [[ICT]] since 1998 and [[ACF Nationals]] since 2008, many top undergraduate players are excluded from contention due to playing on teams with graduate students. In response to growing calls for a distinct, exclusive undergraduate-only national championship, [[IQBT]] began hosting the [[Undergraduate Championship Tournament]] in 2023.

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	==Undergraduate Championship==		==Undergraduate Championship==
−	While undergraduate titles have been awarded at [[ICT]] since 1998 and [[ACF Nationals]] since 2008, such titles are rarely viewed as "legitimate" due to the mixed nature of many teams at the top level of competition. In response to growing calls for a "legitimate" undergraduate-only national championship, [[IQBT]] ~~has announced that it will host~~ the ~~first-ever~~ Undergraduate Championship~~, head edited by [[John Lawrence~~]]~~, to be held~~ in ~~March of~~ 2023.	+	While undergraduate titles have been awarded at [[ICT]] since 1998 and [[ACF Nationals]] since 2008, such titles are rarely viewed as "legitimate" due to the mixed nature of many teams at the top level of competition. In response to growing calls for a "legitimate" undergraduate-only national championship, [[IQBT]] began hosting the [[Undergraduate Championship Tournament]] in 2023.

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-'''Undergraduate''' ('''UG''') is a designation used in collegiate quizbowl to refer to any individual [[player]] who has not yet received a B.A. or higher degree from a post-secondary school, and who has not been [[eligibility|eligible]] for more than four years. Many collegiate tournaments, including both [[ICT]] and [[ACF Nationals]], award separate titles and trophies for teams comprised entirely of undergraduate players (though these tournaments rarely confine such teams to their own division).</onlyinclude>
+'''Undergraduate''' ('''UG''') is a designation used in collegiate quizbowl to refer to any individual [[player]] who has not yet received a B.A. or higher degree from a post-secondary school and additionally has not been [[eligibility|eligible]] for more than about four years. Many collegiate tournaments, including both [[ICT]] and [[ACF Nationals]], award separate titles and trophies for teams comprised entirely of undergraduate players (though these tournaments rarely confine such teams to their own division) and may issue separate [[nationals bid]]s to UG teams.
 ==Definitions==
 ===NAQT===
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 Notably, this definition counts years in which players are unenrolled or on leave against their eligibility; for instance, a player who completes three years of school before taking a year-long leave of absence would not be eligible for undergraduate classification upon their return.
-==Undergraduate Championship==
+===IQBT===
 While undergraduate titles have been awarded at [[ICT]] since 1998 and [[ACF Nationals]] since 2008, many top undergraduate players are excluded from contention due to playing on teams with graduate students. In response to growing calls for a distinct, exclusive undergraduate-only national championship, [[IQBT]] began hosting the [[Undergraduate Championship Tournament]] in 2023.