Trans Inclusion Policy
Long Beach State's Athletic Department policies regarding transgender student-athlete participation are aligned with the NCAA Transgender Student-Athlete Participation Policy listed in full below.
For information regarding Intercollegiate Athletics' Transgender and Nonbinary Student-Athlete participation, please contact Long Beach State SWA Tiffany Edlin.
NCAA Transgender Student-Athlete Participation Policy
At its January 19, 2022 meeting, the NCAA Board of Governors updated the transgender student-athlete participation policy governing college sports.
The new policy aligns transgender student-athlete participation with the Olympic Movement (PDF). The resulting sport-by-sport approach preserves opportunity for transgender student-athletes while balancing fairness, inclusion and safety for all who compete.
Like the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the updated NCAA policy calls for transgender student-athlete participation for each sport to be determined by the policy for the national governing body of that sport. If there is no NGB policy for a sport, it would then be determined by the policy for that sport’s international federation. If there is no international federation policy, it would be determined by policy criteria (PDF) previously established by the International Olympic Committee. Sport-specific polices are subject to ongoing review and recommendation by the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports to the Board of Governors.
The policy is effective immediately, with three phases of implementation.
For participation in NCAA championships, transgender athletes must additionally provide documentation of testosterone levels to the CSMAS with laboratory work completed within four weeks of the championship selections.
The NCAA’s Office of Inclusion and Sport Science Institute also released the Gender Identity and Student-Athlete Participation Summit Final Report (PDF). The report assists ongoing membership efforts to support an inclusive environment that promotes and develops the mental and physical health of transgender and non-binary student-athletes in collegiate sport. The foundational principles in this report will be developed further in conjunction with the Committee to Promote Cultural Diversity and Equity, CSMAS and other core membership committees that address gender identity.
8.14.4 The Student’s Responsibilities
If a current student-athlete or an individual who wishes to try out for a team notifies the coach that they identify as Transgender, the coach is to immediately notify their sports supervisor and the Athletic Director.The steps outlined under student and institutional responsibility above will be followed to determine the individual’s eligibility to participate on the team within the NCAA rules.
8.14.6 Resources
NCAA Inclusion of Transgender Student-Athletes
For information regarding Intercollegiate Athletics' Transgender and Nonbinary Student-Athlete participation, please contact Long Beach State SWA Tiffany Edlin.
NCAA Transgender Student-Athlete Participation Policy
At its January 19, 2022 meeting, the NCAA Board of Governors updated the transgender student-athlete participation policy governing college sports.
The new policy aligns transgender student-athlete participation with the Olympic Movement (PDF). The resulting sport-by-sport approach preserves opportunity for transgender student-athletes while balancing fairness, inclusion and safety for all who compete.
Like the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the updated NCAA policy calls for transgender student-athlete participation for each sport to be determined by the policy for the national governing body of that sport. If there is no NGB policy for a sport, it would then be determined by the policy for that sport’s international federation. If there is no international federation policy, it would be determined by policy criteria (PDF) previously established by the International Olympic Committee. Sport-specific polices are subject to ongoing review and recommendation by the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports to the Board of Governors.
The policy is effective immediately, with three phases of implementation.
Phase One – 2022 winter and spring championships – COMPLETE.
Phase Two – 2022-23 regular season and championships – COMPLETE
Phase Three – 2023-24 full implementation
Beginning Aug. 1, 2023, participation in NCAA sports requires transgender student-athletes to provide documentation that meets the sport-specific standard submitted twice annually (once at the beginning of competition season and the second six months following) for one year. This process will continue annually for eligible student-athletes.For participation in NCAA championships, transgender athletes must additionally provide documentation of testosterone levels to the CSMAS with laboratory work completed within four weeks of the championship selections.
Additional flexibility
The Board of Governors urged the divisions to allow for additional, future eligibility if a transgender student-athlete loses eligibility based on the policy change, provided they meet the newly adopted standards.The NCAA’s Office of Inclusion and Sport Science Institute also released the Gender Identity and Student-Athlete Participation Summit Final Report (PDF). The report assists ongoing membership efforts to support an inclusive environment that promotes and develops the mental and physical health of transgender and non-binary student-athletes in collegiate sport. The foundational principles in this report will be developed further in conjunction with the Committee to Promote Cultural Diversity and Equity, CSMAS and other core membership committees that address gender identity.
Excerpt from the LBSU Staff Manual Section 8 – Student-Athletes
8.14.4 The Student’s Responsibilities
- In order to avoid challenges to a transgender student’s participation during a sport season, a student-athlete who has completed, plans to initiate, or is in the process of taking hormones as part of a gender transition should submit the request to participate on a sports team in writing to the Director of Athletics upon matriculation or when the decision to undergo hormonal treatment is made.
- The request should include a letter from the student’s physician documenting the student-athlete’s intention to transition or the student’s transition status if the process has already been initiated. This letter should identify the prescribed hormonal treatment for the student’s gender transition and documentation of the student’s testosterone levels, if applicable.
- The Director of Athletics or designee should meet with the student to review eligibility requirements and procedure for approval of transgender participation.In addition, the Director of Athletics will assemble a “team” comprised of the Sports Supervisor, Athletic Trainer, Director of Equity and Diversity, Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and others deemed necessary to evaluate and provide all parties with the appropriate support and resources (e.g., facilities, team travel, etc.)
- If hormone treatment is used in the student-athlete’s transition, the Director of Athletics should notify the NCAA of the student’s request to participate with a medical exception request.
- All discussions among involved parties and required written supporting documentation should be kept confidential, unless the student-athlete makes a specific request otherwise. Information will be shared on a need-to-know basis only and in accordance with FERPA and HIPPA guidelines.All information about an individual student’s transgender identity and medical information, including physician’s information provided pursuant to this policy, shall remain confidential.
If a current student-athlete or an individual who wishes to try out for a team notifies the coach that they identify as Transgender, the coach is to immediately notify their sports supervisor and the Athletic Director.The steps outlined under student and institutional responsibility above will be followed to determine the individual’s eligibility to participate on the team within the NCAA rules.
8.14.6 Resources
NCAA Inclusion of Transgender Student-Athletes
