Section 14.5.5 of the 1994-95 NCAA Manual covers 4-year college transfers. Some words from that section: "a student ... is not subject to the residence requirement ... if any one of the fo of the following conditions is met. ... (a) the student's original four- year collegiate institution dropped the sport ... " Nothing about any date. HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.