4-H Declaration of Eligibility
Rules & Guidelines

All 4-H youth, including youth in public, private, and/or home school, must adhere to the following guidelines regarding extracurricular activities and academic eligibility.

4-H youth will be required to submit a “Declaration of Eligibility Form” for any competitive events they are participating in under Fort Bend County 4-H or under a Fort Bend County 4-H club. 4-H adheres to UIL’s ‘No Pass, No Play’ Policy

Some of the Extracurricular activities through 4-H that require a Declaration of Eligibility Form include:

• All 4-H Competitive Events
  o County Photography Contest
  o Fort Bend County Fair (livestock & arts and crafts department)
  o Any Major Show (HLSR, SALE, FW, RA, SA, HOT, SFT, ect.)
  o Round ups (County, District)
  o Shooting Sports Events & Contests

Submit online request (below) to receive Declaration of Eligibility Form via email, unless otherwise required. 4-H Youth are held responsible to complete the form before their event.

Please fill out the Academic Eligibility Request form below; if the event requires a Declaration of Eligibility, the FBC 4-H Office will generate a form and send it to your youth’s school on your behalf.

REMINDER

• FORT BEND COUNTY 4-H DOES NOT DETERMINE WHETHER A YOUTH IS ACADEMICALLY ELIGIBLE. ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED BY YOUR YOUTH’S SCHOOL.

• IF YOUR YOUTH HAS BEEN DEEMED ACADEMICALLY INELIGIBLE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR YOUTH’S SCHOOL. FORT BEND COUNTY 4-H CANNOT CONTACT YOUR YOUTH’S SCHOOL TO DISCUSS YOUR YOUTH’S GRADES OR ACADEMIC INFORMATION.

• FORT BEND COUNTY 4-H SIMPLY GAINS CONFIRMATION OF ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY AND EXCUSED ABSENCES FOR INDICATED EVENTS ONLY.

A completed Form includes:

• Name, Grade, and School of Student
• Activity Name
• Date of Event
• Principal or Designee sign off

A Form will need to be filled out for EACH event you attend/participate. You can provide multiple events per form as it is good for a maximum of 30 days.

Once completed, the form will need to be taken with you to the Event or Contest AND a copy of the form will need to be sent to the County Extension Office. The completed Form can be emailed, faxed, or dropped by the County Extension Office.

Fort Bend County 4-H only accepts and processes eligibility requests for enrolled 4-H youth. 4-H Online Enrollment for the 2025-2026 4-H year opens August 15th, 2025.