Can university athletes study abroad? I'm an athlete at a D-3 university. How does this work?

I'm going to be a junior next year, but I'm on the volleyball team here. We are, as I already mentioned, a D-3 school. What is the policy for studying abroad if you are an athlete. I'd like to go to England for an Academic year, but I fear that I may not be allowed to. Any info would be great. Thanks. I'm at an American university by the way.

Can university athletes study abroad? I'm an athlete at a D-3 university. How does this work?
Check with your campus' NCAA rep. I don't know what the policies are, but I am assuming that if you are a scholarship athlete and take a whole year off from playing, you could have to forfeit your scholarship for the year, since you aren't contributing to the school. It might be different if you were away during the off-season semester.