Indiana University Athletics
Compliance Question Of The Week
Compliance Question Of The Week
Question:
14.4.3.1.7: The NCAA mandates that a student-athlete shall designate a program of studies leading toward a specific baccalaureate degree at the certifying institution PRIOR to participating in competition that occurs during or immediately before the third year of enrollment. This same student-athlete would need to have 40% of this degree complete before being certified for competition as a third year member of this institution.
So, what does this mean?
Answer:
This means that each student-athlete needs to work with both his or her athletic academic advisorAND campus advisor to make sure that the correct major has been "designated" and that they can meet the 40% benchmark of progress toward THE DECLARED degree before the start of the third year of enrollment. Declaring this major does not just consist of standing tall and saying, "I DECLARE that I am majoring in Biology!" There is an official process that takes place and the process is what can become complicated.
Declaring this intended course of study can be tricky due to the timing of certain program's application due dates. Some majors will require an application and the due dates for these applications might be only once a year.
It can also be complicated if a person's records are rolled into a department (sometimes due to "choosing a major" on their application for admission) where they do not wish to study. Student-athletes and advisors have to then navigate the IU system to ensure those records are where they need to be.
Question:
What if my student-athlete is caught in a situation where he or she missed an application deadline due to deciding on their major late?
Answer:
There is a provision that allows Anitra and the newly hired Academic Advisor and Assistant Eligibility officer John Sare to contact the different departments and obtain the necessary documentation saying that if / when the student-athlete is admitted into the program, 40% of the degree would be complete.
**Of course, if that student-athlete is not eventually admitted into "said" program, they must be ready to be certified at 40% in another degree (that is where the complicated advisor stuff comes in). Sport Marketing - Management is one major where timing and admission can be a significant issue for example.
Question:
What can a coach do to help support the advisors in this process?
Answer:
We really appreciate when you encourage the student-athletes to go see their campus advisor as early as possible. A good time to remind them to do this is in late September and February. Helping your student-athletes think through major choices in the first year is helpful as well. Our student-athletes do not have the luxury of switching majors 4 times like general students so we need to all be having these conversations as early and often as possible. They hear the advising staff tell them to go to their campus advisors (and our student-athletes typically do a great job of this) but when their coach says it--- it sounds a little more real.
We would like to thank the coaches for all that they do to support our priority registration efforts. Every student-athlete's situation is different and we appreciate you accommodating our schedules during this time and allowing for flexibility as the student-athletes get to campus to see their program advisor.
Question:
14.4.3.1.7: The NCAA mandates that a student-athlete shall designate a program of studies leading toward a specific baccalaureate degree at the certifying institution PRIOR to participating in competition that occurs during or immediately before the third year of enrollment. This same student-athlete would need to have 40% of this degree complete before being certified for competition as a third year member of this institution.
So, what does this mean?
Answer:
This means that each student-athlete needs to work with both his or her athletic academic advisorAND campus advisor to make sure that the correct major has been "designated" and that they can meet the 40% benchmark of progress toward THE DECLARED degree before the start of the third year of enrollment. Declaring this major does not just consist of standing tall and saying, "I DECLARE that I am majoring in Biology!" There is an official process that takes place and the process is what can become complicated.
Declaring this intended course of study can be tricky due to the timing of certain program's application due dates. Some majors will require an application and the due dates for these applications might be only once a year.
It can also be complicated if a person's records are rolled into a department (sometimes due to "choosing a major" on their application for admission) where they do not wish to study. Student-athletes and advisors have to then navigate the IU system to ensure those records are where they need to be.
Question:
What if my student-athlete is caught in a situation where he or she missed an application deadline due to deciding on their major late?
Answer:
There is a provision that allows Anitra and the newly hired Academic Advisor and Assistant Eligibility officer John Sare to contact the different departments and obtain the necessary documentation saying that if / when the student-athlete is admitted into the program, 40% of the degree would be complete.
**Of course, if that student-athlete is not eventually admitted into "said" program, they must be ready to be certified at 40% in another degree (that is where the complicated advisor stuff comes in). Sport Marketing - Management is one major where timing and admission can be a significant issue for example.
Question:
What can a coach do to help support the advisors in this process?
Answer:
We really appreciate when you encourage the student-athletes to go see their campus advisor as early as possible. A good time to remind them to do this is in late September and February. Helping your student-athletes think through major choices in the first year is helpful as well. Our student-athletes do not have the luxury of switching majors 4 times like general students so we need to all be having these conversations as early and often as possible. They hear the advising staff tell them to go to their campus advisors (and our student-athletes typically do a great job of this) but when their coach says it--- it sounds a little more real.
We would like to thank the coaches for all that they do to support our priority registration efforts. Every student-athlete's situation is different and we appreciate you accommodating our schedules during this time and allowing for flexibility as the student-athletes get to campus to see their program advisor.