Student-Athlete Hearing Procedures

University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics

NCAA Bylaw 14.5.5.3.11

Denial of One-time Transfer Exception

 

1.              Athletics department decides to deny a request for the one-time transfer exception under NCAA Bylaw 14.5.5.3.11.

 

2.              Athletics Compliance Office issues letter of decision to student-athlete with a copy to the head coach, and athletics director.

3.              Student-athlete will be notified in such a letter that he/she has two weeks from the date of the letter to appeal the decision to a hearing panel at which the student-athlete has the right to present pertinent information and offer testimony of witnesses. Such request should be made to the Athletics Compliance Office.

 

4.              Upon receipt of a request for a hearing, the Athletics Compliance Office will contact the President’s Office which will then appoint a hearing panel and schedule a hearing as soon as the hearing panel can be assembled and all interested parties are available. The hearing panel shall be composed of the following individuals: 1) the respective Faculty Athletics Representative (will serve as chair); 2) Member of the ACA, appointed by the chair of ACA (the senate staff for ACA should be contacted regarding membership of the ACA; and 3) Representation from The Office Of Campus Life and the President’s Office.

 

5.              The hearing will closely resemble the attached order of proceedings.

 

6.              The hearing panel will issue a written decision specific to the decision of the athletics department within two weeks to the student-athlete, his/her parents, the athletics department, the head coach, and the Athletics Compliance Office. Any further recommendation/comments from the panel shall be advisory only.

 

7.              The decision of this hearing panel may not be appealed by the student-athlete.

 

 

Approved by ACA/FAOCIA and the

Assembly Steering Committee, spring 2003