Student-Athlete Hearing Procedures

University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics

NCAA Bylaw 15.3.4.1 and 15.3.5.1

Reduction or cancellation of aid during the term of the award and non-renewal of financial aid

 

 

1.              Athletics department decides to reduce, cancel, or non-renew a student-athletes financial aid under NCAA Bylaw 15.3.4 or 15.3.5.

 

2.              The Financial Aid Office issues letter of decision to student-athlete with a copy to the head coach, athletics director and the athletics compliance office.

 

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 Financial Aid 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) Representative of the Financial Aid Office (will serve as chair); 2) the respective Faculty Athletics Representative; 3) Member of the ACA, appointed by the chair of ACA or FAOCIA (the senate staff to the ACA should be contacted regarding the membership of the ACA); and 4) 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 ACIA May 20, 1999

Approved by the Assembly Steering Committee, spring 2003