SUMMER SCHOOL AND FIFTH-YEAR AID
The faculty academic oversight committee on intercollegiate athletics (FAOCIA) strongly endorses the availability of summer school and fifth-year aid for student-athletes.
SUMMER SCHOOL AID
Although summer school participation can enhance the academic performance and graduation rate of all student-athletes, we believe the institution is obligated to provide summer school aid to those student-athletes whose academic background requires enrollment in developmental courses.
To be eligible for a summer school grant-in-aid the applicant:
á Must meet NCAA and Big Ten conference governing rules.
á Must complete the summer school application procedure by the established deadline.
All requests for summer school aid shall be submitted to and reviewed by the Office of Compliance. The director of compliance will report annually, fall semester, to the FAOCIA on who received summer aid.
Assuming a student-athlete has used up his or her four years of eligibility in four academic years and would not otherwise be on aid, fifth-year aid should be granted in accord with applicable Big Ten and NCAA rules and could consist of need-based grants-in-aid, employment, a loan, or outright continuation of the grant-in-aid.
Reviewed and approved by ACA, 2003
Approved by the Assembly Steering Committee, spring 2003
OLD included in the policy above
The Assembly Committee On Intercollegiate Athletics (ACIA) strongly endorses the availability of fifth-year aid for student-athletes.
Assuming a student-athlete has used up his or her four years of eligibility in four academic years and would not otherwise be on aid, fifth-year aid should be granted in accord with applicable Big Ten and NCAA rules and could consist of need-based grants-in-aid, employment, a loan, or outright continuation of the grant-in-aid.
This regulation is effective immediately.