department of athletics policies & procedures - UNC Wilmington ...

according to the Student-Athlete Missed Class Policy.
Student-athletes will be given Missed Class Forms to present to their instructors during the
first week of class to notify of upcoming class days that may be missed.
Study Hall
The study program is designed to assist student-athletes in developing their study habits
essential to academic success. The program consists of day and evening study sessions and
tutoring sessions. All first-year student-athletes (transfer students included) and studentathletes
earning an overall GPA below 2.25 or below are required to participate in study hall.
Student-athletes that have earned above a 2.25 GPA may be required to participate in this
support program based on the team academic rules. Those required to participate in study
hall, must be present for at least 10 hours per week in structured study hall.
Attendance is reported daily to the coaching staff. Study hall is open Sunday through
Thursday 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM and Monday through Friday 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM in Randall
Library. Study hall is open in the Golden Hawk Room in Trask Coliseum Sunday 4pm-9pm,
Monday-Thursday 10am-10pm and Friday 10am-2pm. Additionally, coaches may monitor
their student-athletes’ study hall sessions while traveling to overnight competitions. This is
the only time that coaches can be responsible for study hall. If a student-athlete violates
study hall requirements, he or she will become ineligible for practice and competition until
the academic deficiency is satisfied. If the student-athlete is in violation, the following
penalties are assessed:
1 st violation: Warning. Must make up hours if deficient.
2 nd violation: Suspended from all team activities for ONE WEEK. Make up
hours if deficient.
3 rd violation: Suspended from all team activities for the remainder of the
semester.
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