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

programs and other resources. The five areas of development are academics, athletics,
personal development, career development, and community service.
Book Scholarships
Student‐athletes who are awarded books as part of their athletic scholarship are entitled to
have required course‐related books made available to them by the Department of Athletics.
The university bookstore receives a copy of each student‐athlete’s class schedule during the
first week of classes. The bookstore will package all course related textbooks for the
student‐athlete to pick up. The student-athlete must present a picture ID to the bookstore to
pick up their appropriate course related textbooks. All textbooks are returned to the office of
Student-Athlete Academic Support at the end of the semester. If books are not returned
properly or in good condition, the student‐athlete will be assessed the cost of the books and
the charges will be posted to his or her student account and/or will not be eligible for books
for the ensuing academic semester. If a student‐athlete purchases books outside of the
Department of Athletics’ book system, the student‐athlete will personally be responsible for
the cost of the books and will not be reimbursed. If a student‐athlete loses his or her books,
the Department of Athletics will not replace the books and the student‐athlete is still
responsible for the value of the books.
If required course‐related books or reading materials are not available on‐campus, the
student‐athlete may purchase the books off‐campus, with prior approval, and be reimbursed
for the cost of the books. Books purchased under this program are not to be sold by the
student‐athlete, which may constitute a NCAA violation and result in loss of eligibility.
Books may not be purchased for anyone other than the student‐athlete who has books
included in his or her scholarship award.
Student‐athletes who fail to return books after they graduate or have left the institution are
still responsible for the books. Outstanding debts will be forwarded to Student Accounts for
collection. If the student‐athlete does not respond to Student Accounts’ attempt to collect on
the outstanding balance, the debt will be reported to a collection agency.
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Fifth-Year Scholarship
Department of Athletics does not automatically grant fifth‐year athletic scholarships.
Whether a student‐athlete is still completing their undergraduate degree, completing a second
major, has eligibility remaining or has athletic scholarship eligibility remaining should not be
presumed reasons by the student‐athlete that a fifth‐year scholarship will be granted. The
Department of Athletics will review requests for consideration of a fifth‐year athletic
scholarship by the student‐athlete. The student-athlete must complete the application for a
“Fifth‐Year Scholarship Request” form with all attachments and signatures affixed to be
turned in to the Director of Compliance by April 1 of that academic year
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To be eligible for consideration, the student‐athlete must:
meet the criteria for fifth‐year assistance per NCAA regulations;
present valid reasoning for the fifth‐year assistance request;
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