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committee is comprised of the Associate Registrar, FAR, Assistant Director of
Athletics for Academics, Director of Compliance, and Internal Auditor.
Interviews with selected individuals involved in the process affirmed that the
current certification process is comprehensive and that the individuals
involved are knowledgeable about NCAA requirements. The system for
certifying academic and amateurism eligibility is as follows:
1. Coaches submit names and Eligibility Center identification numbers of
prospective student-athletes to the Director of Compliance so they can
be added to the Eligibility Center Institutional Request List (IRL).
2. The Director of Compliance serves as the liaison between the
Admissions Office and the coaches for all matters pertaining to the
admission status of incoming student-athletes.
3. The Director of Compliance sends a weekly Eligibility Center web
status report to each head coach that reflects their prospects’ current
academic and amateurism status.
4. Coaches are responsible for informing prospective student-athletes of
the Eligibility Center requirements and process for completing the
Student Release Form and submitting the Amateurism Questionnaire,
and keeping prospects informed of any Eligibility Center
issues/deficiencies.
5. When the Eligibility Center posts the prospects’ final academic and
amateurism status online, the Eligibility Committee verifies the
information via the Eligibility Center status report. The Director of
Compliance maintains copies of the NCAA Forms 48-C in the
Compliance Office.
6. The Associate Registrar prepares an Eligibility Certification
spreadsheet for each sport that includes multiple columns of academic
and eligibility information. The spreadsheets include a column to
indicate whether or not the incoming student-athlete is a “Qualifier”.
It was unclear as to whether or not this column also reflected
Amateurism certification.
7. The Eligibility Certification spreadsheets are certified and signed by
the Registrar, FAR, Director of Compliance, Assistant Director of
Athletics for Academics, Head Coach, and Director of Athletics.
8. The Director of Compliance provides head coaches with written
verification (e.g., copy of Eligibility Certification spreadsheet, memo)
each term to list all freshmen and transfer student-athletes and whether
or not they are eligible or ineligible for competition and/or practice
with updates provided as changes occur.
Continuing Eligibility Process
A. Eligibility Certification. The Eligibility Committee is responsible for
verifying and certifying the eligibility of all continuing student-athletes. The
committee is comprised of the Associate Registrar, FAR, Assistant Director of
Athletics for Academics, Director of Compliance, and Internal Auditor.
Interviews with selected individuals involved in the process, and a review of
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