UCCS Athletics

Chapter: 1000 (Athletics)
Subject: Missed Class Time for Athletics
Effective Date: June 16, 2008
Approved: by Pamela Shockley-Zalabak, Chancellor, on June 16, 2008
Vice Chancellor: Administration and Finance

I. POLICY
A. NCAA Mandated Missed Class Time Policy.

II. AUTHORITY FOR CAMPUS POLICIES
Authority for the creation of campus administrative policies is found in The Laws of the Regents, 1990, Article 3 Section B.8, which states:

The chancellor of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs shall be the chief academic and administrative officer responsible to the president for the conduct of affairs of the Colorado Springs campus in accordance with the policies of the Board of Regents. The chancellor shall have such other responsibilities as may be required by these Laws, the Board, and as may be delegated by the president.

III. PURPOSE
This policy governs minimum attendance as mandated by NCAA Bylaw 3.2.4.11 for athletic eligibility and does not bind individual faculty members who may require a higher level of attendance.

IV. DEFINITIONS
“IAAC”- Intercollegiate Athletic Advisory committee; primary oversight group for all aspects of the University's intercollegiate athletics program and guided by the student-athlete.

“NCAA”- National Collegiate Athletic Association; governing body of which the University is an active member.

V. PROCEDURES

1. Student-athletes will not be required to attend any practice/activities that result in a missed scheduled class or final exam. Activities considered practice include:
   1. Preparation and conditioning time (weight training, running, etc.)
   2. Training room time (rehab, taping, etc.)
   3. Meetings (to include individual film watching).
   4. On-field practice.
2. Competition and travel time will not be scheduled to conflict with final exams.
3. A student athlete may not miss one class more than 5 times because of scheduled competition and travel time during a semester. (This applies to courses which meet two times per week or more; classes that only meet once a week would be addressed on a pro rata basis, e.g. 2.5 times per semester).
4. Media and recruiting requests will not interfere with class or exam schedules.
5. Exceptions to the above will only be approved by the Athletic Director who will
6. report exceptions to the IAAC at the last meeting of each semester.

VI. RESPONSIBILITY
It is the responsibility of the IAAC Chair and the UCCS Athletic Director to ensure adherence to the provisions of this policy.

VII. HISTORY
Revised by IAAC: February 12, 1997 modified and approved by VCAA: May, 1997

VIII. ATTACHMENTS
None.