Minutes of a Regular Meeting, June 22-23, 2004 - Digital Collections

REGENTS’ POLICY MANUALSECTION 6—ATHLETICS2. No team schedule or individual schedule will be approved if it provides that the team orindividual will miss more than the equivalent of ten full class days in any semester, computed as follows:(a) when a competition or travel associated with it is scheduled to commence prior to 1:00 p.m.,one full day will be considered missed;(b) when commencement is after 1:00 p.m., no class days are considered missed because of theway in which student-athletes schedule their classes during their competitive seasons;(c) when the return travel from a competition is scheduled to terminate on any day after 1:00 a.m.but before 7:00 a.m., one-half day will be considered missed; and(d) when the return travel is scheduled to terminate after 7:00 a.m., one full day will beconsidered missed.3. Exceptions are permitted for good cause, with justification documented, and satisfactoryacademic performance by the individual(s) involved.4. In a questionable situation, the Director of Athletics is encouraged to consult with theAthletics Council.B. The Director of Athletics or his or her designee will report to the Athletics Council at its firstmeeting of each academic year on exceptions under Paragraph A, above, occurring during the previousacademic year.C. An evaluation of compliance with Paragraph A, above, will be provided by the Academic andStudent Life Subcommittee by an annual review and report to the Council not later than November eachyear on the previous academic year. Attention will be given to all the sports schedules and the worksheetsshowing time away from campus for all sports. Specifically, the worksheets will show the opposing teamor name of the contest, the city and state where it took place, and the date(s) (and starting time, ifappropriate). In addition, the worksheet will show clearly each instance in which one-half or a whole dayof classes was missed. Any issue(s) regarding full compliance with this policy will be brought to theattention of the Council as a whole.D. No class time shall be missed for practice activities except in conjunction with away-from-homecompetition.E. Student-athletes are responsible for arranging with their instructors for making up any coursework missed while participating in athletics competitions, including making arrangements with theirinstructors for making up missed tests and examinations in accordance with faculty policies establishedby the faculty as set forth in the Norman Campus Faculty Handbook.(RM, 12-02-03, p. 28868)6.3.8—COMPLIANCEThe Athletics Department Compliance Handbook shall be prepared and maintained. It shallsummarize Conference and NCAA rules and include other provisions with which Athletics Departmentpersonnel, student-athletes, and other supporters of the athletics program should be familiar.THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 301