Financial Aid - NCAA Bylaw 15 - Rules Education Meeting University of Louisiana at Lafayette June 23, 2010

Terms to Know Full grant-in-aid Tuition, fees, room, board, and required books Cost of Attendance Includes total cost of: Tuition and fees; Room, board, and books; transportation; and Other expenses related to attendance. As calculated by the financial aid office per Federal guidelines.

Terms to Know Individual Limit Maximum amount of aid an individual may receive Counter Student-athlete who must be counted against team limits

Terms to Know Head count sports Look at the number of counters, regardless of the amount of aid received Equivalency sports One grant-in-aid can be divided between multiple student-athletes. Each team has a maximum number of grant-in- aids that can be divided among team members.

Eligibility for Institutional Athletics Aid Student-athlete must meet all guidelines: Federal State NCAA Conference Institutional

Eligibility for Institutional Athletics Aid Undergraduate with eligibility remaining under five-year rule; or Graduate student-athlete with eligibility remaining under Bylaw ; or Within 6 years of initial full-time collegiate enrollment (provided no more than 5 years of aid during period); or Student-athlete who is selected for an NCAA degree-completion award.

Permissible Sources of Financial Aid Funds administered by the institution (e.g., scholarships, grants, tuition waivers) Other permissible sources (e.g., anyone on whom student-athlete is naturally and legally dependent, outside awards with athletics as major criterion, and outside awards with athletics not a major criterion).

Maximum Financial Aid Limits: Individual Limits Student-athlete’s individual limit is cost of attendance or For a student-athlete who receives a Pell Grant, the greater of the value of a grant-in- aid plus the Pell Grant or the value of a student-athlete’s cost of attendance.

How Does a Student-Athlete Become a Counter? Receives financial aid based on athletics ability. Recruited and receives outside aid for which athletics participation is a major criterion. Receives institutional aid with no certification that the aid was not based on athletics ability. Recruited football or basketball student- athlete with only institutional aid certified as not based on athletics ability once engages in varsity competition (Bylaw ).

Exceptions to Counter Legislation Student-athlete aid exempted by NCAA legislation: Academic honor awards Institution academic scholarships Honorary academic award/research grant Exhausted eligibility Medical noncounters

Specific Exceptions Academic Honor Awards Awarded independently of athletics interest Recipient must: Be in the top 10% of graduating class; or Achieve a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5; or Achieve a minimum score of 1200 on the SAT or 105 on the ACT. Example: Out-of-State Fee Waiver

Specific Exceptions – Transfer Student-Athletes Academic honor award exemption for transfer student-athletes with a cumulative transferable grade-point average. Must meet all PTD requirements. Renewal requirement of GPA Effective August 1, 2010

Specific Exceptions Institutional Academic Scholarships Based on the academic record at the institution. Awarded independently of athletics interests. Recipient must: Complete one academic year at the certifying institution; and Achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.300

Financial Aid from Outside Sources It is the responsibility of the student-athlete to report all outside scholarships to the compliance office. Depending on the criteria of the scholarship, it may have to count against the team’s maximum limitations. Or if the team has reached its maximum limitations, the student- athlete will not be eligible to receive the scholarship and will have to pay back the amount.

Period of Award During the academic year, period of the award begins with the first day of class or practice, whichever is earlier. Reductions/cancellations may not occur from the time the student-athlete signs the GIA until the conclusion of the period set forth in the GIA, except under the conditions in Bylaw

When is Reduction or Cancellation Permitted During Period of Award? Ineligible Fraud (not reporting for practice) Serious misconduct Voluntary withdrawal Failure to satisfy non-athletically related conditions (i.e., failure to comply with team or departmental policies)

Renewals and Nonrenewals Must be made in writing on or before July 1 Notification must: Be in writing Be sent to all student-athletes who received an award the previous academic year and has eligibility remaining Come from the institution’s regular financial aid authority (Cindy Perez) Hearing available upon request if reduced or not renewed.

Team Limit Calculations Head Count Sports: Men’s Basketball (13) Football (85 total, 25 initial) Women’s Basketball (15) Women’s Tennis (8) Women’s Volleyball (12)

Team Limit Calculations Equivalency Sports: Baseball (11.7, limit of 27 counters) Men’s Cross Country/Track (12.6) Women’s Cross Country/Track (18) Men’s Golf (4.5) Men’s Tennis (4.5) Women’s Soccer (14) Softball (12)

Additional Considerations

Requirements for Offers of Financial Aid The following requirements must be met before an institution may provide a written offer of athletically related financial aid to a PSA: Must register with Eligibility Center (HS or Transfer) Must be placed on IRL Must complete the amateurism certification questionnaire Effective: August 1, 2010

Football – Limitations on Signees In bowl subdivision football, to specify that there shall be an annual limit of 28 on the number of prospective student-athletes who may sign a National Letter of Intent or an institutional offer of financial aid from the initial signing date of the regular signing period of the National Letter of Intent through May 31. Effective: August 1, 2010

Exempting Renewals of Academic Honor Awards from Equivalencies If a student-athlete receives an academic honor award (Board of Supervisor) during his or her initial year of enrollment, but does not qualify for exemption of the award from his or her team's equivalency computation, and receives a renewal of the academic award in a subsequent year, the renewal may be exempted from the team's equivalency computation, provided the student- athlete achieves a cumulative grade-point average of at least (based on a maximum of 4.000) at the certifying institution and meets all NCAA, conference and institutional progress-toward-degree requirements.

Off-Campus Checks You are only eligible to receive an off- campus check if: You are on athletic scholarship above the cost of tuition; AND If you are not living in an on-campus dorm or have a meal plan.

Special Assistance Checks Student-athletes are eligible to receive a Special Assistance Check if: They are on athletic scholarship They are academically eligible They return their books on time This money can be used for miscellaneous academic expenses. Walk-ons will not receive a Special Assistance Check.

Special Assistance Checks If a student-athlete is Pell Eligible, they will receive $150/semester. If a student-athlete is not Pell Eligible, they will receive $100/semester.

What is the minimum amount that I can offer an out-of-state PSA? The minimum amount that you can offer an out-of-state or international PSA is the difference between in-state and out-of-state/international tuition. For example: An out-of-state PSA must be offered a minimum of $4,286/semester. An international PSA must be offered a minimum of $4,354/semester.

Division I Financial Aid Proposed Concepts Exempt all federal need-based aid from counting towards a team’s maximum financial aid limits (team limit) and an individual’s cost of attendance limit (individual limit). Exempt all state need-based financial aid from counting towards team limits.

Division I Financial Aid Proposed Concepts Exempt state merit-based aid that is administered by an institution provided the awarding criteria satisfy the academic honor award or institutional academic scholarship requirements. Revise NCAA legislation related to institutional academic aid/scholarships to specify a GPA as opposed to a GPA.

Division I Financial Aid Proposed Concepts Allow institutional standards applicable to all students to govern institutional academic aid/scholarships. Exempt all outside scholarships from counting towards team limits provided: the choice of institutions is not restricted by the donor of the aid, and there is no direct connection to the institution.

Division I Financial Aid Proposed Concepts Allow student-athlete to replace his or her athletics financial aid agreement (on student’s own initiative) with a non- athletics institutional financial aid package that is at least equal to the value of the athletics financial aid agreement before becoming a counter for the academic year.

Trivia Questions

In order for an incoming transfer student-athlete to receive an academic honor award (out-of-state fee waiver exempted from counting against equivalency), what must their cumulative GPA be? Answer: cumulative GPA and meet all progress- toward-degree requirements.

Trivia Questions Effective August 1, what requirements must be met before providing a written offer of athletically related financial aid to a PSA? Answer: Must register with Eligibility Center (HS or Transfer) Must be placed on IRL Must complete the amateurism certification questionnaire

Trivia Questions What is the minimum amount that you can offer an out-of-state or international PSA? Answer: The difference between in-state and out-of- state/international tuition. An out-of-state PSA must be offered a minimum of $4,286/semester. An international PSA must be offered a minimum of $4,354/semester.

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