2. Academic integrity Forum: Current Landscape

3. Amended Legislation Overview
Institutional policies and procedures.
Institutional staff member involvement in academic integrity issues.
Student employee definition.
Impermissible academic assistance/exception that impacts student-athlete eligibility.
Outside institutional policy.
Involves institutional staff member.
Boosters.
Pre-enrollment academic record.
All elements of record (e.g., courses, grades, credits, transcripts).

4. Institutional Policies and Procedures
Written institutional policies and procedures.
Applicable to general student body and staff.
Approved through institution’s normal processes.
Must be kept on file or on website.
Investigate and adjudicate alleged misconduct using established policies and procedures.*
Regardless of:
Whether or not the issue is reported to the NCAA.
SA or staff acted alone or in concert with others.
*Exception for expedited SA process.

5. Post Enrollment– Full Picture
Institutional Staff or Booster Involvement?
Competed or Received Aid Based on Erroneous Declaration of Eligibility?
NCAA
Academic Misconduct Violation
Alteration or Falsification of Transcript or Academic Record?
Yes to any?
No to all?
-or-
Did conduct violate the institution’s academic misconduct policies & procedures?
No NCAA Violations
NCAA Impermissible Academic Assistance
Violation
Substantial academic assistance or exception;
Not generally available to institution’s students;
Not permissible under NCAA Bylaw 16.3;
Provided by current or former institutional staff or representative of athletics interests; and
Results in certification of eligibility.
Yes to all?
No to any?
If No
If Yes
Comprehensive visual of new NCAA academic misconduct framework.
Designed to emphasize how an institution’s written academic misconduct policies & procedures determine what type of analysis (NCAA academic misconduct, or NCAA impermissible academic assistance) must be applied to a given academic integrity issue involving a student-athlete.
One or the other – never both.

6. Pre-Enrollment / 2-4 Transfers
Provide false, inaccurate or incomplete information to NCAA or institution regarding a prospective student-athlete's academic record.
NCAA
Academic Misconduct Violation
Arrange for false or inaccurate academic record? (e.g., courses, grades, credits, transcripts, test scores)
Yes to any?
No to all?
-or-
No NCAA Violation
Prospective student-athlete, staff or booster.
Comprehensive visual of new NCAA academic misconduct framework.
Designed to emphasize how an institution’s written academic misconduct policies & procedures determine what type of analysis (NCAA academic misconduct, or NCAA impermissible academic assistance) must be applied to a given academic integrity issue involving a student-athlete.
One or the other – never both.

7. Trends in Academic Misconduct
2-4 Transfers.
Contract cheating.
Involvement of Coaches.
Athletics Department Tutors.
Online courses.
On Campus.
Off Campus.
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8. Academic Misconduct Best Practices
Review your institutional policies.
Rules education on Academic Misconduct.
Coaches.
Student-Athletes.
Tutors.
Review of 2-4 transfers and their academic transcripts.
Monitoring of athletics department tutors.
Involvement of the FAR in grade changes.
Proctoring policies for student-athlete travel.
Policies for online coursework.

9. Academic Misconduct Cases Key Concepts
Involvement of coaches.
When Failure to Monitor or Lack of Control is charged and found.
Online courses.
Transfer students.
Institutional tutors.
Pre 2016 legislation: NCAA Bylaw 10.1-(b) vs

10. Resources Academic integrity educational materials.
Student-athlete video.
Rules education PowerPoints.
Academic integrity booklet.
Other resources.
Enforcement charging guidelines.

11. THANK YOU
Contact Information
Tom Hosty:
Cindi Merrill
Andy Cardamone:
Kathy Sulentic

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