ACADEMIC SERVICES

The mission of Academic Services for Student-Athletes is to provide academic and personal support to all student-athletes at University of the Pacific. Our intent is to provide our students with the opportunity to achieve their potential for intellectual, social and personal growth and development. We strive to create a collaborative environment with campus departments to help student-athletes integrate into the Pacific community.

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT HONOR ROLL
Each semester, Pacific student-athletes have the opportunity to achieve Honor Roll status by meeting the following criteria:

• Pass at least 12 graded units with no incomplete grades or nonreported letter grades.
• Achieve three letter grades with a semester GPA of: 3.15 to 3.49 for Honor Athlete or 3.50 to 4.00 for Scholar Athlete.

FACULTY ADVISOR
Every student at Pacific is assigned a faculty advisor to act as that student's primary resource person for all academic policy, course selection and academic major questions. Students should meet with their faculty advisors at least once per semester to plan for the next term.

The benefit of such a system is that a student can build a close, personal relationship with a member of the faculty while planning his or her academic progress.

Meeting with a faculty advisor can be instrumental in preventing problems later on (e.g., earning enough credits for graduation, completing the appropriate prerequisite courses, etc.). Students should be prepared when meeting with their advisors and have enough information on requirements to ensure as few mistakes and delays to graduation as possible. Student-athletes should be aware of practice times and usual competition dates to avoid scheduling classes that will conflict with those responsibilities (if possible).

FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE
The Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) is a member of the faculty who is designated to represent the University and the faculty in relationships with the NCAA and the conference offices. The FAR is also a link between Intercollegiate Athletics and the faculty in addition to the link provided by the Athletics Advisory Board. Dr. Bob Hanyak (209.946.3233) of the Speech-Language and Pathology Department is Pacific's FAR . He is available to meet with any student-athlete regarding issues of concern, academic or otherwise, and is a good resource both because of his experience and because his position does not report to Intercollegiate Athletics.

TUTORING SERVICES
Tutoring services are available to all student-athletes. Student-athletes requesting assistance are directed first to the University Educational Resource Center. If the necessary tutor is not available through the regular University process, Intercollegiate Athletics will hire one. If a student-athlete misses two unexcused (by the head coach) tutoring sessions, tutoring services may be suspended or cancelled. Study skills sessions are also available through Student Advising to assist students in such areas as time management, as well as test and note taking skills. Double study hall credit will be given to students using tutoring through the Educational Resource Center. In order to receive double credit, student-athletes must identify themselves as such to their tutor and request that the session be recorded and forwarded to athletics.

BOOK LOAN PROGRAM
The Book Loan Program is available to certain scholarship student-athletes as part of their athletics aid package and is designed to meet course textbook needs. Returning student-athletes submit their early registration class schedules for the semester to follow. The schedules should be submitted to the Assistant Coordinator of Academic Achievement by November 30 for the spring semester, and April 30 for the following fall. New and returning students are issued books after they submit their validated class schedules to the Assistant Coordinator of Academic Achievement. Intercollegiate Athletics issues available books to the students and obtains any other books from the bookstore.

A student-athlete who wishes to purchase a book for his or her own personal library may do so by having the cost of the book charged to his or her personal account.

All books must be returned in good condition to the Student-Athlete Resource Center during designated hours. All books must be turned in by the end of finals week, unless a student-athlete has made prior arrangements. The cost of any books not returned on time will be charged to the student-athlete's personal account.

Student-athletes who have outstanding charges on their personal accounts will have a "hold" placed on their registration for the subsequent semester. Accounts not paid by the start of the next semester result in the student-athlete being unable to register and, thus, ineligibility for both intercollegiate practice and competition.

Textbooks purchased as part of an athletic scholarship are the property of the Athletic Department and must be returned at the end of each term.

Student-athletes who receive book scholarships should note that NCAA rules allow only textbooks required by the course to be purchased by the athletic department. Optional or recommended texts are the responsibility of the student-athlete. If books or materials required by your professor cannot be found in the bookstore, you will need to purchase the required materials, get a receipt, and submit that receipt to the Associate Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Services and Compliance for reimbursement. You cannot be given the money for the materials in advance. Please note that your scholarship cannot pay to replace any lost books; the cost to replace them is your responsibility.

To return your textbooks:
You must return your books at the conclusion of your final exams. Times to return books will be announced at the conclusion of each semester. If you fail to return your books, your student account will be charged for the costs of the books. Please realize that this amount can be in the HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS for just a few books.

ACADEMIC MONITORING
Student-athletes, at a team meeting at least once per academic year, are advised/reminded of requirements for continuing eligibility and any changes in University and NCAA academic regulations or requirements. During each semester, all student-athletes' progress is monitored on a regular basis with results reported to the coach and student-athlete.

Student-athletes participate in the same advising, pre-registration and registration processes as all other students. Student-athletes may be advised to make changes in their academic programs by Student-Athlete Services staff with permission of the student-athlete's faculty advisor.

Progress reports are received from instructors twice per semester. Students and coaches will be contacted if concerns arise. A student-athlete's academic difficulty may be addressed by the student-athlete's conferencing with the instructor, the Coordinator for Academic Achievement, the Associate Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Services and Compliance or some combination thereof. The Director of Athletics may be brought into the discussion at any point as deemed appropriate. Signed behavioral contracts between the student and Intercollegiate Athletics may be developed as needed to ensure understanding of expectations and possible consequences.