As a participant of NAU athletics, all student-athletes are
responsible for attending every class period except for those
periods or days excused with institutional excuses from the NAU
Athletics Department. Institutional excuses must be submitted to
instructors five (5) days prior to the date of the first missed
class.
Student-athletes who meet the following criteria are required to
participate in the attendance policy:
- All first semester freshman student-athletes
- All freshman student-athletes who did not receive above a 2.75
GPA their first semester
- All transfer student-athletes who did not receive above a 3.0
transferable GPA is substantial coursework
- All student-athletes with below a 2.25 CUM GPA
Attendance checks are due to the specific academic advisor once
a week. Academic services are going to collect all.
Per the IAC, the following are the consequences they have come
up with:
1st offense: Email notification to student, coach, academic
coordinator, and sport supervisor.
2nd offense: (same class): Missed practice, or any activity
counted towards weekly countable hours. Example: Weight training,
conditioning, or practice.
3rd offense (same class): Missed competition. If a
student-athlete is out of season and there aren't any more
competitions, or their season has concluded, punishment will carry
over to first competition in next season.
4th and subsequent offenses will result in the student-athletes
will meet with the Code of Conduct committee who will determine the
penalty up to and including dismissal from the team.
*If eligibility is exhausted, student will have a financial hold
put on account.
*Medical/Redshirt and injured athletes will be subject to other
consequences, which may include putting a financial hold on their
account.
3 class sessions per week: Consequence is in normal order of
offense as stated above
2 class sessions per week: Consequence is immediately considered
a 2nd offense
1 class session per week: Consequence is immediately considered
a 3rd offense
Exceptions for missed class:
Team travel Funeral Wedding Illness Certain extenuating
circumstances
Documentation would need to be provided
