Office of Academic Affairs for Varsity Athletics
The Academic Enrichment Program is designed to assist those student-athletes whose grade point averages may fall a bit short of the high Loyola Athletics' standards. The program is intended to give these student-athletes a structured system including mandatory study hours in the Study Center and regular academic meetings with their academic advisor. Student-athletes are given the opportunity to earn their way out of the Academic Enrichment Program with proven success in the classroom and improved grade point averages. ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT POLICIES: A. All first-semester freshman and transfer student-athletes are required to participate in our Academic Enrichment Program for a minimum of eight (8) hours per week.
B. All returning student-athletes with a cumulative GPA below 2.5 must participate in our Academic Enrichment Program for a minimum of eight (8) hours per week with one exception: If your cumulative GPA is below a 2.5 but your last two consecutive semesters (not including summer school) you have earned at least a 2.75 then you are exempt from participating in the Academic Enrichment Program. C. Your head coach and/or athletic coordinator may required your participation in the Academic Enrichment Program even if you are above the stated requirements. D. All returning student-athletes who are on Academic Probation through their individual college must participate in our Academic Enrichment Program for a minimum of 15 hours per week (as mandated by the Academic Standards Committee as part of their probation).
E. Certain students entering Loyola College will be on an “academic contract” with the Office of Academic Affairs for Varsity Athletics. Those student-athletes who are on “academic contract” will be mandated to participate in our Academic Enrichment Program for an entire academic year (including any summer sessions attended). You will be notified at your first academic meeting if you are on an “academic contract.”
F. The Academic Enrichment Area, also known as The Study, is located on the 3rd Floor of Jenkins Hall.
G. This is a shared study hall environment with non-student-athletes; please do not abuse these privileges. ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT STUDY HOURS: Weekly academic enrichment hours (8 hours per week) begin on Sunday and end on Saturday. All academic enrichment hours must be completed by Saturday at 6:00 pm each week. You may only complete 4 hours in any given day for study hall credit. Any hours over 4 will not count towards your required 8 hours but will be placed in your bank. Please keep track of your own hours. They will also be posted daily outside the Office of Academic Affairs for Varsity Athletics in Jenkins 015. Student-athletes that earn more than eight (8) hours in a week will have those extra hours placed in his/her bank. No more than four (4) hours from that bank may be used to satisfy the eight (8) hours requirement in any given week. This means no matter how many hours you may have in the bank you must earn at least four (4) new hours every week. Failure to complete academic enrichment hours by 6:00 pm on Saturday will result in a warning. *NOTE: A warning will occur and no hours will be awarded if a student-athlete is signed in during their class times.* The first academic enrichment hours must be completed by Saturday, September 18 by 6:00 pm. ENFORCEMENT POLICY: The penalties for not earning required amount of study hall hours:
A. First warning – Written warning given to the student-athlete and their coach and the student-athlete must complete twelve (12) hours of study hall the next week.
B. Second warning – Meeting with the student-athlete, their coach and their athletic advisor within 3 days of receiving gthe warning and the student-athlete must complete twelve (12) hours of study hall the next week.
C. Third warning – Meeting with the student-athlete, their athletic director, their coach and their athletic advisor within 3 days of receiving the warning and the student-athlete must complete twelve (12) hours of study hall the next week.
D. Fourth warning – Missing the next scheduled competition, not including exhibition games.
E. Fifth warning – The fifth step is final and suspension from athletics is required for a specific period up to the end of the playing season with the amount of time to be determined by the athletic director. The penalties for not attending required academic meetings with their athletic advisor and/or not attending a scheduled tutoring appointment:
A. First warning – Written warning given to the student-athlete and their coach.
B. Second warning – Meeting with the student-athlete, their coach and their athletic advisor.
C. Third warning – Meeting with the student-athlete, the athletic director, their coach, and their athletic advisor.
D. Fourth warning – Missing the next scheduled competition, not including exhibition games.
E. Fifth warning – The fifth step is final and suspension from athletics is required for a specific period up to the end of the playing season with the amount of time to be determined by the athletic director.
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