Athlete Academic Contract & Academic Support

All first year student athletes and those student athletes on academic probation must participate in the Athlete Academic Success Program (AASP) during the fall semester.
After the completion of the fall semester, the Associate Director: Interuniversity Sport and your coach will determine if you will be required to continue to participate in the AASP during the next semester.
Participation in the AASP will include the following:
- Mandatory attendance at the 1st Year Student Athlete Orientation Day Date TBD. Failure to attend the 1st Year Student Athlete Orientation will result in suspension from the team’s next conference competition
- Mandatory attendance at one (1) AASP supervised study sessions per week
- Mandatory ‘check-in’ with an AASP mentor between semester weeks 6-9
You must sign in and out with an AASP mentor each time you attend a study session. Coaches will receive bi-weekly attendance lists.
Use of cell phones, e-mail or social media during assigned study hall hours must be academic in nature and student-athletes are expected to behave in a way conducive to studying and be respectful of others.
Student-athletes are expected to check e-mail and MyLearning Space accounts frequently as you are responsible for information contained in messages from your professors and the SADP.
Your study session hours can be increased at any time by the Associate Director: Interuniversity Sport, the Coordinator: Athlete Services, and coach if your progress deems it necessary.

Enrollment and OUA/U Sports Eligibility

All student-athletes must be enrolled in at least 1.5 credits (9 hours per semester) in the semester they are competing in to remain eligible and to receive financial aid.
Student athletes who drop below 1.5 credits (9 credit hours) will immediately become ineligible for competition and their financial aid may be affected.
Student Athletes must complete a minimum 3.0 credits per academic year in order to remain eligible for OUA/U Sports competition. Please refer to the Student Athlete Handbook for more specific eligibility rules.

Academic Integrity

All student-athletes are expected to follow University policies concerning plagiarism, cheating and other forms of academic dishonesty. The University Academic Integrity policy can be found at?https://students.wlu.ca/academics/academic-integrity/index.html?(These behaviors are prohibited and punishable by possible university sanctions.)

Wilfrid Laurier University Eligibility

In order to remain academically eligible, all student-athletes must meet the academic progression requirements of their specific academic program. These requirements are outlined in the Student Athlete Handbook and can also be found on the registration and finances page at students.wlu.ca.
First year student athletes must meet with your academic advisor prior to the completion of your first semester. Your advisor must confirm this meeting by email addressed to the Coordinator: Athlete Services (cbruce@wlu.ca).
If you do not earn a minimum GPA of 4.0 (C- average) or better after the completion of your first semester, you will be required to meet with your academic advisor to discuss the impact it may have on meeting your academic program progression requirements.
If your cumulative GPA falls below a 4.0 after the completion of 4 credits (8 half credit classes), you will be placed on academic probation. You will be required to meet with your academic advisor to discuss the impact it may have on meeting your program requirements. You may also be required to meet with the Coordinator, Athlete Services.
If you are placed on academic probation, you must raise your cumulative GPA to a 4.0 or better upon completion of your next 4 credits or you will be asked to withdraw from the university.
If your cumulative GPA falls below a 4.0 after the completion of 4 credits (8 half credit classes), you will be required to withdraw from the university.

Additional Permissions

In addition to your signature on this document indicating your understanding of the rules and regulations of the SADP, it also gives the Department of Athletics & Recreation permission for the following:

To contact your professors to discuss your progress and share that information with your coaches and athletic administrators—this includes sending out requests for midterm progress reports;
To speak to Sports Medicine personnel about medical issues that may affect your academics; and
To obtain copies of your official transcript from the Enrollment Service Department

I fully understand and agree to the policies as outlined in this contract. I also understand that my educational and medical records cannot be released without my consent and to only release academic information to my coaches, athletic administrators, and credible academic awarding agencies.