TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Athletic Director’s Letter ..................................................... 5 Professional Sports Education & Counseling Program 2019-20 Academic Calendar .............................................. 6 Transfer Rule & Policy INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS (ICA) .......7 Vehicle Registration Purpose, Vision, Core Values Media Relations Mandatory Rules Orientation Session ICA SPORTS MEDICINE ............................. 29 Compliance Explanation of Medical Care Student-Athlete Grievance Procedures Medical Billing, Payment and Insurance CODE OF CONDUCT, POLICY STATEMENTS Nutrition AND SOCIAL NETWORKING .......................9 Weight Control University Code of Conduct Concussions Athletics Code of Conduct STUDENT-ATHLETE WELFARE The Penn State Principles AND DEVELOPMENT ..................................37 Expectations of Conduct AWARDS AND EQUIPMENT ...................... 38 Judicial Process Overview FINANCIAL AID .......................................... 39 Summary: Policy Statement/Intolerance What is an Athletic Grant-In-Aid? Summary: Policy Statement on Nondiscrimination Summer Web-Based Courses and Harassment PSU Web-Based Courses Summary Policy: Statement on Privacy Full-Time Enrollment Resolution of Complaints/Ombudsperson Study Abroad Ethical Conduct Fifth Season of Eligibility Sexual Harassment IRS Income Rules ICA Alcohol Code of Ethics Retaining a Grant-In-Aid Hazing Policy Summary NCAA Student Assistance Funds Social Media Networking Guidelines REGISTRATION ............................................ 41 NCAA, BIG TEN, PENN STATE Tuition and Other Charges REGULATIONS ............................................. 17 Registration Benefits Academic Actions and Deadlines Employment Credits from Other Institutions Complimentary Admissions Priority Registration/Class Scheduling Practice and Competition ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY ............................ 44 Promotional Activities & Appearances Eligibility Requirements Student Hosts: Official and Unofficial Visits Full-Time Enrollment Drug Testing Grade-Point Average NCAA Banned Drug Classes Grade-Point Deficiency Summary: Drug Policy Satisfactory Academic Progress Gambling Big Ten Eligibility Rules Agents and Professional Sports Education and Counseling NCAA Progress-Toward-Degree (PTD) NCAA Agent Regulations FAQs University Senate 67-00 Requirements NFLPA Agents Regulation Petition Waiver Procedures NFL Draft, Combine & Tryouts Transcripts & Enrollment Certification 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS MORGAN ACADEMIC DIRECTORIES .............................................. 54 SUPPORT CENTER ..................................... 50 Department of Athletics Director Staff/Team Assignments Sports Summary: Morgan Center Support Services Intercollegiate Athletic Sports Medicine Academic/Athletic Counselors Athletic Training Rooms/Staff Phone Numbers Spiritus Leoninus (Honorary) Morgan Center First-Year Enrichment Program Penn State Advising Centers Study Table Additional Important Phone Numbers Student-Athlete Computer Labs PENN STATE HISTORY AND LEGENDS .... 61 Learning Specialist Mount Nittany and the Nittany Lion Mascot Sport Psychology The Penn State Alma Mater Sue Paterno Mentor Program THE NITTANY LION CLUB ......................... 62 Tutorial Services The Nittany Lion Club “Team” Tutor/Mentor Record The Student Nittany Lion Club Book Loan and Return Program THE VARSITY ‘S’ CLUB .............................. 63 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2019-20 ACADEMIC CALENDAR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS (ICA) AUGUST 2019 MARCH 2020 8/12-9/10 ..............Intent to Graduate Activation period 3/8 ..........................Last day to file a Final Exam Conflict 8/26 ......................................................................Classes begin 3/8-3/14 ....................................Spring Break — No classes 8/26 ..................................... Last day to Add/Drop classes 3/8 ...................................Daylight Savings Time begins — SEPTEMBER 2019 Turn your clocks ahead one hour 9/1 ........................... Late Drop begins (Late Drop credits APRIL 2020 and fee required) 4/10 ...........................................................Late Drop deadline 9/2...................................Labor Day Holiday — No Classes MAY 2020 9/10 .............................Deadline to file Intent to Graduate 5/1..................Last Day of Classes, Withdrawal Deadline 9/23-10/13 ....................Final Exam Conflict Filing Period 5/2-3..........................................................................Study Days OCTOBER 2019 5/4-8 ....................................................................... Final Exams 10/13 ............... Last Day to File for Final Exam Conflicts 5/8-10 ............................................................. Commencement NOVEMBER 2019 5/11 ................................................ Maymester Classes Begin 11/3 .......................................Daylight Savings Time ends — 5/11-6/19.................Intent to Graduate activation period Turn your clocks back one hour 5/18 ........................First Six-Week Session Classes Begin 11/15............................................................Late Drop deadline 5/25 .......................................... Memorial Day — No classes 11/24-30 ...................Thanksgiving Holiday — No classes JUNE 2020 DECEMBER 2019 6/8 ....................................................Maymester Classes End 12/13................Last day of classes; Withdrawal deadline 6/26 .......................... First Six-Week Session Classes End 12/14-15 ..................................................................... Study days JULY 2019 12/16-20 ................................................................. Final Exams 7/ 1 .....................Second Six-Week Session Classes Begin 12/21 ................................................................ Commencement 7/ 3 ....................................... Last Day to Add/Drop Classes JANUARY 2020 7/ 3 ................................... Independence Day — No classes 1/2-1/27 ...................................................... Intent to Graduate AUGUST 2019 activation period 8/12 .................Last day of classes; Withdrawal deadline 1/13 ....................................................................... Classes begin 8/13 .............................................................................. Study day 1/18 ....................................... Last day to Add/Drop classes 8/14 .......................................................................... Final Exams 1/19 ..... Late Drop begins (Late Drop credits and fee required) 1/20 .................Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — No Classes 8/15 ................................................................. Commencement 1/27 ..............................Deadline to file Intent to Graduate FEBRUARY 2020 Declaration of Major deadline for all fourth-semester student athletes. Check with your Morgan Center counselor for dates. 2/17-3/8 .........................Final Exam Conflict filing period 6 2019-20 ACADEMIC CALENDAR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS (ICA) OUR VISION TIPS TO AVOID PROBLEMS Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics is dedicated to • Engage with the PSU Athletics Compliance staff so preparing students for a lifetime of impact. you always know how the NCAA, Big Ten and Penn State rules affect you. OUR MISSION • Commit to integrity, honesty and good Driven by a commitment to comprehensive excellence, sportsmanship. Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics will serve our • Report potential wrongdoing or violations to student-athletes by creating conditions for their appropriate authorities. success so that they can maximize their full potential. • Be alert for and avoid receiving extra benefits. ICA will engage with our collective Penn State • Be aware that you are responsible for official communities to serve as a valuable campus asset in the University communication sent to your Penn State interest of advancing the broader University mission. email address. • Always ask before you act. OUR VALUES • TRADITION COMPLIANCE • TEAMWORK Student-athletes must comply with NCAA, Big Ten, • DIVERSITY and Penn State regulations as well as the provisions • TRANSPARENCY in the Athletics Code of Conduct. Information in this • INNOVATION section and in the academic eligibility and financial aid Our values reflect those principles that serve as the sections of the Student-Athlete Handbook contain an measure of success — regardless of the outcome on overview of the regulations student-athletes are most the field. likely to encounter. Our values define who we are, not how we performed. This handbook should not be relied upon exclusively Our values are those attributes that, whether as it does not include all the regulations. It is not experiencing the highest high or the lowest low, will intended to function as a replacement for other not be compromised or abandoned. important university or NCAA publications. This handbook supplements other sources of information. ATHLETICS INTEGRITY OFFICER If you have questions concerning the NCAA rules, or if you become aware of a possible rules violation, Bob Boland serves as Penn State’s Athletics Integrity contact the following: Officer (AIO). A one-of-a-kind position working Athletics Compliance Office primarily with ICA, the AIO helps ensure PSU Athletics 157 Bryce Jordan Center operates with integrity and in a manner consistent with 814-863-8048 ICA and institutional values, as well as all rules and [email protected]