Policy on College Athletics

Adrian College’s first concern is for the strength and integrity of the academic program. Beyond that, Adrian College believes that there is a place for many extracurricular activities, including sound athletic programs. All facets of the college’s co-curriculum, however, must be kept in proper balance and evaluated in terms of educational objectives. In athletics this means, among other considerations, wide participation by all students, both men and women, in many different sports and activities, both intercollegiate and intramural, and an appropriate emphasis on and provision for recreational sports and less formally organized play.

Our formula for competition will consist of including on our teams only student-athletes who combine an interest in academic scholarship with a keen desire and a proven ability for intercollegiate athletic competition with similar students at comparable institutions. Adrian College shall provide students with excellent coaches and adequate facilities on the basis of equality and without discrimination of any kind, including discrimination by individual sports, race, or gender.

Eligibility in intercollegiate athletic competition is governed by the rules and regulations established by the NCAA and Adrian College.  Student-athletes must be registered for 12 credit hours each semester to participate.  If a student-athlete withdraws from a course or takes any action that results in being enrolled in fewer than 12 credit hours, the student athlete will be immediately ineligible.

The academic requirements described below are set forth by Adrian College for academic eligibility, and for satisfactory progress.