The Mission of the Compliance Office for Athletics is to serve as a resource and solution center for NCAA regulations and compliance issues for all individuals associated with Cleveland State University Athletics. The primary functions of the Compliance Office for Athletics are to administer and monitor the accurate and timely completion of NCAA required procedures and to assist in maintaining institutional control regarding NCAA, Horizon League, Eastern Wrestling League and University rules. Additionally, the Compliance Office for Athletics is responsible for reporting any violations of those rules. The Compliance Office for Athletics also provides ongoing education to Cleveland State and its constituents regarding NCAA rules.
Questions and comments should be directed to:
Christine Moeller
Compliance Coordinator
c.a.moeller@csuohio.edu
216-687-4756
Staff Newsletters: July 
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Information for Prospective Student-Athletes
Guide for the College Bound Student-Athlete
General Questions Regarding Academic and Eligibility Requirements
NCAA Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse Website
Information for Fans, Friends and Former Student-Athletes
Booster Newsletters: August
Compliance Tip of the Week
There have been a lot of stories in the news lately regarding academic fraud at NCAA institutions. The Office of Athletics Compliance would like to take this opportunity to remind institutional faculty and staff that Bylaw 10.1 governs unethical conduct of all current and former institutional staff members. Among the actions that would constitute academic fraud include, but are not limited to being involved in or arranging fraudulent academic credit or transcripts for a prospective and/or enrolled student-athlete. Any questions regarding academic fraud should be directed to the Compliance Office for Athletics at 216-687-4756.
Information for Current Student-Athletes
2007-08 CSU Student-Athlete Handbook
Practice & Competition Limitations
Outside Competition Approval Form
Compliance Tip of the Week
Cheating will not only get you in trouble with your professors, but the NCAA as well! NCAA Bylaws stipulate that if a student-athlete is involved in arranging fraudulent credit or cheating, their NCAA eligibility will be jeopardized. Coaches, tutors, professors or other staff cannot do your work for you. Don't risk your eligibility!
Information for Sports Agents
Listed below is a brief summary of Division I eligibility standards for continuing student-athletes. Detailed specifics can be found in the NCAA Manual.
STEP ONE:
Student-athlete must be in good academic standing at the University.
STEP TWO:
Satisfactorily complete 24 credit hours each academic year or an average of 12 hours per semester of actual attendance.
Summer credit hours may be used to satisfy the 24-credit-hour requirement when certifying a student-athlete entering his or her second year of collegiate enrollment. Summer hours may also be used to meet the 40/60/80-percent-of-degree requirement.
STEP THREE:
Make progress toward completion of your specific degree program based on the following:
-- Complete 40% of a degree program by the start of your 3rd year (fifth semester).
-- Complete 60% of a degree program by the start of your 4th year (seventh semester).
-- Complete 80% of a degree program by the start of your 5th year (ninth semester).
STEP FOUR:
Amended Academic Standing Rules for Undergraduate Students at CSU (GPA Requirements)
The standard for maintaining good academic standing as an undergraduate student at Cleveland State University will change effective the end of the 2003 Fall Semester.
All undergraduate students will need to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 to remain in good standing. Students will be placed on probation the first time they fall below a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or receive a GPA below 1.0 for any given semester.
Students with 60 hours of earned credit or less who fail to achieve a 2.0 after a semester on probation will be reviewed by their college for probation/dismissal actions. Evidence of substantial academic improvement will be required for continued probationary standing.
Students with more than 60 hours of earned credit who fail to achieve a 2.0 after a semester on probation will be automatically dismissed. Petitions requesting a reversal of the dismissal action will be acted upon by the dean of the student's college.
STEP FIVE:
Contact the Athletic Academic Advising Office with any questions that you may have regarding courses, eligibility or tutoring.
Practice & Competition Limitations
Daily and Weekly Hour Limitations
1) Playing Season
A student-athlete's participation in countable athletically related activities shall be limited to a maximum of 4 hours a day and 20 hours a week.
2) Multi-sport Participant Exception
For a multi-sport participant, the daily and weekly hour limitations apply separately to each sport in which the student-athlete is a participant.
3)Golf Practice-Round Exception
A practice round of golf may exceed the four-hours-per-day limitation, but the weekly limit of 20 hours shall remain in effect. A practice round played on the day prior to the start of a collegiate golf tournament at the tournament site shall count as three hours, regardless of the actual duration of the round.
Weekly Hour Limitations
1) Outside of Playing Season
Outside of the playing season during the academic year, only a student-athlete's participation in the countable athletically related activities shall be permitted. A student-athlete's participation in such activities shall be limited to a maximum of eight hours per week, of which not more than two hours per week may be spent on individual skill workouts. A student-athlete may not participate in any countable athletically related activities outside the playing season during any institutional vacation period.
2) Skill Instruction
Participation by student-athletes in individual skill-related instruction in sports other than football is permitted outside the institution's declared playing season, no more than four student-athletes from the same team are involved in skill-related instruction with their coach(es) at any one time in any facility and the student-athletes request the instruction.
3) Conditioning Activities
Conditioning drills that my simulate game activities are permissible, provided no offensive or defensive alignments are set up and no equipment related to the sport is used.
An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a representative of the institution's athletics interests to provide a student-athlete or the student-athlete's relatives or friends a benefit that is not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation. Receipt of a benefit by student-athletes or their relatives or friends is not a violation of NCAA legislation if it is demonstrated that the same benefit is generally available to the institution's students or their relatives or friends or to a particular segment of the student body (e.g., foreign students, minority students) determined on a basis unrelated to athletics ability. (NCAA Bylaw 16.02.3)
Benefits, Gifts and Services
A student-athlete may not receive a special discount, payment arrangement or credit on a purchase (e.g., airline ticket, clothing) or a service (e.g., laundry, dry cleaning) from an institutional employee or a representative of its athletics interests.
A student-athlete may not accept athletics equipment, supplies or clothing (e.g., tennis racquets, golf clubs, balls, shirts) from a manufacturer or commercial enterprise.
