23 NCAC 02C .0110          INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

(a)  No college shall operate an intercollegiate athletic program or team unless the college maintains a membership in good standing with the National Junior College Athletic Association and Region 10.  For the purposes of this Rule, "intercollegiate athletic program or team" does not include club teams.

(b)  A college shall not participate in intercollegiate athletics unless any foundation associated with the college pursuant to G.S. 115D-20(9) adopts a policy requiring that the total amount of all athletic scholarships awarded to an individual student-athlete does not exceed the participating student's expenses for tuition, college fees, and course-related books and materials required for the courses in which that student is enrolled.

(c)  A college shall not participate in intercollegiate athletics unless the total amount of all athletic scholarships the college awards plus the total amount of all athletic scholarships awarded by any foundation associated with the college pursuant to G.S. 115D-20(9) does not exceed the participating student's expenses for tuition, college fees, and course-related books and materials required for the courses in which that student is enrolled.

(d)  State funds shall not be used to create, support, maintain, or operate an intercollegiate athletics program.

(e)  Colleges shall neither provide nor offer room and board as part of an intercollegiate athletic scholarship to any student participating in an intercollegiate athletics sport except for temporary room and board associated with specific athletic events.

(f)  For the purposes of this Rule, tuition waivers granted are limited to those authorized by statute. Tuition waivers obtained by students participating in any intercollegiate athletics sport shall be deemed to be a scholarship for tuition.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 115D-5;

Eff. August 1, 2009.