Columbia
Approved by the Columbia
College Board of trustees May 17, 1996
The athletic department is
committed to recruiting high quality students who are positive representatives
of our institution. Our teams strive to
be competitive on conference and national levels while maintaining a commitment
to academic success, community involvement, integrity, leadership development
and the development of whole person.
Coaches’ Code of Conduct
This code of ethics is the
tool with which we seek to protect and promote the interests of the
The essential elements in
the Athletic Code of Conduct are honest and integrity. Staff members and athletes whose conduct
reflects these two characteristics will bring credit to the field of athletics
and to themselves. It is only through
such conduct that athletics can earn and maintain its position as a critical
component of the college community and make a significant contribution to the
athlete’s total educational experience.
Code of Ethics:
* I believe in athletics as
a tool for building good character and personality.
* I believe in athletics as
a significant part of the athlete’s total educational program.
* I believe athletics is a
powerful influence in the lives of our student-athletes; therefore, I will hold
the concepts of sportsmanship and fair play above all others.
* I will always keep the
best interest of each student-athlete as my top priority and refrain from
endangering them either academically or physically for my own professional
gain.
* I will do my best to build
in the student-athlete a sense of respect and tolerance for others.
* I will treat my
student-athletes with dignity and respect and will refrain from the excessive
use of foul language.
* I will strive at all times
to present myself as a professional in both manner and dress to the
student-athlete as well as to the campus community.
* I understand the dynamics
of the
* I understand the
significance of my position as a role model for the student-athletes and as a
result will strive to display the highest standards of honesty and integrity at
all times.
* I will conduct my program
in such a manner that both those who participate and those who are influence in
any way through the program will better understand and appreciate the ideals of
sportsmanship, honest, integrity, commitment and respect.
Student-Athlete Code of Conduct
Commitment to Coaches and Trainers
All athletes and student
trainers should:
* Treat coaches and trainers
with the utmost respect.
* Work together to develop
good communication between the athletes, the coaches and the trainers.
* Adhere to coaches’ and
trainers’ rules and expectations.
* Have a positive attitude
when dealing with coaches and trainers.
* Commit the time, effort,
and desire necessary to meet the team and athletic department goals.
Commitment to Our Teammates
All athletes and student
trainers should:
* Support and encourage our
teammates, treating each other with respect and courtesy.
* Treat our teammates
equally regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, national or
ethnic origin, or physical impairments.
* Demonstrate a positive
attitude in order to build a successful and productive atmosphere.
* Give 110% effort on and
off of the field.
* Strive for excellence in
order for the team to achieve success.
Commitment to All Cougar Athletics
All athletes and student
trainers should:
* Show other Cougar athletes
the same respect that you would show your own teammates.
* Support other teams
through attendance and encouragement.
Commitment to Our Opponents
All athletes and student
trainers should:
* Show common courtesy
towards members of other teams.
* Demonstrate positive
sportsmanship on and off the field, practicing fair play before, during, and
after competition.
Commitment to
All athletes and student
trainers should:
* Fulfill responsibilities
in athletic, academic, and personal activities.
* Uphold positive morale in
the classroom at all times.
* Treat all faculty, staff,
and students with respect and courtesy.
* Inform their instructors
of conflicts due to athletics beforehand.
* Will be responsible for
all material missed when excused from class during the season.
* Be positive role models
when representing the College.
* Follow institutional rules
and beware of the consequences.
Commitment to the Community
All athletes and student
trainers should:
* Portray a positive image
as a role model within the community.
* Actively participate in
community service or other outreach programs.
Faculty Athletic Representative– Lizbeth
Metscher
The faculty Athletics
representative shall:
* Be appointed by the chief
executive officer of the institution to represent the institution in the
development of sound educational policies for athletics;
* Be a regular member of the
faculty, but not assigned as a coach or athletics administrator
* Be charged with the
responsibility of ensuring that all participants in intercollegiate competition
are eligible in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Association
prior to their representing the institution in any manner.
Change of Schedule
Student-athletes must check
with their coach and advisor prior to making any changes in their
schedule.
Grade Checks
Grade checks will be given
out to all student-athletes three times during each semester. Students are required to go to the professor’s
office during office hours to obtain a grade, classes missed and the
professor’s signature
Champions of Character
The National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Champions of Character program is designed to
instill an understanding of character values in sport and provide practical
tools for student-athletes, coaches and parents to use in modeling exemplary
character traits.
Launched by the NAIA in 2000, the Champions of Character program
addresses character issues more comprehensively than any other national program
for youth. The program currently reaches hundreds of thousands of students on
nearly 300 college and university campuses in
The NAIA Champions of Character program is an educational outreach initiative
which emphasizes the tenets of character and integrity, not only for NAIA
college students, but for younger students, coaches and parents in our
communities.
Coaches, parents, administrators and community partners all have a role in
developing students of character. The NAIA Champions of Character program
brings them training, guidelines and behavior models to create positive
environments that promote personal growth and fun sport activity.
American
Region V
National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics
The NAIA’s membership is
comprised of approximately 400 fully accredited four-year colleges and
universities throughout the
The NAIA offers to the
student-athlete (men and women) the opportunity to compete at his/her highest
level. To this end, the NAIA offers
national championships for men in cross country, soccer, football, indoor and
outdoor track and field, swimming and diving, wrestling, basketball, baseball,
tennis and golf. Women’s national
championships include volleyball, soccer, cross country, indoor and outdoor
track and field, swimming and diving, basketball, softball, tennis and golf.
The Varsity athletic
experience can and should contribute to the participant’s educational and
personal development. Consequently, the
selection of a four-year college or university at which to continue your
education is of tremendous importance.
The quality and breadth of the institution’s academic offering, the
quality of the coaching staff, the nature and sphere of athletic competition
and the institution’s philosophy regarding athletics as an integral part of the
educational process are important considerations. We feel that the NAIA philosophy is sound and
that participation in a well-conducted intercollegiate athletics program will
provide an added dimension to your college experience. Best wishes in this important endeavor.
NAIA Eligibility Regulations
The following criteria must
be met in order for you to be eligible to represent a member institution in any
manner (scrimmages, intercollegiate competitions)
1. YOU MUST, if an entering freshman, meet two of three entry
level requirements.
a. Achieve a minimum of 18 on the ACT or 860 on the SAT
taken on or after April 1, 1995; 740 for tests taken prior to April 1,
1995. [Ed. note: The increased score
does not reflect and increase in performance.
The SAT began using a different
scoring scale on April 1, 1995; an 860 on the new scoring scale is equivalent
of a 740 under the old scoring scale.]
Tests must be taken on a national testing date (residual tests are not
acceptable). Scores must be achieved on
a single test.
b. Achieve a minimum overall high school grade point
average of 2.000 on a 4.000 scale.
c. Graduate in the top half of your high school
graduating class. The ACT/SAT test must
be taken on a national testing date and certified to the institution prior to
the term in which the student initially participates.
2. YOU MUST be making normal progress toward a recognized
baccalaureate degree and maintain the grade points required to remain a student
in good standing, as defined by the institution you are attending.
3. YOU MUST be enrolled in 12 institutionally approved or
required credit hours at the time of participation. Should participation take place between
terms, you must have been identified the term immediately preceding the date of
participation.
4. YOU MUST as a second term freshman, have accumulated nine
degree or required credit hours BEFORE identification for the second term of
attendance.
5. YOU MUST have accumulated a minimum total of 24 institutional
or required credit hours the two immediately previous terms of attendance. Up to 12 institutional credit hours earned
during the summer and/or non-term may be applied to meet the 24-hour rule,
provided such credit is earned AFTER one of the two immediately previous terms
of attendance.
6. YOU MAY NOT count repeat courses previously passed in ANY term
toward the 24-hour rule.
7. YOU MUST be eligible in your own conference.
8. YOU MUST, if a transfer student from a four-year institution,
have eligibility remaining at the institution from which you are transferring
to be eligible for further intercollegiate competition.
9. YOU MUST, if a transfer student having ever participated in
intercollegiate athletics at a four-year institution, reside for 16 consecutive
calendar weeks (112 calendar days), not including summer sessions, at the transferred
institution before becoming eligible for intercollegiate competition in any
sport in which you participated while attending the previous four-year
institution. Exceptions to the 16
calendar weeks’ residency will be explained by the institution’s faculty
athletics representative.
10. YOU MUST be within your first 10 semesters, 12 trimesters, or
15 quarters of attendance as a regularly enrolled student. A term of attendance is any semester,
trimester or quarter in which you enroll for nine or more institutional credit
hours and attend any class. (Summer
sessions are not included, but nigh school, extension or correspondence courses
are applicable to this ruling).
11. YOU MUST, upon reaching junior academic standing as defined
by the identified institution, have a cumulative grade point average of at
least 2.000 on a 4.000 scale as certified by the institutional registrar.
12. YOU MAY NOT participate for more than four seasons in any one
sport. A season of competition is
defined as participation in one or ore intercollegiate contests, whether a
freshman, junior varsity or varsity participant or in any other athletic
competition in which the institution, as such, is represented during a sport
season.
13. Should you participate for two different institutions
in the same sport, in the same academic year (example – basketball or fall golf
at a junior college and then transfer to an NAIA school and participate in
basketball or spring golf), you shall be charged with a second season of
competition in that sport unless you earned an associate degree at a junior
college in the term immediately preceding the transfer.
14. YOU MUST be an amateur, as defined by the NAIA, in the
sport(s) in which you participate. See
your athletics director or faculty athletics representative for all amateur
regulations as printed in the NAIA Bylaws.
15. YOU MUST, to participate the third and/or fourth season in a
sport, have and maintain a total cumulative grade point average of at least
2.000 on a 4.000 scale.
HARDSHIPS deal only with seasons of competition. A
hardship request is a request for an exception to the season of competition
regulation. The NAIA does not recognize
a hardship granted by the NJCAA. If you
were granted a hardship at a previous (non NAIA) institution, the request must
be resubmitted by an NAIA institution.
All hardship requests will be considered only if the following criteria
are met.
1. They must involve an injury or illness which is beyond the
control of the student or coach and which incapacitates the student from
competing further during the sport season in question as verified by the
attending physician (M.D. or D.O.) who must have examined the student during
the sport season in question.
2. The student involved shall not have participated in more
contests or dates, excluding scrimmages, in the affected sport during the
sports season than those listed for the sport:
|
Basketball |
8 contests |
|
Soccer |
3 contests |
|
Softball |
3 dates |
|
Volleyball |
4 dates |
3. Participation after being examined by a physician and
before receiving written medical clearance shall nullify hardship
consideration.
Remember, athletes, as well as member
institutions, are responsible for knowing and abiding by NAIA rules and
regulations as outlined in the NAIA
OFFICIAL HANDBOOK. Violations of any
eligibility regulations by you, as an athlete, shall:
- Make you ineligible, resulting
in your immediate withdrawal from intercollegiate competition in that
sport for that season;
- Find you charged with a season of
competition and a term of attendance for participating;
- Cause an investigation by the NAIA
National Eligibility Committee that could charge you with a second season
of participation or loss of all future eligibility for playing while
ineligible;
- Disallow any honors, or
consideration of such honors, awarded by the NAIA; and
- Cause your institution to forfeit all contests
in which you participated.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
An incoming freshman international
student shall first be reviewed under the same conditions required of a regular
freshman student. The evaluation listed below shall be applied only if the high
school GPA and class ranking cannot be determined. If a student has graduated from a high school
outside of the United States or one of the U.S. territories and the high school
transcript is such that the grade point average cannot be determined and the
class ranking is not available, this student can be ruled eligible by meeting
the specific institution’s admission criteria for international students and by
meeting the following NAIA criteria:
1. A score of 18
on the Enhanced ACT or 860 on the SAT.
2. Meet the
entering freshman requirements as defined for students from each
Country
in the most current Guide to International Academic Standards for
Athletics
Eligibility published by the NCAA (based on AACRAO guidelines).
Students not
meeting at least two of the three standards shall be denied athletics
participation at a member institution for the first full year of attendance (2
semesters, 3 quarters, or equivalent) that such a student is identified with
any institution(s).
3. The student must be identified and
enrolled in a minimum of 12 institutional credit hours at the time of
participation, or, if the participation takes place between terms, the student
must have been identified with the institution the term immediately before the
date of participation.
4. The student
must maintain institutional identification during any term of participation.
5. The student
must have accumulated a minimum of nine (9) institutional credit hours prior to
identification for the second term of attendance.
Only those
institutional credit hours earned after identification (at any institution) may
be applied toward meeting the nine (9) institutional credit hour rule for a
second-term freshman.
6. After
completion of the second semester term or third quarter term of attendance and
from then on, a student must have accumulated a minimum of 24 institutional
credit hours in the two immediately previous terms of attendance in a semester
system or 36 institutional credit hours in the three immediately previous terms
of attendance in a quarter system. A
student transferring from a quarter system to a semester system must have
accumulated 24 institutional credit hours in the previous two terms of attendance
after the first term of attendance at the new institution. A student in a
quarter system must have accumulated 24 institutional credit hours in the previous
two quarter terms of attendance if completion of three quarter terms of
attendance has not occurred. Upon completion of three quarter terms of
attendance the student must have accumulated 36 institutional credit hours.
No more than
12 institutional credit hours earned during summers and/or during non-terms may
be applied to meet the 24/36 institutional credit-hour requirement. Such credit
must be earned after one or both of the two immediately previous terms of
attendance. All credit hours used to
meet this total of 24/36 institutional credit hours are to be taken at face value
and are not to be converted, even if earned at different institutions using
different credit hour systems (e.g., quarter and semester).
7. The student
must be making normal progress toward a recognized baccalaureate degree and maintain
the minimum grade point average as defined by the institution and the NAIA
(where applicable).
8. Upon reaching
junior academic standing as defined by the institution, a student must have a cumulative
grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 on a 4.000 scale. The 2.000
cumulative grade point average (GPA) or higher must be certified each grading
period in which the student wishes to compete after junior academic standing is
reached.
NAIA Academic Eligibility
As a student-athlete at a
NAIA institution, you must keep the following requirements in check in order to
continue your sport participation:
|
Prior To: |
You Must Have: |
|
Second Season |
24 semester institutional
credit hours completed |
|
Third Season |
48 semester institutional
credit hours completed |
|
Fourth Season |
72 semester institutional
credit hours completed |
STUDENT-ATHLETE GRANT-IN-AID
CANCELLATION PROCEDURE
A
student-athlete can become immediately ineligible for athletic grant-in-aid
under one or more of the following circumstances.
The student fails to maintain satisfactory
academic progress required to receive financial aid at
The student fraudulently
misrepresents any information on an application, letter of intent or financial
aid agreement.
The student fails to abide by
policies associated with class attendance and academic integrity.
The student accepts other forms of
aid that exceed maximum individual and/or team limits per NAIA rules or College
regulations.
The student voluntarily ceases
participation in varsity athletics.
The student is suspended from the
athletic program or college for disciplinary reasons.
The student fails to follow team
regulations, demonstrates incompatibility with the coaching staff or teammates
and/or does not exhibit in practice an effort to improve his/her skills and
level of performance.
A
student-athlete whose aid is cancelled may appeal the decision to the Columbia
College Athletic Grievance Committee. Appeals must be filed within five days of cancellation notice.
The
Athletic Grievance Committee will be comprised of:
Ø
Athletic
Director
Ø
Faculty
Athletic Representative
Ø
Assistant
Athletic Director
Ø
1
member of the Athletic Council
Ø
1
Coach
All
decisions made by the grievance committee are final.
Drug and Alcohol Policy
The following drug and alcohol policy has been
adopted by
The
NAIA is dedicated to promoting and preserving the integrity of athletics for
the benefit and welfare of student-athletes.
Substance
abuse, in any form and to any degree, is not condoned by
Therefore,
the preparation for a healthy lifestyle is of utmost importance, and athletes
are of primary concern, as performers and as leaders.
All coaches will expect their student-athletes to
adhere to the substance abuse policy.
Educational programming and
testing with required attendance for all athletes will take place each semester
regarding substance abuse.
Team Travel
It is your responsibility as
a student-athlete to complete missed assignments and arrange for alternative
exam dates when you miss class due to team travel.
At the beginning of each semester:
* Inform your instructor of
the dates you will be missing class and find out his/her policies for making up
missed work. This gives you time to drop
a class if the professor is unwilling to work with your schedule.
Before each road trip:
* Remind your professor that
you will be missing class the next day due to a road trip with the team.
Athletic Staff Directory
|
Name |
Title |
Phone |
|
Bob Burchard |
Director of Athletics/Head
Men |
573-875-7410 |
|
Mike Davis |
Head Women |
573-875-7417 |
|
John Klein |
Head Men |
573-875-7413 |
|
Wendy Spratt |
Head Women |
573-875-7414 |
|
Melinda Wrye-Washington |
Head Volleyball Coach |
573-875-7409 |
|
Sean Dooley |
Assistant Men |
573-875-7542 |
|
Jon Barfknecht |
Certified Athletic Trainer |
573-875-7407 |
|
|
Coordinator of Athletic Services |
573-875-7433 |
|
Cindy Fotti
|
Assistant Director of Athletics - Media Relations & Compliance |
573-875-7454
|
|
|
Assistant Director of Athletics - Operations & Development |
573-875-7419 |
|
Shelby Schultes |
Intramurals/Facilities Office
|
573-875-7437 |