POLICY REGARDING MISSED CLASSES

        As an NCAA Division II institution, PBA’s emphasis is on the academic success of each of our student-athletes. Our student-athletes are here first and foremost to receive an outstanding education.  We recognize that co-curricular activities and intercollegiate athletics have a significant positive effect on those students who choose to participate in them.

       

       We want to work with our faculty in assuring opportunities for successful academic performance. We also understand that there will be occasional conflicts between the student’s academic and athletic responsibilities. We expect our student- athletes to seek assistance in advance, and to resolve any potential conflicts, when a scheduled contest results in a missed class.

     

       Student-athletes are required to prioritize academic responsibilities over athletics practice sessions. In general, the daily time of our practices are MWF 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and TR 4:00p.m.-7:30p.m. There will however be days when an athletic event conflicts with class schedules. Student-athletes need to be aware that they may be required to submit completed assignments early to be excused from class; they also know that they are responsible to communicate with faculty prior to the date.

    

       Included in each pre-season e-mail to the Community of Educators (teaching faculty members) is a list that includes the times when student-athletes need to be excused from class. A conscientious attempt to limit the number of missed classes is made, but faculty is reminded that, due to unpredictable weather, there may be dates when a student-athlete’s contest will be postponed and rescheduled. Again, the student-athlete is responsible to communicate these changes to the professor and to be in class if an event is postponed.

    

       We encourage faculty members to contact the Athletics Office or the student-athlete’s coach if there are questions or concerns. We want to know if a student-athlete is experiencing academic difficulty – the sooner we know, the sooner we can work with that individual to resolve the issue. We who serve in athletics appreciate this opportunity to partner with our faculty in providing the best education possible for our players.

 

       If you wake up not feeling well and think you may need to miss a class, your first responsibility is to see one of our athletic trainers ASAP. They will determine whether or not you need to go to the on campus Health and Wellness department. For baseball purposes you are not excused from a class unless done so by our athletic trainers or Health and wellness. Missing a class is serious business so do not take this responsibility lightly.  Every unexcused absence will be met with a consequence.