Biola University Athletics

An enrolled student-athlete is a student who has begun their first day of initial full-time collegiate enrollment, or who has reported for intercollegiate practice at Biola University.

You must meet certain academic requirements to be eligible to practice and compete as a Division II student-athlete at Biola. First-year student-athletes and transfers must meet initial eligibility requirements before they are certified to compete. Continuing student-athletes are responsible for meeting all continuing eligibility requirements each term and on an annual basis.

The NCAA sets strict limits on the scholarship equivalencies allowed for each sport. At the Division II level, athletic scholarships can only be offered on a one academic year basis. At the end of the academic year a scholarship can be renewed or non-renewed at the coach's discretion.

All non-renewals can be appealed through the Financial Aid Office. Appeals must be submitted in writing within two weeks of the non-renewal notice, and those instructions are included in the non-renewal notice itself.

Reporting requiredAll outside scholarships, for example booster club awards and local scholarships, must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office for review. Outside scholarships can affect your individual and team scholarship limits and your eligibility. You must report the aid even if the check comes to you directly from the awarding agency.

At the beginning of every academic year you will be asked to report all outside scholarships on your compliance forms in Teamworks Compliance & Recruiting. If you receive something during the year that is not on your form, notify the compliance office and Financial Aid immediately.

ProhibitedNCAA rules prohibit student-athletes from participating in any gambling or wagering activity involving any sport sponsored by the NCAA, even a sport Biola does not sponsor. The restriction applies to bets involving a sport at any level, college, professional or amateur.

Any activity that involves putting something at risk for the chance to win something in return counts as sports wagering and is an NCAA violation. Risk plus reward equals violation. That includes fantasy leagues and tournament brackets that meet those conditions.

Disclose all NIL activity to the compliance office. Every student-athlete receives the institution's NIL policy at the beginning of the academic year. International student-athletes should consult the visa office with questions about NIL and employment status, and the compliance office with anything else.

Biola has partnered with INFLUXER to support student-athlete NIL opportunities.

The NCAA randomly selects institutions and student-athletes for drug testing throughout the academic year, including the summer. All student-athletes are subject to testing before, during or after their competitive seasons. Student-athletes who test positive face a minimum 365-day suspension and loss of eligibility.

Many nutritional and dietary supplements contain NCAA banned substances. The FDA does not strictly regulate the supplement industry, so purity and safety cannot be guaranteed. Biola Athletics does not promote the use of nutritional or dietary supplements; use is at the student-athlete's own risk.

The Center for Drug Free Sport sponsors a confidential resource, Drug Free Sport AXIS, for student-athletes and athletics staff with supplement questions. Internet password: ncaa2.

SAAC is a group of student-athlete leaders who meet with the Biola compliance office on a regular basis. It is made up of an executive council plus representatives from each varsity program, run by the elected SAAC president and overseen by advisors from Biola's athletics administration.

Biola University Athletics has strategic priorities available on request. The PacWest Conference strategic plan also shapes the Biola Athletics experience.