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Procedures for Providing Notification of Transfer A current or former student-athlete who wishes to transfer to another institution must provide the UM Athletics Compliance Office with written notification of transfer, using the required form (available from the Compliance Office). Upon receipt of the completed form, the Compliance Office has two (2) business days in which to enter the student-athlete information into the NCAA Student-Athlete Transfer Portal. Once that data is entered, the student-athlete will receive an automated email from the system that the process is complete. It is at this point that coaches from other NCAA institutions may speak with the student-athlete about transferring. The head coach of the new institution and the student shall certify that no athletics staff member or other representative of the institution’s athletics interest communicated or made contact with the student-athlete, or any individual associated with the student (e.g., family member, scholastic or nonscholastic coach, advisor), directly or indirectly, without first obtaining authorization through the notification of transfer process. Contact, directly or indirectly, prior to that notice is considered a Level II NCAA violation. Student-athletes are required to notify the Compliance Office in writing (email suffices) when they wish to have their names removed from the Transfer Portal, either due to identifying the school to which they will transfer, or due to deciding against transferring. A student-athlete indicating his/her intention to transfer may lose access to services and benefits available to UM student-athletes. This includes, but is not limited to: • The use of Grizzly Athletics facilities (strength and conditioning facilities, competition/practice facilities) • Rhinehart Athletic Training Center facilities and services • The Hackney Athletic Equipment Center facilities and services • The Eric and Blair Sprunk Student-Athlete Academic Center • Academic Services such as tutoring, mentoring, academic advising, registration priority • Cancellation of athletic scholarship for the following semester and/or academic year Determination of restrictions, if any, will be made on a case-by-case basis, depending on the circumstances surrounding the request to transfer. If restrictions on access are imposed, those will be provided to the student-athlete in writing (email) from the Compliance Office. DEADLINES: In order to use the one-time transfer exception to be eligible at the new institution, the following deadlines for providing written notification of transfer apply: • Fall and Winter Sports: May 1 • Spring Sports: July 1
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