The mission of the National Collegiate Athletic Association is to enhance the total student-athlete experience by promoting opportunity, protecting student-athlete welfare and fostering a positive student-athlete image.
The NCAA strives to maintain intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the educational program and the athlete as an integral part of the student body.
Each student-athlete shall have the right to be treated as a student, as an individual of worth, with both dignity and respect in all aspects of his or her athletics experience. The purpose of intercollegiate athletics is to provide the opportunity for the participant to develop his or her potential as a skilled performer in an educational setting.
This Commitment to Student-Athlete Excellence was developed in order to educate both the participant and the administrator on the opportunities of being both a student and an athlete.