Athletics
The Department of Athletics and Recreation (312.567.3296) offers a comprehensive program of varsity sports, intramural competition, and informal recreation activities for both men and women. The Scarlet Hawks men's varsity teams compete in baseball, cross-country, soccer, swimming and outdoor track & field; women's varsity teams compete in cross-country, swimming, soccer, outdoor track & field and volleyball. The university is an active member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).All athletes must be regularly enrolled, full-time undergraduates and must maintain academic eligibility. Graduates of accredited high schools or community colleges are eligible to compete in college athletics immediately upon matriculation. A student who transfers from a four-year college may, or may not be eligible to compete in an NAIA sport for the first 16 weeks of attendance – subject to NAIA eligibility requirements. A limited number of athletic scholarships are available to outstanding scholar athletes. If a student continues to pursue the completion of degree requirements beyond once the student has exhausted athletic eligibility and demonstrates financial need, then the student may submit a Special Circumstance Review to the Office of Financial Aid. All appeals are reviewed by the Appeals Committee and decisions are made on a case by case basis. Once a student is declared academically ineligible or has exhausted athletic eligibility the athlete is no longer eligible for athletic scholarships. An athlete is permitted four full seasons of intercollegiate competition, which may accumulate at IIT or in a combination of IIT and 4 year/ junior college career over a total of 10 semesters of attendance. For more information athletics scholarships please visit http://www.iit.edu/financial_aid/policies/athletic_scholarship_policy.shtml.
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