Student-athlete reinstatement is a department within the NCAA's membership services program. The student-athlete reinstatement staff processes violations and waivers that directly affect the eligibility of a prospective student-athlete or an enrolled student-athlete.
When an NCAA member school self-reports a violation, all eligibility issues are addressed first and as quickly as possible. Then, if the violation has institutional responsibility, it is forwarded to the NCAA's enforcement staff to be processed as a secondary or major infraction case.
The mission of the student-athlete reinstatement program is to keep the student-athlete at the forefront of each decision by evaluating individual factors while maintaining consistency and fairness for the membership and all student-athletes through a professional, service-oriented process.