William & Mary Athletics

Student-athletes receiving books as part of their athletic scholarship must follow proper procedures to both secure and return books. Student-athletes assume full financial responsibility for books not returned by the stated deadline at the end of each semester.
To secure books:

1. Schedule a meeting with the Athletics Compliance & Educational Services Department once your semester schedule is set or if you have added a new course.
2. Books will be ordered online by a staff member through the William & Mary Bookstore.
3. Orders generally will be ready for pick up 48 hours after the online order is placed.
4. Student-athletes must take their course schedule and student ID to pick up orders at the William & Mary Bookstore designated pick up area for all students.
5. Orders not picked up one (1) week after the order is placed shall be restocked and a new order must be made following the procedures above.
6. Books not in stock at the William & Mary Bookstore will be ordered via Amazon by the Asst. AD for Academic Services and delivered to William and Mary.

If you drop a course:

1. If you DROP a class during the add/drop period at the beginning of the semester, you must return your textbooks for the course to the William & Mary textbook department so your team is not charged for a book that you are not using and you are not in violation of NCAA rules by receiving a textbook that is not required.

You MUST take a printed class schedule prior to dropping the class and a printed class schedule showing dropped course to the bookstore when you return unwanted books.
2. If you DROP a course after the add/drop period, retain the textbooks and return to the William & Mary athletics department at the end of the semester through the procedures to return all textbooks issued.

To return books:

1. By the last day of exams for each semester, all students on book scholarship must return all books to the William & Mary Athletics Department. Hours and location in William & Mary Hall will be communicated the week prior to the start of final exams.
2. Students who do not return books by the last day of exams will be charged the full value for the books. The Compliance Office will initiate the charge to the student's account through the student accounts office.

*Any attempt to purchase books for another person or to purchase books that are not required for an enrolled class would be a breach of the Honor Code. Books that are not returned to the bookstore by the last day of exams for any semester become the financial responsibility of the individual student.