Intramurals General Information: Eligibility

Purpose & Objectives

• Provide recreational opportunities for the campus community, with the needed equipment.
• Provide assistance to those who desire to form a team.
• Provide positive experiences, regardless of race, nationality, age, gender, handicap, skill level, and past experience, in their favorite team or individual sport.
• Provide an opportunity to develop motor skills which will be beneficial throughout life.
• Provide an opportunity to develop important values and skills such as self-esteem, social skills, sportsmanship, and self-motivation.
• Provide students work opportunities to help with their financial needs. Also to provide student development opportunities.
• Provide an opportunity for relaxation from strenuous school work and the rapid pace of modern living.
• Provide a safe and healthy environment by reducing or eliminating as many risks as reasonably possible.
• Promote participation regardless of race, nationality, age, gender, handicap, skill level, or past experience.
• Promote fulfillment of such basic human needs as relaxation, socialization, accomplishment, maintenance of physical fitness, and most important, having fun.
• Promote sportsmanship by creating a healthy atmosphere for participants, spectators, and intramural employees.

Eligibility Requirements

All students, faculty, and staff currently enrolled or employed by any department of Prairie View A&M University are eligible to participate in the Intramural Sports Program. Their spouses are also eligible if they purchase a spouse pass.

Undergraduate and Graduate Students

A person is considered an undergraduate or graduate student if enrolled at Prairie View A&M University with at least one (1) credit or doing research and possesses a current student activity card or proof of enrollment.

Faculty, Staff, and Non-Contract Staff

A person is considered faculty or staff if currently employed by any department of Prairie View A&M University and has a current faculty or staff card. A person is considered non-contract staff if he/she is not on contract with the University but still employed.

Spouses of Students, Faculty and Staff

Spouses will be allowed to participate in the Intramural Sports Program as long as they have purchased a spouse pass.