On March 26, 1992, the University accepted the following Statement of Principles governing the conduct of Intercollegiate Athletics at Adelphi.

STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES
Preamble: This institution is committed to a philosophy of firm institutional control of athletics, to the unquestioned academic and financial integrity of our athletics program, and to the accountability of the athletics department to the values and goals befitting higher education. In support of that commitment, the Board of Trustees, the officers, the faculty and staff of this institution have examined and agreed to the following general principles as a guide to our participation in intercollegiate athletics:

I. The educational values, practices and mission of this institution determine the standards by which we conduct our intercollegiate athletics program.
II. The responsibility and authority for the administration of the athletics department, including all basic policies, personnel and finances, are vested in the President.
III. The welfare, health and safety of student-athletes are primary concerns of the administrators involved with athletics, intramurals. and recreation. This institution will provide student-athletes with the opportunity for academic experiences as close as possible to the experience of their classmates.
IV. Every student-athlete -- male and female, majority and minority, in all sports -- will receive equitable and fair treatment.
V. The admission of student-athletes -- including transfers -- will be based on their showing reasonable promise of being successful in a course of study leading to an academic degree. That judgment will be made by the office of enrollment planning.
VI. Continuing eligibility to participate in intercollegiate athletics will be based on students being able to demonstrate they are meeting the N.C.A.A. and institutional prescribed standards and that they will graduate within five years of their enrolling. Students who do not pass this test will not play.
VII. Student-athletes, in each sport, will be graduated in at least the same proportion as non-athletes who have spent comparable time as full-time students.
VIII. All funds raised and spent in connection with intercollegiate athletics programs will be channeled through the institution's general treasury whether internal or external. The athletics department budget will continue to be monitored in accordance with general budgeting procedures on campus. Fund-raising by sport is encouraged.
IX. All athletics-related income from non-university sources for coaches and athletics administrators will be reviewed and approved by the university. In cases where the income involves the university's functions, facilities, or name, contracts will be negotiated with the institution.
X. Annual academic and fiscal audits of the athletics program will continue to be conducted. This institution will promptly correct any deficiencies and will conduct its athletics program in a manner worthy of membership in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.