The Athletic Department's policies are published in the Student Athlete Handbook, which also describes the Department's mission and includes a statement of the rights and responsibilities of student-athletes at the University. The Handbook is widely distributed to all student-athletes, their parents, and the coaches. Another key publication is the Booster Guide, which describes NCAA and Big Ten Conference rules pertaining to a booster's relationship with both the University and the student-athlete. As these examples indicate, the Department undertakes extensive efforts to educate student-athletes, departmental staff, and other individuals affiliated with University of Michigan athletics about compliance with the rules and regulations that govern intercollegiate athletics. Besides printed pamphlets and publications described above, the Department communicates compliance information through various other means such as Media Guides, Game Programs, magazine articles, meetings of targeted groups, speaking engagements, radio show appearances, and the like.
Financial integrity is ensured through internal and external audits.
In addition to the annual certified audit of the Department, external auditors confirm annually the amount and type of booster club contributions to and on behalf of the Department.