The NCAA defines an extra benefit as any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a representative of the institution's athletics interests to provide a student-athlete or the student-athlete's relative or friend a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation. These rules also apply to all prospective student-athletes.

Specifically prohibited financial aid, benefits and arrangements include, but are not limited to the following:

• Providing cash or loans in any amount, or signing or co-signing for a loan.
• Providing gifts of any kind, including birthday cards and holiday gifts.
• Providing special discounts for goods and services (e.g. car repairs, legal services, meals).
• Providing free or reduced rent, housing.
• Providing employment of a student-athlete at a rate higher than the wages paid for similar work.
• Providing any form of transportation.
• Providing tickets to an athletics event, institutional, or community event.
• Providing a promise of financial aid for postgraduate education.

Any provision of an EXTRA BENEFIT to a prospective or currently enrolled student-athlete by an institution's staff member or athletics representative jeopardizes the athletics eligibility of the student-athlete.