Athletic Academic Advising
Athletic Academic Advisors are assigned to specific teams, and will track progress of all student-athletes through utilization of weekly meetings, Learning Specialist reports, APS reports, Tutor reports, and professor progress reports obtained through Navigate. All grades and notes are documented in a centralized location shared by the Academic Advisors. Each student-athlete has a unique individualized academic support plan that is built considering the guidelines below and adjusted as needed through conversation between the student-athlete and their advisor.
Academic Plan Guidelines
| Academic Group | Criteria | Weekly Requirements |
| 8+ Academic Hours | Freshman & Transfers At-Risk Student-Athletes Academic Warning Status Continuing SA under 2.3 GPA Eligibility Concerns Advisor/Coach discretion |
Weekly Meeting with Academic Advisor 3+ Meeting with Learning Specialist or APS 2+ Tutor Appointments as needed Objective Based Study Table |
| 6+ Academic Hours | Continuing SA between 2.3-2.5 GPA Advisor/Coach discretion |
Weekly Meeting with Academic Advisor 2+ Meeting with APS 2+ Tutoring Appointments as needed Objective Based Study Table |
| 4+ Academic Hours | Continuing SA between 2.5-2.8 GPA Advisor/Coach discretion |
Weekly or Biweekly Meeting with Academic Advisor Tutoring as needed Flex Study Table Time |
*All students must check in with Advisors once a month at minimum, regardless of GPA
*Hours are considered a guideline, and may be adjusted accordingly throughout any semester
*Weekly plans will start on Sunday and end on Friday at 3pm
Athletic Academic Support Position Descriptions
- Course advising and selection, graduation plans, major choices, and career goals
- Develop and implement individualized academic support plans for identified students
- Weekly check-ins to monitor in progress courses, APS, Tutoring, Study hall
- Communicate with faculty and staff on travel, student updates, and concerns
- Monitor academic eligibility per NCAA and MAC rules
- Full time status, progress towards degree, GPA
- Transfer articulation tracking
- Provides academic skill instruction to student athletes with learning disabilities and/or low skill level
- Coordinates screen and evaluation for all incoming student-athletes
- Teach learning strategies and address academic needs
- Liaison to Office of Accessibility Resources for students with diagnosed or temporary disabilities
- Reviews the screen and evaluation completed by all incoming student-athletes to determine if they need further assessment
- Completes cognitive achievement testing and ADHD assessment
- Gathers documentation to meet NCAA requirements of students with ADHD
- Mentor and monitor a cohort of at-risk or underprepared student-athletes
- Teach college-level academic skills and learning strategies
- Assist in development of organization and time management skills
- Monitor class work progress and projects
- Promote and facilitate academic and personal growth
- Provide content focused supplemental instruction to the instruction received in class
- Individual tutoring - Tutoring that takes place one-on-one by scheduled appointment
- Group tutoring - Scheduled sessions where the tutor works with several student athletes at once
