Student-Athlete Academic Services

Athletic Study Lab 
 
The Athletics Study Lab was established to assist student-athletes in their efforts toward educational attainment and graduation. Recognizing the additional expectation in being a student and an athlete, the office seeks to help students develop appropriate skills which will allow them to maximize their academic potential while members of intercollegiate athletic teams. Accurate record keeping, charting of academic progress and NCAA rules of compliance will also be monitored. However, the ultimate responsibility for athletic eligibility rests with the student-athletes and their respective coaches. 
 
The Student-Athletes Service team serves as a liaison between the Athletics Department and all University staff, faculty and personnel regarding concerns and procedures. All academic services provided by the Athletics Department shall be in total compliance with our institutional responsibility as it relates to Conference and NCAA rules, regulations, agreements, precedents, and published interpretations. 
 
The Coordinator of Student-Athlete Study Lab works in the Study Lab to ensure that all university rules are maintained in the lab at all times and to provide a structured environment that is conducive to everyone's learning.   
 
Who is required to attend Study Lab? 

  • Freshman student-athletes 

  • Returning “at-risk” student-athletes (identified as at-risk based on one or more of the following criteria: 

  • Cumulative GPA of 2.70 or below (those with a 2.40 cumulative GPA are labeled “at-risk”) 

  • Earned less than 9 hours in the previous semester 

  • Identified by student-athlete service team or coaches as “at-risk” 

  • Students with 6 or more hours of failing grades per grade checks 

Study Hall Requirements 

  • All student-athletes are required to sign in & out of study hall on the Teamworks app using their phone & QR code to receive credit. Failure to do so will result in 0 hours being recorded. 

  • Student-athletes may log a max of 2 hours of study hall per day (exceptions may apply) 

  • Scholarship student-athlete enrolled in ENGL 100 & ENGL 101 are required to utilize the Write to Excellence Center for papers. Scholarship athletes enrolled in MATH 104 & MATH 105 or first year freshman taking a math will be required to complete 1 hour of study hall required time in the ACLC tutoring lab. 

Hours of Operation  - (Week starts on Sunday and ends on Friday) 

Sunday 5pm-9pm 

Monday – Thursday 9am-9pm 

Friday 9am-12pm 

Procedures 

  • If causing a disturbance, a Student-Athlete service team member will remove student-athlete from the study lab and remove their time. 

  • If short on weekly time – each team’s coaching staff will receive notification to issue penalties  

  • 1st offense: Warning 

  • 2nd offense: Penalty Issued 

  • 3rd offense: Loss of study hall privileges until a meeting with coach and student athletes is completed. 

  • The student-athlete service team will provide a report of student-athletes that meet the criteria for required study hall hours. Coaches are welcome to add student-athletes and/or study hall time at the discretion of their program’s standards.