Athletic Academic Advisor

• Serve as the academic advisor for Football and assigned Olympic sports.

• Assist student-athletes in understanding University and degree requirements and develop a responsible approach to academic planning.

• Assist student-athletes in selecting and declaring an academic major.

• Assist and advise student-athletes each semester during the pre-registration process by monitoring their class schedules for graduate requirements and special athletic needs, such as travel and practice times.

• Monitor study hall, maintain accurate academic records, develop statistical analysis of academic success or challenges and provide data as requested regarding the academic progress of student-athletes on an on-going basis.

• Communicate with coaches and track the admission status, assessment and pre-registration of assigned student-athletes.

• Assist coaches in the recruitment process of student-athletes by sharing academic information and by meeting prospective student-athletes for campus visits.

• Assist student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility in completing their degree at APSU.

• Assist upperclassmen in all graduation matters, e.g. career counseling, letters of recommendation, post-graduate testing and application, etc.

• Assist with orientation workshops for all freshman and transfer student-athletes.

• Refer student-athletes to other office and campus resources as needed.

• Oversee tutoring program and travel letter distribution for all teams.

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.

• A minimum of two years of full-time experience in athletic academic advising at the intercollegiate level