Academic Advising
Athletic Academic Advisors provide a broad range of services to assist student-athletes holistically throughout their college experience. Advisors assist in individualized academic advising and major exploration, while monitoring the academic performance and attendance of student-athletes through regular communication with UW faculty and staff.
They meet with prospective student-athletes and families on recruiting visits, help student-athletes with their transition through SOAR and other new-student orientations, and oversee a student-athlete’s athletic eligibility from their initial enrollment through graduation.
By providing these services and opportunities, advisors help student-athletes balance their academic and athletic responsibilities in order to reach their full potential both in and out of the classroom.
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Learning Services
Learning Specialists meet regularly with individual student athletes who have a need for personalized and intensive academic support. Learning specialists assist student-athletes with determining the best methods for learning course content, provide guidance on how to utilize the most efficient organization systems, and collaborate with advisors to monitor academic progress.
Weekly time is dedicated to continual assessment and development of a student-athlete’s learning methods and study systems, organizational skills, time management, and motivational techniques. Learning specialists also introduce student-athletes to additional resources and opportunities such as tutoring and mentoring, content-area learning centers on campus, and the McBurney Disability Resource Center.
By developing a strong bond with each student-athlete, learning specialists are able to best support their individual needs in finding academic success at the University of Wisconsin.
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Tutoring & Mentoring
Tutoring and mentoring services are available to all student-athletes at the University of Wisconsin. The Tutor and Mentor Program is CRLA certified, promising that all tutors and mentors have robust training and education throughout their time in their role.
Our 60+ tutors and mentors are comprised of undergraduate students, graduate students, and former educators from the Madison community. Tutors and mentors meet with student-athletes weekly through in-person or virtual interactions to provide assistance with content comprehension, exam review, sample problems, and study skills.
Mentor services vary from organizational skills to time management and study techniques. By taking advantage of these opportunities for additional academic support, student-athletes are able to more successfully navigate their courses and manage the balance of athletics, academics, and social life.
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Returning Badgers
While student-athletes may leave Madison before completing their degree for a variety of reasons, including professional opportunities,
the Returning Badger Degree Completion Program affirms our commitment to support all Badgers in completing a degree from the University of Wisconsin.
Our academic support begins with the re-admission process and includes intensive academic advising that formulates a plan with each student to complete an existing degree, along with guidance from campus college/school major advisors. We also provide individualized academic support that may involve tutors, mentors, learning specialists, and career and leadership services, as well as introductions to campus academic resources. Our goal is to assist Returning Badgers to acclimate to the rigors of college coursework while balancing their life outside the classroom, with the ultimate goal of earning a University of Wisconsin degree.
To learn more about how we support Returning Badgers, visit Returning Badger Degree Completion Program.
