Central Washington University Athletics

 Mission
The Freedman- Remak Student Athlete Academic Success Center (FRSAASC) supports CWU Athletics, in its mission to help student athletes achieve their academic and intellectual goals. 

Vision
To create a culture of academic success for student athletes at Central Washington University
 
Motto
“Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.” - John Wooden

FRSAASC Objectives

1. Help student athletes achieve academic and intellectual goals
2. Provide Academic Support Services  
3. Facilitate involvement in co-curricular experiences to promote holistic student success and achievement.
4. Student athlete advocacy  
5. Recruiting and outreach  

What We Do

Study Hall
The FRC has multiple services that it provides to student-athletes (SA’s). The first being a common place for SA’s to convene. The facility has chairs, desks, tables, couches, and a place to check in and out. Freshmen are required to use this space for at least 4 hours a week, all three of their first quarters on campus. Following their freshman year, SA’s will qualify for required hours based on their grade point averages.

Academic Mentorship
All SA’s can participate in academic mentorship. There are two ways they can receive this support and that is:
    1. Coaches require them to participate as a condition of their participation on their team. This is the less common avenue for participation.
    2. SA's sellf-identify that they could benefit from additional support and request to participate. this is the more common avenue for participation. 

Academic Mentorship requires SA’s to meet one on one with a mentor (often a fellow student-athlete) on a weekly basis. This mentor serves as an intermediary for any of the SA’s academic goals. Mentors are trained on resources on campus as well as life skills such as time management.  

            Tutoring Services 
Student-athletes can receive tutoring from any of the FRC’s tutors, so long as they are taking a course associated with that tutor. Currently, the tutoring program has focused on Math, English, and core sciences (Chemistry and Biology). Open tutoring sessions are available on Monday and Tuesday Nights. If a student would like a one-on-one session, they can make an appointment through the FRC staff.  

       Compliance 
The FRC is not in charge of compliance for the Athletic Department, but they are capable of offering information regarding eligibility concerns. If a student has questions, they are able to make an appointment or drop in and ask questions with the Director at any time.  

       Academic Resources and Planning 
The FRC will also assist any student-athlete regarding academic resources, university resources, and academic planning. This can be through meetings, team meetings, and emails. Additionally, there are several events throughout the year designed to help student-athletes keep track of their academic progress and ensure they are taking the proper coursework to complete their degree.  

Study Hall Requirements, Hours, and Winter Schedule

Winter 2024 Hours
Sunday 4-9pm 
Monday through Thursday 9am-9pm 
Location: Fourth Floor of the Brooks Library Room 405

The Study Hall Program is designed to provide a structured study environment to support the academic success of our Central Washington University student-athletes. Here are the requirements:
1. Four (4) hours of study hall are required per week for all freshman student-athletes, Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarter of their Freshman Year.
2. All student-athletes, regardless of year, who have below a 3.0 Previous Quarterly GPA and/or below a 3.0 Cumulative GPA will be require two (2) hours of study hall.
    a. Coaches and student-athletes can add additional hours at their own discretion, at any time.
3. All Student-athletes, regardless of year, who are under a 2.5 Previous Quarterly GPA or Cumulative GPA will be required four (4) hours of study hall.
    a. Coaches and student-athletes can add additional hours at their own discretion at any time.
4. After their freshman year, student-athletes above a 3.0 GPA Cumulative GPA and 3.0 Previous Quarter GPA may opt out of study hall.
    a. Coaches and student-athletes can add additional hours at their own discretion at any time.
5. Transfer students will be required hours of study hall.
    a. If a student-athlete is transferring into CWU with a 3.0 or higher from a previous college level institution, they will be required one quarter of study hall at 4 hours per week.
    b. If a student-athlete is transferring into CWU with a 2.999 or lower from a previous college level institution, they will be required two quarters of study hall at 4 hours per week.
    c. Once they have completed the requirement, they will be subject to the hour requirement outlined in 7.01.2.3
    d. Students who take a gap year following high school are considered incoming freshman.
    e. Graduate student's are not required study hall hours. 
6. Study hall hours will be reported to the coaches on a weekly basis.
    a. Each study hall week begins Sunday at 4pm and ends at 9pm on Thursday evening.
    b. If coaches would like to change the reporting structure, they can contact the FRSAASC staff.

Academic Support Services

• Academic Follow up and Support for at-risk student athletes
• Career Services referral
• Major Declaration Assistance
• Study Hall Program (Weekly monitored study hall hours)

 
Study Table Rules*:
The purpose of the study hall is to create an environment that is conducive to reading, studying and completing homework assignments. The rules are in place to make sure that each person can work and not be distracted by the other individuals in the room.

1. Show up on time and be prepared to show student ID.
2. You MUST sign in and sign out with the monitor.
3. Be respectful to study hall monitor, and each other.
4. No talking in the classroom.
5. No profanity or racial slurs allowed in the Study rooms or Athletic Annex common areas (Lobby and outside the office areas).
6. Bring something to work on (i.e. textbooks to read, notes to study and/or homework assignments to complete).
7. Personal Laptops are permitted for homework use only. No social media, streaming movies (Netflix, YouTube, etc), surfing the web or personal emails is allowed.
8. Cell phones must be on silent/vibrate. You may use cell phones to listen to music via headphones only. Music should be at a volume that cannot be heard by others. Calls must be received in the lobby area or outside.
9. No tobacco products

 
*Persons that violate these rules will be warned and/or asked to leave at the discretion of the study hall monitor.

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