1. Who Must Participate?
Office of Student- All freshmen, transfers, and student-
athletes with a 2.5 grade point average or
Athlete Development below must participate in the student-
Eastern Connecticut State University athlete online class.
Online Academics/Orientation Program
To successfully complete the class first year
students must complete 5 study hall hours
per week and 10 class assignments by the
end of the semester.
Why?
Who Must
Participate? The major objectives of the class are to
assist in the adaptation of new student
Upper classmen with below 2.5
GPA must attend study hall for athletes into the college environment while
the full 5 hours and complete 3 providing academic resources, introduce
assignments. students to campus resources, and create a
supportive learning environment.
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2. Study Hall Hours Study Hall Hours
All first year student
athletes at Eastern will be Incoming freshmen & transfers with
required to attend outstanding academic credentials can submit
monitored study hall a request to be exempt from study hall
sessions for five hours per hours if their coach approves, but all
week. Study hall hours will freshmen & transfers must complete all 10
be conducted in the Webb assignments.
computer lab.
Study Hall Hours Assignment Due Dates
Student athletes will be able to obtain Four assignments finished
Study Hall Hours Sunday through Thursday by October 23rd
in the evenings 6 p.m. until 10 p.m., Sundays
Seven assignments finished
2-10 p.m. Mornings are available if
by November 20th
requested in writing and approved they the
head coach. All Ten assignments
finished by December 17th
No study hall credit in the library can be
granted because they cannot be successfully All Assignments are
monitored. Pass/Fail
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3. Assignments
Expectations
(Examples)
Post an Introduction
& reply to someone Student athletes will log-in WebCt to
posting receive and complete ten weekly
assignments by the end of the fall semester
Sign up to see a
tutor Attend a monitored study hall at least five
hours per week
Do community service
Check their university email account
Have your resume
frequently
done by career
services Complete assignments by their due date.
The Student
IMPORTANT!
Development Website
The Office of Student Athlete Development
Any Student-Athlete NOT website will supplement information provided
completing their hours AND by the first year online class, and allow
Assignments by the end of the upperclassmen access to educational
semester will repeat the course resources and departmental policies.
Examples of information provided are the
until they do. student athlete handbook, university forms,
Your GPA will NOT matter. and the policy on academic misconduct.
http://www.easternct.edu/depts/athletics/
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4. Questions? MISC.
Meeting Sunday,
September 10, 2006, T-Shirt
6:30 p.m. in the
Sports Center, rm 221 Planner
Contact Trece Hayslett, Sunday meetings
465-5315,
Hayslettc@easternct.edu
More Than Sports
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