Academic Counselor (Student-Athletes)

This position acts as the liaison among coaches, teaching faculty, staff, and student-athletes; works collaboratively with other units across campus in efforts to assist student-athletes effectively; and monitors and tracks the academic performance and eligibility of assigned student-athletes to ensure compliance with institutional standards and NCAA requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Meet regularly with assigned students to provide counsel regarding academic performance and academic requirements.

• Develop individualized academic support plans for assigned students.

• Monitor assigned student athletes’ academic performance and continuing eligibility to ensure compliance with institutional standards and NCAA requirements.

• Provide recommendations and intervention strategies to student-athletes based on ongoing collection of academic performance data from faculty, student-athletes, and ASA staff.

• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships and regular communication with coaches, sport supervisors, athletic department staff, faculty, and other campus partners.

• Meet regularly with coaches to report and discuss detailed current and future student-athlete academic progress and requirement as well as potential program implications.

• Meet with prospected student-athletes (and their family members) on their official recruiting visits to OSU, as requested by coaching staff and where appropriate.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in education, counseling, student services, sport management, business, psychology or related academic discipline.

• One year of experience providing support services to university or college aged students.

• A demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing inclusive excellence.

• Strong organizational, communication, and administrative skills, including attention to detail, timely follow-up, and meeting deadlines.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in education, counseling, student services, sport management, or related academic discipline.

• Experience in academic advising/counseling college student-athletes.

• Knowledge of NCAA eligibility requirements governing continuing eligibility, specifically Bylaw 14.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse educational, cultural, and economic backgrounds.

• Experience supporting and monitoring APR and GSR.