✓Monitor academic progress including regular meetings with assigned students
✓Assist student-athletes with course selection, registration, schedule planning, and major exploration
✓Collaborate with Academic Advisors to provide academic guidance
Nice to have
+Implement programs and initiatives with defined recruitment, retention, and graduation outcomes
+Assist student athletes in understanding eligibility requirements
One of 100 open Community & Foundation roles on SportsCareers right now. 39 of the 100 list pay; this one doesn't.
Job description
UNM Athletics Academic Advising is seeking a Student Eligibility Specialist to coordinate and advise specific sports which may include women’s basketball, men’s and women’s track and field/cross country, and men’s tennis. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience and knowledge of NCAA rules and standards in regard to student eligibility and graduation.
Leadership opportunities may exist with this position commensurate with experience.
Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
Provide comprehensive academic support to an assigned caseload of student-athletes
Develop individualized academic plans that support progress toward degree, academic eligibility, and graduation
Monitor academic progress including regular meetings with assigned students to assess academic performance, address concerns, provide resources, and support established goals
Assist student-athletes with course selection, registration, schedule planning, and major exploration
Collaborating with Academic Advisors to provide academic guidance
Implementing programs and initiatives with defined recruitment, retention, and graduation outcomes
Monitor student-athlete academic progress to support NCAA, Mountain West Conference, and UNM eligibility requirements
Assist student athletes in understanding eligibility requirements
Maintain detailed and accurate records regarding student-athlete eligibility and academic progress