Academic Development of Student-Athletes

SMU understands the unique academic challenges faced by student-athletes. Academic Development of Student-Athletes (ADSA) provides academic counseling to help student-athletes make informed decisions about their degree, major selection, plan their semester courses, and maintain their NCAA eligibility.

SMU understands the unique academic challenges faced by student-athletes. 

The ADSA provides academic support to our student-athletes during their time as a Mustang. Our office consists of academic counseling, a tutorial program, and reading/writing interventionists to improve academic skills and identify potential barriers to learning, empowering our athletes to succeed!

We provide academic resources for SMU Student-Athletes:

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Academic Counseling

Our Academic Counselors work closely with the student-athlete's on degree/major selection, enrollment, and eligibility.
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Tutorial Services

Our tutors provide subject specific content tutoring to our Student-Athletes in a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses.
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Academic Interventions

ADSA Interventionists work closely with our SMU student-athletes to provide additional support in the areas of reading, writing, quantitative skills, and executive functioning skills.

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    Altshuler Learning Enhancement Center

    SMU offers free tutoring services for many courses to any full-time undergraduate on a drop-in basis.

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    The Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) sponsor programs focuses on those who identify as first-generation college students, may need assistance in adjusting to an urban city, or seek assistance in fully utilizing campus resources, be they academic, financial, or social.

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