ADSA 8002 Issues & Challenges Affecting the Student Athlete
This course will examine the unique, historical, and contemporary issues faced by student-athletes including but not limited to: mental health, student-athlete identity, career preparation, and athlete transitions. Students will learn to recognize the various issues that student-athletes deal with and what to do for referral to assist the student-athlete. Topics will include theoretical approaches, practitioner recommendations, and established programming that are currently utilized for student-athlete development.
Course overview
- Department
- Advancing Studies
- School
- ADV
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Periodically
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.17 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.28 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Sean Hendricks | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 14 of 15 |
| Fall 2024 | Janice Hilliard | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 16 |
| Fall 2024 | Sean Hendricks | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | — | 11 of 17 |
| Fall 2023 | Janice Hilliard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 of 16 |
| Spring 2022 | Patricia Raube Keller | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 15 of 16 |