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

Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.17 / 5

Based on 64 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Janice Hilliard
    Fall 2024, Fall 2023 · Official rating 3.91/5
  • Patricia Raube Keller
    Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.00/5
  • Sean Hendricks
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.80/5

Sections

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