The Friar Success Program

Student-Athlete Services provides individualized academic support tailored to each student-athlete’s academic strengths and weaknesses. Based on a variety of criteria, first year student-athletes are placed into one of four tiers.

Friar Success Program Tier Definitions. Tier 1 highly structured and individualized support, includes weekly 1v1 meeting with academic coordinator, mandatory weekly strategist, content & writing tutors, objective-based study hall, semester progress reports, participation in academic workshops & lessons. Tier 2: Semi-structured academic support includes weekly 1v1 meeting with academic coordinator, content & writing tutors as needed, objective-based study hall, semester progress reports, participation in academic workshops. Tier 3: Course-specific academic support includes 1v1 meeting with academic coordinator as needed, content & writing tutors as needed, mandatory 4 hours of study hall, semester progress Reports. Tier 4: Academic Support as needed includes 1v1 meeting with academic coordinator as needed, content & writing tutors as needed, distraction-free study space as needed, semester progress reports.