Academic Excellence

INTRODUCTION

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

The Holcomb Success Center offers Southeast Missouri student-athletes a place to study and develop as students and campus leaders.

It is located in the Student Recreation Center, just south of Houck Field. The Holcomb Success Center offers a computer lab with 18 work terminals, study areas and rooms for group meetings. The facility houses the Southeast Academic Services staff and main weight room for Redhawk student-athletes.

The beautiful facility has enhanced the outstanding work in the classroom already enjoyed by SEMO student-athletes.

Redhawk student-athletes overcame an enormous amount of adversity and disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic to cap a record 2019-20 academic year.

After recording a 3.39 grade point average in the fall, SEMO accumulated a Department of Athletics record 3.53 spring Coaches after posting a 3.70 Center staff works to get semester GPA. grade point average during the athletes involved in campus and

A total of 12 teams achieved last academic year. community projects, as well. This a 3.21 or higher GPA during the Tutors are available for all is done to provide a support spring term alone. student-athletes as needed. In structure and greater opportunity

Also, five different programs, addition, both attendance and for academic success. Through including gymnastics (3.82), academic progress is monitored the NCAA’s CHAMPS/Life Skills women’s soccer (3.78), women’s through regular checks with Program, the Holcomb Success basketball (3.42), men’s basketball faculty. Center gives student-athletes (3.26) and football (2.94) A special course is required for personal and professional skills in registered their highest semester all first time student-athletes at order to facilitate successful and

GPA ever. SEMO. The course, which productive futures.

Women’s tennis led the spring offers three credit hours, is part semester with a 3.88 GPA. of a comprehensive program

Women’s cross country (3.76), developed to address study skills women’s track & field (3.66), and life skills topics, and thus, softball (3.60), volleyball (3.44), enhance retention and academic baseball (3.35), men’s cross success for student-athletes. country (3.32) and men’s track & Entering student-athletes field (3.21) completed the team are evaluated for academic

GPAs in the spring term. preparedness and assigned

SEMO women’s soccer has to appropriate categories. registered a 3.3 or higher GPA Student-athletes can also receive during each of the program’s 21 individualized academic programs years. which include meeting with a

Southeast Missouri was named mentor bi-weekly to discuss a 2019-20 Team Academic Award academic progress. winner by the United Soccer The Holcomb Success 2020-21 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL