Student-Athlete Academic Performance Center

The office of Academic Services for Student Athletes (ASSA) offers a variety of support services including Mentoring, Tutoring, and Academic Advising to help assist the more than 500 UCF student-athletes reach their full academic potential. A staff of Academic Advisors, Learning Specialists, and Mentors work one on one with student-athletes to provide them support in their transition from high school to college and throughout their careers at UCF.

• 1048 Student-Athletes named to the Conference USA Commissioners Honor Roll in the last 5 years, the most of any institution over that time frame.
• Student-Athletes’ federal graduation rate has increased 17 points in the last 5 years.
• The Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of UCF student-athletes is at 83% (all-time high).
• Average team-GPA has exceeded 3.0 in each academic term since spring 2008.
• UCF teams have earned a perfect single-year APR score of 1000 on 25 different occasions.

Our Knights are excelling in the classroom and in competition. They deserve the best educational and competitive experience available. This new Academic Center is key to that experience.

Program Scope

Academic Center

• Tutor rooms (14 individual rooms)
• Mentor rooms (12 individual rooms)
• Technology center (50 computer work stations)
• Advisor offices (12 individual offices)
• Resource center
• Classroom (capacity for 30)
• Classroom/convocation space (capacity for 200)
• Conference Room

Center for Student Services and Career Advisement

• Three individual career advisement rooms
• Resource center/classroom (space for 30)
• Office space for Student Services and Career Advisement

Compliance

• Student-athlete resource center
• NCAA compliance

Estimated size: 24,000 square feet (two story)
Estimated Cost: $6,000,000

If you would like to support the UCF Student-Athlete Academic Performance Center please contact Jeff Ulmer at (407) 823-2001 or julmer@athletics.ucf.edu.