CHAMPS Program

About CHAMPS

The CHAMPS program is Methodist University’s student athlete study hall.

CHAMPS Starting Date: Sunday, August 30

Location and Check-In: All CHAMPS hours are to be completed in the Davis Memorial Library. Student-athletes will swipe their student IDs to check-in and out at the Academic Support Information Desk.

CHAMPS Study Hall Hours

Student-athletes will fulfill their CHAMPS hours during the Writing & Tutoring Center’s hours of operation, which are as follows:

Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.–10:45 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m.–4:45 p.m.
Sunday, 5 p.m.–10:45 p.m.

*For student-athletes to have their CHAMPS study time counted, student-athletes are required to be present for 50 minutes. Incremental periods of less than 50 minutes will not be considered eligible for counting.*

Additional Enhancements

Writing and Tutoring Center and Individual Research Assistance (IRA) appointments, and Academic Support workshops and events will be counted towards CHAMPS hours.

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Student-Athlete GPA Requirement

Any student-athlete who has below a 2.00 cumulative GPA is required to complete five hours of CHAMPS study hours per week for the duration of the semester.

Freshman Student-Athlete Requirements

Fall semester, all freshman student-athletes are required to complete five hours of CHAMPS study hours per week for the duration of the semester.
Spring Semester, freshman student-athletes who have a 2.70 GPA or above are exempt from CHAMPS.
Spring Semester, freshman student-athletes who have between a 2.70 and 2.00 GPA are required to complete three hours of CHAMPS for the duration of the semester.

Sophomore Student-Athlete Requirements

All sophomore student-athletes with a 2.50 cumulative GPA or above are exempt from CHAMPS.
All sophomore student-athletes with a cumulative GPA between 2.50 and 2.00 are required to complete two hours of CHAMPS per week for the duration of the semester.

Junior Student-Athlete Requirements

Junior student-athletes who meet the 2.50 cumulative GPA requirements are exempt from CHAMPS.
All junior student-athletes with a cumulative GPA between 2.50 and 2.00 are required to complete two hours of CHAMPS per week for the duration of the semester.