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1/17/2018 3:51:00 PM | General, SASS
Student-athletes at EMU scored a 3.150 GPA in the latest term
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – It was another strong semester in the classroom for Eastern Michigan University student-athletes, as they combined to record a 3.150 grade point average (GPA) during the Fall of 2017, representing the eighth-highest mark in school history. Additionally, the cumulative GPA for all student-athletes was the department's fifth-best tally at 3.245.
This is the 16th term in a row EMU student-athletes have earned over a 3.0 GPA, the EMU Student-Athlete Support Services office announced today, Jan. 17.
"I'm incredibly proud of the academic performance of our student-athletes," said Vice President/Director of Athletics Scott Wetherbee. "This success is a reflection of highly committed and hard-working student-athletes and our department's dedication to academic excellence. I'm especially appreciative of our coaching staff who recruit strong students and create team cultures that value academic success, as well as our outstanding professors and student-athlete support services staff members who are on the front lines in providing a first-class education."
Of the 557 student-athletes enrolled at EMU in the fall, 365 student-athletes (65 percent) posted a 3.0-or-higher grade point average for the term. Furthermore, a total of 390 student-athletes (70 percent) hold a cumulative GPA above 3.0.
For the semester, women's soccer led all sports with a team GPA of 3.684 on EMU's 4.0 scale. Women's golf (3.667) was next, while women's cross country (3.661) was third. Men's golf (3.660) and women's swimming & diving (3.568) rounded out the top five programs for the fall semester.
Of EMU's 21 athletics programs, 16 teams finished the semester with a GPA better than 3.0.
Highlights for the 2017 Fall Semester
• Overall Athletic Department Fall 2017 Cumulative GPA: 3.245
• Overall Athletic Department Fall 2017 GPA: 3.150
• Highest Male Fall 2017 Team GPA: Men's Golf (3.660)
• Highest Female Fall 2017 Team GPA: Women's Soccer (3.684)
• Total Number of 4.0 Semester GPA's: 42
• Team with Most Number of 4.0 Semester GPA's: Women's Rowing (7)
• Number of student-athletes above a 3.0 Semester GPA: 365 (65%)
• Number of student-athletes above a 3.0 Cumulative GPA: 390 (70%)
• Total Number of Teams with a 3.0 GPA: 16 (84%)
• Total Number of Teams with a 3.0 Cumulative GPA: 16 (84%)
This is the 16th term in a row EMU student-athletes have earned over a 3.0 GPA, the EMU Student-Athlete Support Services office announced today, Jan. 17.
"I'm incredibly proud of the academic performance of our student-athletes," said Vice President/Director of Athletics Scott Wetherbee. "This success is a reflection of highly committed and hard-working student-athletes and our department's dedication to academic excellence. I'm especially appreciative of our coaching staff who recruit strong students and create team cultures that value academic success, as well as our outstanding professors and student-athlete support services staff members who are on the front lines in providing a first-class education."
Of the 557 student-athletes enrolled at EMU in the fall, 365 student-athletes (65 percent) posted a 3.0-or-higher grade point average for the term. Furthermore, a total of 390 student-athletes (70 percent) hold a cumulative GPA above 3.0.
For the semester, women's soccer led all sports with a team GPA of 3.684 on EMU's 4.0 scale. Women's golf (3.667) was next, while women's cross country (3.661) was third. Men's golf (3.660) and women's swimming & diving (3.568) rounded out the top five programs for the fall semester.
Of EMU's 21 athletics programs, 16 teams finished the semester with a GPA better than 3.0.
Highlights for the 2017 Fall Semester
• Overall Athletic Department Fall 2017 Cumulative GPA: 3.245
• Overall Athletic Department Fall 2017 GPA: 3.150
• Highest Male Fall 2017 Team GPA: Men's Golf (3.660)
• Highest Female Fall 2017 Team GPA: Women's Soccer (3.684)
• Total Number of 4.0 Semester GPA's: 42
• Team with Most Number of 4.0 Semester GPA's: Women's Rowing (7)
• Number of student-athletes above a 3.0 Semester GPA: 365 (65%)
• Number of student-athletes above a 3.0 Cumulative GPA: 390 (70%)
• Total Number of Teams with a 3.0 GPA: 16 (84%)
• Total Number of Teams with a 3.0 Cumulative GPA: 16 (84%)
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