Megan Frazee Selected in 2009 WNBA Draft
The defending Western Conference champion San Antonio Silver Stars selected Liberty senior guard/forward Megan Frazee with the No. 14 pick of the 2009 WNBA Draft, held Thursday afternoon at the NBA Entertainment studios in Secaucus, N.J. Frazee becomes the second Lady Flame ever to be taken in the WNBA Draft.
Frazee (Xenia, Ohio), who was the first selection of the second round, joins 2005 Liberty graduate Katie (Feenstra) Mattera as the Lady Flames’ WNBA draftees. Mattera was picked No. 8 by the Connecticut Sun in the 2005 WNBA Draft, before being traded to San Antonio on draft day.
CASAS
Academic Advising for Student Athletes
If you are part of an NCAA athletic team, the information below will assist you with questions you may have. Susan May is the CASAS Professional Advisor for Student Athletes and works closely with the Athletic Office in assisting with academics and NCAA Progress Toward Degree. (If you cannot find the answers to your questions from the links provided below, please feel free to contact her at smay@liberty.edu.)
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Advising appointments
Athletic compliance
Advising hold
Athletic hold (AT)
Athletics home page
Business Office hold
CASAS
CLEP and ICE
Christian Service (CSER)
Course Catalog
Declaring a major or minor
Degree Completion Plans (AKA Status Sheets)/Course Sequences
Drop/add courses
Early registration
Financial Aid/Student Accounts
Frequently used forms: which one do I need?
Graduate school
Incoming student athletes
Internships
LU Online
LU Online registration request
ODAS
Prerequisites
Professional Advisor for your major
Tutoring
Withdrawing from a class
Student athletes are required to meet with the Professional Advisor in their major each semester in order to use their early registration privilege. The e-mail request will be similar to the following. Please read carefully and follow the instructions:
Dear Student Athletes,
It is time to schedule your appointment with your Professional Advisor to discuss your class schedule for the Fall/Spring term. When discussing your potential schedule, please confer with your advisor as to what classes could be potential Summer School/January Intensive options. If you are planning on Summer School/January Intensives for the 2008 year, you will need to register for those classes through me. You will be notified when registration is open for student athletes. Please take the following steps to request your advising appointment:
- Check ASIST to determine your Professional Advisor
- Email the following information (be sure to CC me on your request and make your appointment request within 24 hours of receiving this email.):
- NCAA team you are a participant of...
- Your student ID number...
- Your major...
- The times and days that you are avalable to meet.
Your Professional Advisor will respond within 24 -48 hours with your appointment time. After you have met with your Professional Advisor, you will receive a copy of the Academic Planning Sheet with all recommendations made for your Fall/Spring schedule and potential Summer courses. Please keep this for your records as you will need it for early registration in March/October.
All student athletes have an advising hold which prevents them from registering for classes during early registration unless they have met with their Professional Advisor for their major or with the CASAS Professional Advisor for Student Athletes, Susan May. You are required to meet in person with your advisor by scheduling an appointment. If you have not met with your advisor, the hold will not be lifted and you will be unable to participate in early registration. ONLY YOUR PROFESSIONAL ADVISOR OR SUSAN MAY CAN LIFT THIS HOLD!!!! This means that you may not be able to get in classes that are necessary for your timely degree completion or that get you out in time for practice. This issue would be addressed by your coaches and the outcome will not be pretty!
All student athletes have an Athletic Hold on their account once they have been added to the roster of an NCAA athletic team at Liberty University. What does the AT Hold do?
- It flags your account as a student athlete so we have accurate records of who participates on athletic teams.
- It allows you early registration privilege so you can get the classes you need for degree completion as well as be available for established practice times.
- It prevents you from making any changes to your schedule during the semester except during early registration. Early registration is generally from March 26 – May 15 in the spring term and October 25 – December 15 in the fall term.
All LU Online (DLP), summer registrations, drop/add, and withdrawals must be approved from the CASAS Professional Advisor for Student Athletes, Susan May.(LU Online (DLP), drop/add/withdrawal) What the AT Hold does NOT do?
- The AT Hold will not keep you from early registration if you have met with your advisor and have had your advising hold lifted. A Business Office hold will prevent you from early registration if you have a balance on your student account.
- The AT Hold will not allow you to register for classes that are full or have pre-requisites that you have not yet met.
- The AT Hold will not allow you to circumvent any academic policy.
A Business Office hold is placed on your ASIST account if you have more than a $50 balance on your account. This balance maybe for printing costs, parking fees, judicial housing fines, or payment plans that have not been paid. You will need to check your online student account to determine what fees have been charged and then make payment to Student Accounts in the Student Service Center on North Campus or make an online payment. Once the balance is below $50, your hold will be lifted and you will be able to register for classes or have other changes made to your schedule.
- The Center for Academic Support and Advising Services (CASAS) is located in DeMoss Hall 2016. CASAS oversees Academic Advising, Career Center, Freshman Seminar, Bruckner Leaning Center, Office of Disability Academic Support, and the Developmental Math Department. (www.liberty.edu/casas)
- CASAS can assist with your academic questions and guide you to the departments that can best answer your questions. When coming to CASAS, please check in at the front desk to determine who you need to see is available. Depending on the nature of your question, you may need to e-mail the contact person for an appointment (CASAS Contacts).
CLEP and ICE The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) can provide college credit for students who demonstrate a mastery of a subject through a computerized testing exam. Students can gain additional college credit without taking the class at the University. The Institutional Challenge Exam (ICE) is similar to the CLEP except it is strictly for Liberty courses. CLEP and ICE exams can be taken in the Tutoring/Testing Center on campus at Liberty University.
Christian Service (CSER) is required of all Liberty University students as part of their degree completion. The first two semesters at Liberty students will fulfill this requirement by taking GNED 101 and 102. The remaining semesters that a student is enrolled in full-time residential credits must include a CSER credit. The maximum number of CSER required for any graduating student is 8. This includes GNED 101 and 102. Students remaining at Liberty longer than 8 full-time semesters are not required to complete additional CSER hours. CSER opportunities and specific requirements can be found on the CSER Web page.
Student athletes are required to declare a major by the beginning of their 5th semester if they began their academic career at Liberty. Transfer students will need to declare upon admittance. Declaration of major is imperative in determining progress towards degree and assures student athletes that they are following the correct Degree Completion Plan in order to be eligible and to graduate on time. Declaring a minor is not required at Liberty but many students will graduate with a completed minor. Student athletes are asked not to declare a minor until it is verified that it will not impact progress toward degree. Minors require a minimum of 15 hours and some majors do not afford that number of elective credits to be used for a minor. Before changing a major or declaring a minor, please verify with Susan May, CASAS Professional Advisor for Student Athletes, that it will not affect progress toward degree.
PLEASE NOTE: Change of major will not be processed during an on-going semester. The changes will be reflected by the start of the next semester.
Degree Completion Plans/Course Sequences
Degree Completion Plans (formerly Status Sheets) are the academic maps for degree programs at Liberty University. The companion document that will also assist is the course sequence for your major.
Course sequences suggest the order in which you should take classes at Liberty in order to best complete your degree. Student athletes may need to make adjustments in the course sequence due to their in-season and out-of-season practice schedules. Frequently, summer school is necessary in order to accommodate all of the classes required.
It is important to remember that all requirements must be fulfilled in order to receive your degree from Liberty. This includes CSER credits, INFT assessment, Freshman Seminar, and taking CRST 290. Some majors allow you a choice for certain requirements such as History. You may have the option of fulfilling your history requirement with any of the four general education history class: HIUS 221, HIUS 222, HIEU 201, or HIEU 202. You may have a specific class already chosen for you such as HIEU 201 as required for English majors. A choice is not an option for this major. Please review your Degree Completion Plan closely and direct any questions you may have to your Professional Advisor in your major.
In some instances when a student transfers to Liberty or if they change majors, a course substitution maybe requested for particular requirements. The Department Chair of the course may approve a substitution depending on the course and the circumstance. Course substitutions are not automatic and Department Chairs may choose to deny them.
Student athletes may drop and add classes only during early registration. Any changes needed after early registration will need to be approved by the CASAS Professional Advisor for Student Athletes, Susan May. Please click on the link below and select "NCAA Student Athlete" option. Failure to do so will be an automatic denial to your request.
NCAA Class Schedule Change Form
Please do not requst to be added to Full or Closed sections or those that require pre-requisites that you have not meet. Full courses would require you to get signed into the course by the instructor using a Drop/Add form. Pre-requisite overrides must have Department Chair's approval. These forms can be found online on the Registrar's Office web site, CASAS, or in the Registrar's Office. Once the instructor or Department Chair has signed the form, you can bring it to my office in CASAS and you will be added to the class. DO NOT TAKE IT TO THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE. IT CAN NOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT MY SIGNATURE.
Early registration opens every semester for students currently enrolled at Liberty University. It is an opportunity to register for classes for the upcoming semester. Early registration is imperative for student athletes in order to get into classes that will accommodate athletic practice schedules and to register for classes that are required to fulfill Degree Completion Plans in a timely manner. Early registration is available to all NCAA Student Athletes who have met with their Professional Advisor to discuss course selection for the upcoming semester. Student athletes should also be prepared to discuss summer school or January Intensive possibilities. (See advising appointments.) Students who fail to meet with their Professional Advisor will be unable to register during early registration due to the Advising Hold on your ASIST account. This hold will only be removed once you have met with your Professional Advisor for the upcoming semester’s classes. (See advising hold.)
Financial Aid/Student Accounts
Student athletes who have questions regarding their student account or financial aid should contact Josh Talley, jmtalley@liberty.edu. If you need to make payments, you can do this either online or in the Student Service Center on North Campus.
Frequently used forms: which one do I need?
Drop/Add form: Drop/add forms must be used to get signed into a class that is full. The instructor must sign this form as well as the CASAS Professional Advisor for Student Athletes (Susan May). Once all signatures are obtained, the form can be submitted to the Registrar’s Office. This form is found in CASAS, Registrar’s Office or the Registrar’s Office Website.
Course Substitution/Replacement form: This form is used to get approval to use a different course for a specific degree requirement. Course descriptions are required for classes that were taken outside of Liberty University. This form requires the signature of the Professional Advisor in your major and the Department Chair for the course in question. This form is found in CASAS, Registrar’s Office or the Registrar’s Office Website.
Transient Approval form: This form is used to obtain permission from Liberty University to take and transfer a course from another institution and use it for a specific requirement in a degree program at Liberty. Course descriptions from the institution at which you desire to take the course are required for the Department Chair to give approval. More than one course can be submitted on a form. The Department Chair is the only signature required. Transient forms are not necessary for courses taken within the Virginia Community College System. These courses have been pre-approved in the VCCS guide which can be found online on the Registrar’s Office Website. This form is found in CASAS, Registrar’s Office or the Registrar’s Office Website.
Student athletes who will be enrolled in Graduate School while participating on an NCAA athletic team will need to apply to the appropriate Graduate Program. Please make an appointment with Susan May before submitting graduate applications. You can review the applications and requirements for all graduate programs.
As a new incoming student athlete to Liberty University, you will want to review all of the links on this web page for information purposes. As a new student athlete, you will want to go to the Liberty registration page which will give you information on creating your LU username and password as well as how to access your ASIST account. Your ASIST account houses all of your academic and financial information. You will also need to begin using your Liberty e-mail account as that is how all official correspondence is communicated from the departments at Liberty. If you wish your parents/guardians to have access to your academic and financial records, you will need to complete and sign a FERPA form and have it on file at Liberty. You can download a FERPA form and e-mail, smay@liberty.edu, or FAX (434-582-2297) the form to Susan May. You will also find helpful information on class schedule information and information for parents. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Susan May at smay@liberty.edu.
Many majors at Liberty require the completion of internships. Internships are designed to be taken at the end of your academic journey. They offer practical, hands-on experience that can result in permanent employment opportunities. All student must attend an internship meeting scheduled by the Career Center in order to be informed of the guidelines and policies necessary to participate in an internship. Please note that the different majors have different requirements for completion of the internship. Please check with your department or the Internship Office for specific stipulations.
Liberty University offers LU Online (DLP-Distance Learning Program) to resident students. This format will oftentimes fit a student’s schedule more conveniently than a resident course. You will need to be aware of these facts in regards to LU Online classes:
- Student athletes must be enrolled in 12 hours of resident courses before they can register for a LU Online class (this applies to international student athletes as well).
- Student athletes may register for 1 B term (begins at the start of the semester and ends in the middle) and/or 1 D term (begins in the middle of the semester and concludes at the end).
- LU Online Registration
- LU Online classes contain the same amount of required information for a 16-week semester course except it is formatted for 8 weeks, thus double the work each week. You can select this link to obtain Course Guides for the classes you are interested in: http://www.luonline.com/index.cfm?PID=14236. For instance, if you wanted to check the requirements for HUMN 101, then you would select General Education classes and choose HUMN 101. This information may be helpful in deciding which courses to take.
- A student must be disciplined and motivated to learn independently and turn in assignments on time. Some classes may require video lectures, discussion board posts and lengthy written assignments as well as quizzes and exams.
- Late work is not accepted.
- Once a class has begun for the term, it cannot be dropped. You may withdraw but you are still responsible for payment and it remains on your schedule as an attempted class for the semester.
- You must log into Blackboard the first week of class or you will be considered not to have attended and the course will be dropped from your schedule.
- All course materials are ordered through the online bookstore http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/liberty.htm. There is an overnight shipping fee of $16 – 20 regardless of when you order the books. Book vouchers may be used if you have the book voucher id number. The same materials maybe available in the on-campus bookstore, but there are no guarantees. Some courses require the use of DVD’s or VHS tapes.
LU Online (DLP) Registration Request
A withdrawn class does count as hours attempted for the semester and if you are currently at 18 hours then you wil be unable to add another course without being responsible for the extra 3 hours of tuition and having the Department Chair's signature for a course overload. This requires a 3.0 GPA. Please click on the link below and select "NCAA Student Athlete" option. Failure to do so will be an automatic denial to your request.
