There is a NCAA player we heard about that did not attend classes until this week and was dropped from their classes (online classes at a satellite school). Instead of being released from the team this person was just given new in person classes and was able to stay on the team and play. It was the players own choice not to go to classes and was warned that they would be dropped from the classes. How is this possible to not go to classes and still play on the team?
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Don't know the details but plenty of schools have 7/8/12 week courses that don't start until the second half of the semester. Some have 4/5 week courses.
In theory you could not have a class from January until March and still be full time. It's fairly popular in the fall as fall ball starts to wind down/come to a close some guys load up on second half courses since they'll have more time.
These are full term classes
I can't say about the decisions of the athletic department. On the academic side it might depend on when the add date for the university is and how much flexibility there is for "special circumstances". A dean's signature can go a long way.
@Dan1122 posted:There is a NCAA player we heard about that did not attend classes until this week and was dropped from their classes (online classes at a satellite school). Instead of being released from the team this person was just given new in person classes and was able to stay on the team and play. It was the players own choice not to go to classes and was warned that they would be dropped from the classes. How is this possible to not go to classes and still play on the team?
Don't know about this situation but there have been entire universities offering classes to athletes that require no attendance and no work, and the NCAA has been A-OK with that.
If a student doesn't log into an online class, they can be administratively dropped. There are requirements for attendance if you are receiving Federal Financial Aid. The Dean can re-enroll the student or move the student to a new, later-starting section. I don't know how the AD plays into this decision, but there are many administrative options that allow a student to remain enrolled.
Must be nice....Son's school requires anyone on athletic aid to be taking 15 credits a semester.
@Dan1122 posted:There is a NCAA player we heard about that did not attend classes until this week and was dropped from their classes (online classes at a satellite school). Instead of being released from the team this person was just given new in person classes and was able to stay on the team and play. It was the players own choice not to go to classes and was warned that they would be dropped from the classes. How is this possible to not go to classes and still play on the team?
As has already been mentioned, there are ways that universities have to keep athletes/students enrolled and keep them (hopefully) making progress toward their degree. This athlete might have been dropped from 16-week classes, and re-enrolled in 8-week courses for the second half of the semester as an example.
But if this player is at the D1 level and isn't eligible at the end of the semester, he very likely won't be eligible next year because the D1 baseball eligibility requirements state that you must be eligible at the start of the Fall term to have a chance to be eligible for the Spring season.
