On Sun, 16 Apr 1995, Ryan Robbins wrote:
 
>
> In article <[log in to unmask]>, Lemieux Crew
> <[log in to unmask]> says:
> >
> >If my info is correct this is the case.  Holzinger took Incompletes on
> >all of his classes and is returning this summer to finish up his degree.
>
> Shame on his professors! Other students wouldn't be able to get incompletes
> because they simply wanted to leave school before the semester was over.
> To me, an athlete who is given incompletes because he wants to turn pro
> is receiving special treatment (although not by NCAA rules because the
> athlete's eligibility has run out). Athletes who want to turn pro and
> leave their school before the end of the semester should be required to
> either withdraw from their courses or be flunked.
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
Gadzooks, why not just string them up by their thumbs in the public
square? :-)
 
Seriously, though ... the main difference with incompletes vs
other course terminations is that incompletes carry with them a timeframe
for completion (i.e., by the end of the next semester).  If the
coursework isn't completed within that timeframe, the "I" becomes an
"F."  Withdrawals after a specified point in the semester show up on
transcripts as "W" and remain on the transcript.  "F's" are also
permanent.  These options are available to any student, not just a
student-athlete, and seem to take into account the fact that things
happen that may cause a student to be unable to finish a semester the
usual way.  If the student then complies with the "incomplete" scenario,
he or she has their grade and the institution has another degreed alum.
No harm, no foul.
 
(I should have prefaced the above by saying that I have no idea how the
rest of the collegiate world treats incompletes, withdrawals, etc.)
Sorry 'bout that.
 
Debbie
 
 
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