> From: Charlie Slavin <[log in to unmask]>
> Wayne said, in part...
> > Jeffrey said, in part ...
> > >How could the NCAA possibly require that a student-athlete carry at least
> > >24 credits per year towards their *major*?  That would require a minimum
> > >of 96 credits in one's major by the time one graduates, if one graudates
> > >on time.  Isn't it much more likely that the NCAA rule requires 24 credits
> > >per year that count towards the *degree*?
 
yes, jeff is right, it "counts towards the degree"
 
> >    Both are correct in terms of *degree*.  During the first two years,
> >    the rule doesn't apply, so we're talking about the second two years.
> >    During those latter years, the only courses counted by the NCAA are
> >    those that count toward the program of study.  For example, let's say
> >    I declare Computer Science as my major.  This program of study has a
> >    requirement for a college of business course.  A business course
> >    (that meets the CS major requirements) counts as a course in the
> >    "program of study".
 
yes, wayne is correct here too, but is taking a NARROW view
 
> Okay, but how about this scenario...
>
> I'm a mathematics major (junior) and I enrol in these 5 courses...
>
> Abstract Algebra (math)
> Partial Differential Equations (math)
> Social Anthropology (anthro)
> Computer Graphics (comp sci)
> Accounting (business)
>
> That's 15 credits of reasonable courses, but only 9 of those credits,
> the two math course and the anthro (fulfilling a distribution
> requirement for the BA degree) count towards my "program of study."
> Does that make me ineligible?
>
> If the answer to the last question is "yes", this is one of the
> silliest rules I've ever heard of...NCAA or otherwise!
>
> Please note that even with all the BA requirements and the major
> requirements, we don't demand 120 credits (required for graduation)
> of prescribed courses for our students.  And then again, some
> departments/colleges might - how could this rule be enforced or even
> checked?
 
Charlie is off the deep end here.  If the graphics and accounting can
count towards the 120 or 128 or whatever, then they count towards
progress.  The key is that a certain amount of FREE ELECTIVES count
towards almost any degree.  What one wants to get away from are
courses that for some reason don't count towards the n credits
required to graduate.  For example, we offer an introductory sequence
of A, B  where A is a 3 credit course and B is a 1 credit course or
of C, D  where C is a 1 credit course and D is a 3 credit course.  Our
catalogue states that at most 4 hours of credit may be earned in
courses A, B, C, and D.  Hence if we have a student take the sequence
A, D  (why, goodness only knows) the student is enrolled for 6 hours,
but only 4 count towards the 128, so if this student was an athlete,
he or she could only count 4 of the 6 hours.
 
Does that help clear it up.
>
> Charlie
>
 
 
 
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