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Question about college degrees and leaving a team early to go pro
Posted on 1/6/13 at 11:04 pm
Posted on 1/6/13 at 11:04 pm
I have a question about student athletes who aren't finished with their degrees and decide to go pro.
What happens?
-Are they expected to pay tuition that they would have had covered for them if they had went to school? Or
-Are they just shown the door and get to step away without owing anything?
In my department if you leave when you aren't supposed to you must return all stipends and scholarships, e.g. pay them back the money they gave you for the semester you are missing.
This is something I've always been curious about when relating to student athletes going pro early. I understand this might be a school to school situation where different schools take different measures. Likewise, I also understand that this may be a athletic program to athletic program where programs within the same institution have different rules.
What happens?
-Are they expected to pay tuition that they would have had covered for them if they had went to school? Or
-Are they just shown the door and get to step away without owing anything?
In my department if you leave when you aren't supposed to you must return all stipends and scholarships, e.g. pay them back the money they gave you for the semester you are missing.
This is something I've always been curious about when relating to student athletes going pro early. I understand this might be a school to school situation where different schools take different measures. Likewise, I also understand that this may be a athletic program to athletic program where programs within the same institution have different rules.
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Posted on 1/6/13 at 11:06 pm to Pectus
da fuq?
I hope that isn't a serious question
I hope that isn't a serious question
This post was edited on 1/6/13 at 11:06 pm
Posted on 1/6/13 at 11:10 pm to jimithing11
quote:
da fuq?
I hope that isn't a serious question
It's a serious question. I don't get your reaction.
Posted on 1/6/13 at 11:12 pm to Pectus
I am pretty sure athletic scholarships are on a year by year basis.
Posted on 1/6/13 at 11:14 pm to geauxtigers6492
quote:
I am pretty sure athletic scholarships are on a year by year basis.
OK. That makes sense. That's all I needed to know. Thanks.
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Posted on 1/6/13 at 11:14 pm to geauxtigers6492
quote:
athletic scholarships are on a year by year basis.
Posted on 1/6/13 at 11:15 pm to Pectus
When players leave early they basically give their scholarship back to LSU. LSU in turn gives the scholarship to someone that is enrolling spring semester.
Posted on 1/6/13 at 11:18 pm to geauxtigers6492
Actually, from what I understand, you can have it pulled or "not renewed" yearly. But the players I know that left early still have their scholarships honored when they come back to finish there degree. Chad Lavalier did this for sure
Posted on 1/6/13 at 11:19 pm to The Rodfather
quote:
But the players I know that left early still have their scholarships honored when they come back to finish there degree.
That's not fair. For any student.
Posted on 1/6/13 at 11:21 pm to Pectus
Life is not fair. Get "fair" out your head and you will be much happier.
Posted on 1/6/13 at 11:22 pm to The Rodfather
quote:no they didn't. When an athlete signs a pro contract they almost always include a clause that if they return to school the pro team must foot the bill for tuition.
Actually, from what I understand, you can have it pulled or "not renewed" yearly. But the players I know that left early still have their scholarships honored when they come back to finish there degree. Chad Lavalier did this for sure
Posted on 1/6/13 at 11:24 pm to snake23
All I know is when chad came back he was talking about being broke. I asked how he was paying for school if so broke and he told me athletics was honoring his scholarship. Not as a players scholarship but as something else
Posted on 1/6/13 at 11:25 pm to Pectus
This is going to rape our APR.
Posted on 1/6/13 at 11:31 pm to The Rodfather
Maybe he was working with the team in some sort of coaching capacity
Posted on 1/6/13 at 11:33 pm to snake23
He was working with me doing something that had nothing to do with LSU. Maybe he was working two jobs though. Idk.
Posted on 1/6/13 at 11:36 pm to Pectus
How does a player leaving early affect the graduation rates?
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