Players in juniors can and frequently do take college courses for credit before enrolling in college. The issue is that they cannot take a full course load because that will burn a year of their 5 years of athletic eligibility to play 4 years in college. The reason the above posters were mentioning discussions with the players’ colleges is because each college determines what a full load is and whether the credits are transferable.
Here are some of the basics: http://collegehockeyinc.com/articles/2014/09/taking-college-classes-juniors.php
Players in juniors can and frequently do take college courses for credit before enrolling in college. The issue is that they cannot take a full course load because that will burn a year of their 5 years of athletic eligibility to play 4 years in college. The reason the above posters were mentioning discussions with the players’ colleges is because each college determines what a full load is and whether the credits are transferable.
Here are some of the basics: http://collegehockeyinc.com/articles/2014/09/taking-college-classes-juniors.php
Thanks for the link. It lines up with what were were told by the school he accepted.
And, the corollary to "prospective student-athletes may improve their grade in one of their 16 core courses from high school in the first year after graduation" is that some prospective students could see their academic standing (and therefore their academic scholarship) decline, not just through a lower grade but also from it being online or from a lesser institution. An "A" from a community college may not be viewed as strongly as a "B" from a NE Prep school.
I guess it’s hard as a teacher to wrap my head around a player graduating High School and not continuing their education while playing Jr Hockey for a year or 2 and then getting back into it. I support the hockey decision 100% and education 100%. Going to be an interesting decision.
Not sure about you, but I worked for six years before going back to B School. Didn\'t miss a beat.
Many of us did, but we were working not playing hockey for those years.
My point was we were not full-time or even part-time students, but when it came time to transition back, it wasn't difficult.
Every kid is different. One kid could lose interest, another could benefit from the break from the academic routine.
I guess it’s hard as a teacher to wrap my head around a player graduating High School and not continuing their education while playing Jr Hockey for a year or 2 and then getting back into it. I support the hockey decision 100% and education 100%. Going to be an interesting decision.
Not sure about you, but I worked for six years before going back to B School. Didn\\\'t miss a beat.
Many of us did, but we were working not playing hockey for those years.
My point was we were not full-time or even part-time students, but when it came time to transition back, it wasn't difficult.
Every kid is different. One kid could lose interest, another could benefit from the break from the academic routine.
I'm sure we both used our brain at work a lot more than these kids do at hockey. That was my point. Professional world back to school is an easier transition than hockey back to school.