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NCAA ACADEMIC PROGRESS RATES
Semesters . . . at Ohio State?
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Doug Lesmerises
Plain Dealer Reporter
Columbus- Ohio State could be prepared to switch from the quarter system to a semester-based academic calendar in the next few years, and the change could save a few basketball scholarships.
Dr. E. Gordon Gee has been in favor of the change since his first tenure at Ohio State and reiterated the stance when he returned last fall. The athletic department would seem to favor that move, aware that the current quarter setup puts Ohio State in a pinch when players like Greg Oden and Kosta Koufos leave for the NBA.
When the NCAA released its Academic Progress Rates (APR) on Tuesday for all universities and sports,
OSU's 909 score for the basketball team fell below the necessary 925 standard. But the Buckeyes avoided losing a scholarship for this coming season by presenting an academic improvement plan the NCAA accepted. However, the problem of watching players withdraw from
OSU, which holds classes into June, in order to prepare for and compete in May NBA tryout camps can't be solved by hiring more learning specialists.
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