Someone said TCU is a small private university with good academics and success in sports... we should do what they do. So I looked up what they do.
First, it should be noted they have ~9000 students, twice the student body of Tulsa. Academically, they are ranked 76th by US News, a slight margin higher TU. For admissions they have no required GPA or ACT/SAT, they only give the "general profile" for students (which are similar to TU). I suspect this leaves lots of wiggle room for student athletes.
An Athletic Scholarship to TCU generally includes (est. cost per year):
- Tuition ($38,510 + summer school) per year, + summer school and a 5th year upon application
- Fees ($1k)
- textbooks (checkout and return, value $1400)
- Education equipment (latop etc. $500 a year I would imagine)
- Room ($10,800)
- Dining services ($7k)
- 2nd Health Insurance (sports related injury only) + injury assurance on scholarship
- Academic support, assessment, 3x semester check, tutors, study session, athletic computer lab ($5k?)
So if John Q wanted access to the same basic educational items, they'd pay just over $63,000 per year. TU is not as clear on what "perks" they offer for similar items, if anyone can find them - please compare. But I imagine TCU is a little more inclusive in their scholarship items, but I really don't know.
ACADEMICALLY, TCU IS EASIER:
- Must Maintain a C (2.0) average. Failure to do so is a warning, then probation, then academic suspension.
- Must have a C average to graduate
- Some majors require a C for graded credit towards degree progress
- Must meet NCAA requirements for progress towards degree (universal)
- Can repeat 4 courses and receive the highest grade on each - may impact graded credit per semester/progress towards degree requirement. After repeating 4 courses, any additional repeats "average" the scores.*****
- Can take summer school NOT at TCU at a community college with approval*****
- Enrolled students are limited to 12 hours of CC courses in their career******
- Max of 54 hours of cumulative CC coursework can be applied to TCU degree
ALSO, TCU has plenty of stereo-typically easy majors. With my apologies to anyone having these degrees, I really don't know if they are hard programs and some are legit in some schools and crap in others, but looking at the football roster and/or their course chart - if my goal was to stay eligible in football these appear to be the top choices:
- Sports Medicine
- Strength and Conditioning
- Health and Fitness
- Nutrition
- Physical Education
- Sports Broadcasting
- Sports Psychology
- Criminal Justice
- Arts and Science
- Films, Television and digital media
- General studies
SO TCU offers a wide array of seemingly easy majors, simpler transfer of CC hours, repeat course offerings to improve grades, and 12 hours of CC enrollment while at TCU. Advantages that a TU football player would not have.
Not taking a position on decreasing standards, just answering a question because I was curious.
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tcu/genrel/auto_pdf/studenthandbook.pdf
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/tcu-3636
http://www.reg.tcu.edu/transfercredit.asp
http://financialaid.tcu.edu/what-is-the-cost/
http://www.admissions.tcu.edu/freshman/requirements
http://www.admissions.tcu.edu/academics/testing-policy
First, it should be noted they have ~9000 students, twice the student body of Tulsa. Academically, they are ranked 76th by US News, a slight margin higher TU. For admissions they have no required GPA or ACT/SAT, they only give the "general profile" for students (which are similar to TU). I suspect this leaves lots of wiggle room for student athletes.
An Athletic Scholarship to TCU generally includes (est. cost per year):
- Tuition ($38,510 + summer school) per year, + summer school and a 5th year upon application
- Fees ($1k)
- textbooks (checkout and return, value $1400)
- Education equipment (latop etc. $500 a year I would imagine)
- Room ($10,800)
- Dining services ($7k)
- 2nd Health Insurance (sports related injury only) + injury assurance on scholarship
- Academic support, assessment, 3x semester check, tutors, study session, athletic computer lab ($5k?)
So if John Q wanted access to the same basic educational items, they'd pay just over $63,000 per year. TU is not as clear on what "perks" they offer for similar items, if anyone can find them - please compare. But I imagine TCU is a little more inclusive in their scholarship items, but I really don't know.
ACADEMICALLY, TCU IS EASIER:
- Must Maintain a C (2.0) average. Failure to do so is a warning, then probation, then academic suspension.
- Must have a C average to graduate
- Some majors require a C for graded credit towards degree progress
- Must meet NCAA requirements for progress towards degree (universal)
- Can repeat 4 courses and receive the highest grade on each - may impact graded credit per semester/progress towards degree requirement. After repeating 4 courses, any additional repeats "average" the scores.*****
- Can take summer school NOT at TCU at a community college with approval*****
- Enrolled students are limited to 12 hours of CC courses in their career******
- Max of 54 hours of cumulative CC coursework can be applied to TCU degree
ALSO, TCU has plenty of stereo-typically easy majors. With my apologies to anyone having these degrees, I really don't know if they are hard programs and some are legit in some schools and crap in others, but looking at the football roster and/or their course chart - if my goal was to stay eligible in football these appear to be the top choices:
- Sports Medicine
- Strength and Conditioning
- Health and Fitness
- Nutrition
- Physical Education
- Sports Broadcasting
- Sports Psychology
- Criminal Justice
- Arts and Science
- Films, Television and digital media
- General studies
SO TCU offers a wide array of seemingly easy majors, simpler transfer of CC hours, repeat course offerings to improve grades, and 12 hours of CC enrollment while at TCU. Advantages that a TU football player would not have.
Not taking a position on decreasing standards, just answering a question because I was curious.
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tcu/genrel/auto_pdf/studenthandbook.pdf
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/tcu-3636
http://www.reg.tcu.edu/transfercredit.asp
http://financialaid.tcu.edu/what-is-the-cost/
http://www.admissions.tcu.edu/freshman/requirements
http://www.admissions.tcu.edu/academics/testing-policy