Academic AA

[dunkej01]

Nice to see our boys doing well in the classroom too.

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools...15-16/misc_non_event/AcademicAllB1Gwinter.pdf

 

[Dogwelder]

Ohio State has seven wrestlers majoring in "Sport Industry" with high GPAs. Is it easy to get good grades in that major or something? I hope they're learning something useful ...

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Ohio State has seven wrestlers majoring in "Sport Industry" with high GPAs. Is it easy to get good grades in that major or something? I hope they're learning something useful ...

It's a Bachelor of Science in Education, Sports Industry. CLICK HERE for a link to the program. It appears to be a program in the Kinesiology Department. You can see the actual courses required in the course at THIS LINK. You can draw your own conclusions about the courses.

I hesitate to knock Kinesiology majors. That's a popular program with PSU athletes. However, PSU's Kinesiology program does seem to prepare students for more robust careers, especially if they use it as a stepping stone to a graduate program -- something that a lot of PSU athletes do.

 

[dunkej01]

7 of 10 of our post season starters on that list. That's pretty impressive.

 

[Glen]

Since Nico is in grad school, would he be considered for academic AA?

 

[El-Jefe]

Since Nico is in grad school, would he be considered for academic AA?

Yes. Matt Brown was last year.

 

[psuflyguy]

Dang football wrestling culture. Seriously, congrats to these guys, giving youngsters an example of what an athlete can be on and off the mat.

 

[pap17754]

Just bought Matt Brown's book. Looking forward to what is inside. Matt hope to get an autograph.

 

[a_mshaffer]

Just bought Matt Brown's book. Looking forward to what is inside. Matt hope to get an autograph.

not a bad read. I was hoping to get more insight into the wrestling room and teammates. Stories, I guess. Great kid.

 

[TexasLion1979]

PSU has 14 wrestlers and 7 of them are starters. Maryland only has 4 wrestlers represented and three are seniors. None of them went to the NCAA's. I wish McCoy was having better success both on the mats and in the classroom.

 

[PSUArnie]

It's a Bachelor of Science in Education, Sports Industry. CLICK HERE for a link to the program. It appears to be a program in the Kinesiology Department. You can see the actual courses required in the course at THIS LINK. You can draw your own conclusions about the courses.

I hesitate to knock Kinesiology majors. That's a popular program with PSU athletes. However, PSU's Kinesiology program does seem to prepare students for more robust careers, especially if they use it as a stepping stone to a graduate program -- something that a lot of PSU athletes do.

Holy smokes, the link to the actual courses is frightening. Conclusion easily drawn but I'll keep it to myself.

 

[PSUAllTheWay]

We had another name for Kinesiology when I went to college ... Gym.

 

[KidNittany]

Wish people would stop bashing kids for their choice of major. Really weak IMO

 

[Flying_Tiger]

I thought the majors for PSU were pretty good overall.