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How many years do you take in college if you are in sports?

How many years do athletes go through?

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Fred’s Answer

Basically, the college says "To get THIS degree, you need to complete THESE requirements". When I was in school, that meant 120 credits, and most students took 15 credits / semester. Being an athlete should have no impact on the degree requirements.

Sometimes, students can take more that 15 credits/semester, or take summer school, and graduate early. Other students may take fewer credits and then go an extra year (or more). I believe this may not be uncommon for top school athletes, as their sports program take a LOT of their time. Therefore, they take fewer classes per semester.
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Elena’s Answer

I had a few friends that were athletes in college and it was a bit different for everyone! One of my friends graduated in the typical 4-year timeframe but did spend a lot of her free time studying and working with tutors to make sure she was staying on track with her school work and keeping up with the number of units per semester in order to graduate in that timeframe. But I know some student athletes also take fewer units in a single semester because they know that the sport will take up so much of their time outside of school, to not risk failing any classes or over-committing themselves between school and the sport.
I had another friend who got hurt during her freshmen year and had to "red shirt" on not be an official player on the roster for that first year, which gave her an extra year of eligibility to play and stay for a 5th year if she wanted to, but she had to continue taking classes as a student in order to keep playing for that extra year, so she picked up a Minor in a field relative to her Major to get her the required amount of credits to be a student.

I think balancing playing a sport during college can be very beneficial and can teach very valuable time management and prioritization skills that you will need to carry throughout your career and live after college!
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