Palo Alto High School administrators have confirmed that athletes applying to National College Athletic Association Division 1 schools will not receive English credit for the Film Composition and Literature class, according to assistant principal Kathie Laurence. Laurence says that next year, the Sports Literature class will also lose its English credit, joining the Film and Beggining Journalism classes as courses unrecognized by the NCAA. The Paly administration has taken steps to convince the NCAA to offer credit for the Film Composition class. “The Film Composition Literature class has never been approved by the NCAA. I submitted it [the request] last winter for approval and it was denied,” Laurence said. “It became a problem for our students when the number of core classes increased for D1 athletes. It first came to my attention late last spring that it was a problem.” Laurence says that much of the discussion and information on the issue is still in the administrative process. Because of the failure for credit approval, Laurance predicts that athletes who aspire to apply to D1 schools will take classes that are accepted by the NCAA. “It [The NCAA credit change] will probably fluctuate [class enrollment] some based on the number of potential D1 athletes at Paly,” Laurence said. Laurence applied for approval a second time in June in an effort to reverse the decision, but the attempt was fruitless. “I resubmitted the documentation for the course and included a letter asking them [the NCAA] to reconsider their decision in June. It was denied again,” Laurence said. “I have asked for help from the district and there are things in the works to help get the course approved.”