RE: How does this affect APR?(nm)

Posted on: August 24, 2016 at 08:20:18 CT

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The NCAA Division I Committee on Academic Performance has approved an automatic adjustment to the calculation of the NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR) to discount the lost retention point in those instances when a student-athlete transfers. Requests for transfer student-athletes who meet all criteria for the automatic adjustment of the retention point.

Review of such an adjustment request is dependent on a student-athlete meeting the following criteria:

1. The student-athlete transferred immediately to another four-year institution (i.e., the next
available regular academic term), which must be supported by documentation of the student-athlete's full-time enrollment and matriculation at the second institution in the next regular academic term;

2. The student-athlete attended the original institution for a minimum of one academic year prior to the transfer;

3. The student-athlete earned the eligibility point in the last term of enrollment prior to the transfer; and

4. The student-athlete presented a cumulative grade-point average of 2.6 or higher at the time of transfer from the original institution.

Adjustment requests that fail to meet the criteria outlined above, specifically the required cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.6, may also be made by member institutions and considered by the NCAA staff, provided the following minimum criteria are met:

1. The student-athlete transferred immediately to another four-year institution (i.e., the next available regular academic term), which must be supported by documentation of the student-athlete's full-time enrollment at the second institution in the next regular academic term;

2. The student-athlete attended the original institution for a minimum of one academic year
prior to the transfer;

3. The student-athlete earned the eligibility point in the last term of enrollment prior to the transfer; and

4. The student-athlete presents a cumulative grade-point average at the original institution of at least 2.0 and satisfies a rigorous review of academic factors.

Question: When a student-athlete transfers from our institution, does the student-athlete need to be enrolled immediately in the next regular academic term as a full-time student?

Answer: Yes, documentation would need to be obtained in order to verify that the student-athlete immediately

Question: Is any relief provided for the lost retention point if the student-athlete immediately transfers to a two-year institution instead of a four-year institution?

Answer: No, the student-athlete must immediately enroll full time at a four-year institution

Question: What if a student-athlete is a 2-4 transfer and has only been at our institution for one term but was enrolled at the two-year institution for one year? Does he or she qualify for the automatic adjustment of the retention point, provided he or she meets all of the other criteria?

Answer: Such a student-athlete would not qualify for the automatic adjustment for the student-athlete must have attended your institution for a minimum of one academic year prior to the transfer. In this instance, the student-athlete only attended your institution for one term and thus, would not qualify for the automatic adjustment of the lost retention point.

Question: What does it mean to transfer "immediately to another four-year institution?"

Answer: Such a student-athlete must enroll full time at another four-year institution in the next available regular academic term.