RE: Except that GPA matters if guys leave or transfer

Posted on: March 10, 2017 at 16:00:09 CT

The APR is calculated as follows:

- Each student-athlete receiving athletically related financial aid earns one point for staying in school and one point for being academically eligible.
- A team’s total points are divided by points possible and then multiplied by 1,000 to equal the team’s Academic Progress Rate.

You can receive a waiver on the retention portion, but only if you meet certain criteria. One fundamental baseline for that waiver is to transfer to a different D1 program immediately the next semester. If you don't AT LEAST do that, you aren't eligible for a waiver. Since Kim took over that has not applied to the following: Shane Rector, Wes Clark, Torren Jones, Martavian Payne, Cam Beidschied, D'Angelo Allen. Since Kim took over that may have or may not have applied to: Teki Gill Ceasar, JW3, Namon Wright, Jakeenan Gant, Willie Jackson, Duece Bello. We shall see. But it won't really matter because the first group is already too large to meet the minimum requirements.

http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/Misc_Committees_DB/CAP/APR%20Adjustments/APR%20Transfer%20Adjustment%20Question%20and%20Answer%20Document.pdf

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.