Transcript NACADA/NCAA Advising Student

Shauna Cobb and Jennifer Smith
2014 NACADA Annual Conference
October 9-11, 2014
 Voluntary organization that governs intercollegiate athletics.
 NCAA Division I – 335 member schools [120 Football
Bowl Subdivision (FBS), 118 NCAA Football
Championship Subdivision (FCS), 97 (no football)].
o Typically larger schools.
o Athletics grants-in-aid available.
 NCAA Division II – 288 member schools.
o Typically small to medium-sized schools, smaller
athletics budgets.
o Athletics grants-in-aid available.
 NCAA Division III – 447 member schools.
o Typically smaller schools.
o Grants-in-aid cannot be athletically based.
 Certifies initial eligibility for college-bound studentathletes wanting to participate in Divisions I and II
athletics.
 Domestic and international academic certification.
 Domestic and international amateurism certification.
 Departments:
 Academic certification;
 Academic review;
 Amateurism certification;
 Customer service; and
 High school review.
 Divisions I, II and III colleges/universities.
 Representative structure in Division I.
 NCAA Convention voting in Divisions II and III.
 Academic rules generally vetted through academic
committees.
o
Input from secondary-school community.
 NCAA Eligibility Center and NCAA national office staff
use rules to guide their work.
 Academic requirements that a college-bound
student-athlete must meet in order to:
 Practice;
 Compete; and
 Receive athletics aid (scholarship).
 First year at a Division I or II college/university.
 Subsequent years governed by progress-towarddegree academic requirements.
 An enrolled student-athlete may gain/lose eligibility in
each term.
Division I
Division II
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 16 core requirement:
16 core requirement:
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4 years English
3 years math (Algebra 1 or
higher)
2 years science (including 1 lab,
if offered)
1 year additional English, math
or science
2 years social science
4 years additional core
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3 years English
2 years math (Algebra 1
or higher)
2 years science
(including 1 lab, if
offered)
3 years additional
English, math or science
2 years social science
4 years additional core
Division I:
 Must graduate on time.
 Ability to take one core course after graduation.
 Three core courses after graduation with approved
education-impacting disability (EID).
Division II:
 All core courses completed following start of ninth
grade and prior to full-time enrollment at collegiate
institution.
Allowed to practice, receive athletics
aid and compete in first academic year.
Minimum GPA of 2.000 with
corresponding test score.
 Examples of coordinates are:
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2.300 core-course GPA requires
900 SAT or 75 sum ACT.
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2.500 core-course GPA requires
820 SAT or 68 sum ACT.
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2.950 core-course GPA requires
640 SAT or 53 sum ACT.
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If a student does not meet full
qualifier requirements, he/she will be
a nonqualifier.
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Student may not practice, receive
athletics aid or compete during first
academic year at Division I institution.
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Effective August 1, 2016, Division I college-bound
student-athletes will receive one of three academic
eligibility decisions:
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Full qualifier;
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Academic redshirt; or
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Final nonqualifier.
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Allowed to practice, receive
athletics aid and compete in first
academic year.
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Minimum GPA of 2.300 with
corresponding test score.
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Prior to the start of the seventh
semester, college-bound studentathletes must complete:
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At least 10 core courses.
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Seven of which must be in English,
math and/or science.
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Exception: international studentathletes.
These courses become "locked in" and
must be used in the academic
evaluation.
 Can receive athletics aid in first
academic year.
 Can practice during first
semester/quarter.
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Must complete nine-semester or eightquarter hours of academic credit
during each applicable term to
maintain practice eligibility.
 Cannot travel or compete.
 Prospective student-athletes are not
required to complete 10 core courses,
including seven of English, math and
science, prior to seventh semester.
 Minimum 2.000 to 2.999 GPA with
corresponding test score.
 If a college-bound student-athlete
does not meet full-qualifier or academic
redshirt requirements, he/she will be a
nonqualifier.
 A college-bound student-athlete may
not practice, receive athletics aid or
compete during his/her first academic
year at a Division I college/university.
Division II Initial
Eligibility
 Allowed to practice, receive athletics
aid and compete in first academic year;
 Completion of 16 core courses;
 Minimum GPA of 2.000; and
 Test score requirements:
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68 ACT sum score; or
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820 SAT score (critical reading and
math only).
 Allowed to practice and receive
athletics aid in first academic year.
 Completion of 16 core courses with
minimum GPA of 2.000; OR
 Test score requirements:
 68 ACT sum score; or
 820 SAT score (critical reading and
math only).
 If a college-bound student-athlete
does not meet full-qualifier or partialqualifier requirements, he/she will be a
nonqualifier.
 A college-bound student-athlete may
not practice, receive athletics aid or
compete during his/her first academic
year at a Division II college/university.
 Effective August 1, 2018, Division II college-bound
student-athletes will be required to meet increased
academic standards.
 The prospective student-athletes that will be impacted
by the new standard in August 2018 will begin high
school in August 2014.
 Allowed to practice, receive
athletics aid and compete in first
academic year.
 Completion of 16 core courses.
 Minimum GPA of 2.200 with
corresponding test score on the fullqualifier sliding scale.
 Allowed to practice and receive
athletics aid in first academic year.
 Completion of 16 core courses.
 Minimum GPA of 2.000 with
corresponding test score on the partialqualifier sliding scale.
 Division III does not have NCAA initial-eligibility
requirements.
 Member institutions determine eligibility.
NCAA Bylaw 14.4.3
Designed to move student-athlete
toward graduation within five years
of full-time collegiate enrollment.
Ensures student-athlete is
functioning as such during each
academic year.
Exceptions and waivers are
available.
Credit-hour
requirements
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(Term vs. academic year)
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Six-hour
requirement each
term.
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18-/27-hour
requirement each
academic year.
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First year only:
24-/36-hour
requirement.
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Percentageof-degree
requirements
GPA
requirements
40/60/80
90/95/100
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Bylaw 14.4.3.1
Sixhour
18-/27hour
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Term requirement. Does not apply to part-time terms.
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Triggered if enrolled in any part of the regular
academic year.
Cannot use summer hours, can use intercession,
"J" terms, etc.
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24-/36hour
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First-year requirement.
Must complete prior to second year of enrollment.
Credit can apply to any degree.
Can use summer prior and after first year of
enrollment.
 Six-Hour Requirement.
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Six hours of academic credit in the preceding regular
full-time term in which the student-athlete was enrolled
at any collegiate institution.
o
Must be transferable degree credit for any studentathlete transferring in to the institution from another
two-year or four-year institution.
o
Note: Other transfer requirements in Bylaw 14.5
apply.
Bylaw 14.4.3.1-(a)
 12/24-Hour Requirement.
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Applies to the following student-athletes:
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Midyear transfer;
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Following the completion of his or her first academic
year in residence; and
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Used one season of competition.
Bylaw 14.4.3.1-(b)
 24-semester/36-quarter hours = 1.800.
 48-semester/72-quarter hours = 1.900.
 72-semester/108-quarter hours = 2.000.
Bylaw 14.4.3.2
 Division III does not have NCAA progresstoward-degree requirements.
 Member institutions determine eligibility.
 A transfer student from a four-year institution
must serve an academic year in residence prior to
competing for the certifying institution.
Bylaw 14.5.5.1
2-4 Transfers – Financial Aid, Practice and Competition
Qualifier
Minimum one full-time term
attended.
Average of 12 hours
transferable per full-time
term. (e.g., three terms = 36
transferable)
2.500 GPA on transfer credit.
Not a Qualifier
Graduate from two-year
college.
Minimum of three full-time
terms attended.
Minimum 48-semester or 72quarter hours transferable.
Six/eight hours transferable
English, three/four math,
three/four science.
2.500 GPA on transfer credit.
2-4 Transfers – Financial Aid and Practice
Qualifier
Earns aid and practice via
qualifier status.
Not a Qualifier
Graduate from two-year
college.
Minimum three full-time terms
attended.
Minimum 48-semester or 72quarter hours transferable.
Six/eight hours transferable
English, three/four math,
three/four science.
2.000 GPA on transfer credit.
2-4 Transfers Requirements
Qualifier
Not a Qualifier
Limit of two hours of physical education
activity coursework.*
Excess hours removed from transfer total
AND GPA calculation.
*See physical education/education degree at certifying
institution exception.
Bylaw 14.5.6
4-2-4
First four-year
institution.
Two-year institution.
Certifying four-year
institution.
Graduate.
Average of 12 hours
per term of
attendance at twoyear institution.
2.500 GPA.
Two physical
education activity
hours.
One calendar year
from first four-year
institution prior to
competition.
4-2-4
First four-year
institution.
Two-year
institution.
Certifying four-year
institution.
Graduate.
Average of 12 hours
per term of attendance
at
two-year institution.
2.500 GPA.
Two physical education
activity hours.
One calendar year from first fouryear institution prior to
competition.
Six/eight hours transferable
English, three/four math,
three/four science.
4-4
Transfer.
One-time transfer
exception and eligibility
for aid.
Progress toward
degree at previous
institution.
 Must have been academically eligible had
he/she remained.
 Not required to have fulfilled necessary
percentage at the previous institution.
 Is required at certifying institution.
Qualifiers with No Previous FourYear College Attendance
 Transfer requirements.
 Attendance for at least one full-time semester
or quarter.
 Average of 12 hours of transferable degree
credit per full-time term of attendance.
 Minimum 2.000 cumulative GPA.
Bylaw 14.5.4.1
All Other Qualifiers
 Transfer requirements.
 Attendance for at least one academic year as
a full-time student.
 Average of 12 hours of transferable degree
credit per full-time term of attendance.
 Minimum 2.000 cumulative GPA.
Bylaw 14.5.4.2
Partial Qualifiers
 Transfer requirements.
 Attendance for at least one academic year as a fulltime student.
 Average of 12 hours of transferable degree credit per
full-time term of attendance.
 Minimum 2.000 cumulative GPA.
 Minimum six-semester/eight-quarter hours of
transferable English credit.
 Minimum three-semester/four-quarter hours of
transferable math credit.
o Remedial courses may not be used.
Bylaw 14.5.4.2.1
Nonqualifiers
 Transfer requirements.
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Attendance for at least one academic year as a fulltime student.
Average of 12 hours of transferable degree credit
per full time term of attendance.
Minimum 2.000 cumulative GPA.
Minimum six-semester/eight-quarter hours of
transferable English credit.
Minimum three-semester/four-quarter hours of
transferable math credit.
o Remedial courses may not be used.
Bylaw 14.5.4.2.1
 Graduation from the two-year college.
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At least 25% of the credits earned by the student
must have been earned at the institution awarding
the degree.
Additional credit-hour requirements (i.e., English
and math) for partial and nonqualifiers are not
required.
Bylaw 14.5.4.2-(a)
Bylaw 14.5.4.2.1.1
Eligibility
Status
Minimum
Terms of
Enrollment
Credit
Requirement
(Transferable)
Qualifier w/ No
Previous
Four-Year
Attendance
One full-time
semester/quarter
Average of 12 hours
per full-time term
All Other
Qualifiers
Two full-time
semesters or three
quarters
Graduation
Or
Average of 12 hours
per full-time term
Partial Qualifier
Nonqualifier
Two full-time
semesters or three
quarters
Graduation
Or
Average of 12 hours
per full-term term
Two full-time
semesters or three
quarters
Graduation
Or
Average of 12 hours
per full-time term
Min.
GPA
2.000
2.000
Additional
Required
Credits
(Transferable)
Not Met
n/a
Eligible for
practice and
aid
n/a
Eligible for
practice and
aid
Six – English
Three – Math
2.000
(Not required if SA
graduates.)
Six – English
Three – Math
2.000
(Not required if SA
graduates.)
Eligible for
practice and
aid
Eligible for
nonathletics
aid
 In order to use any of the four-year transfer exceptions:
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Student-athlete must not be under disciplinary suspension
at the previous four-year institution;
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Student-athlete must not have competed during the
segment that concludes with the NCAA championship at
the previous four-year institution; AND
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Student-athlete must not have an unfulfilled residency
requirement at the previous four-year institution.
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Exception: return to original institution without
participation.
Bylaws 14.5.1.1, 14.5.5.3 and 14.5.5.4
 Student-athlete must meet all of the following conditions:
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Student-athlete cannot have previously transferred from a
four-year institution.
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Exception: Student-athlete may still use the one-time transfer
exception if in the previous transfer, student-athlete used the
discontinued/nonsponsored sport exception or the previous
transfer was due to loss of regional accreditation.
Student-athlete must be in good academic standing,
meeting progress-toward-degree requirements at the
previous four-year institution at time of transfer and
academically eligible to return to the previous institution.
Bylaw 14.5.5.3.9
 Student-athlete's previous institution must certify in
writing that it has no objection to the transfer residence
requirement being waived.
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Not required to obtain certification from non-NCAA and
non-National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
(NAIA) institutions; and
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If denied, student-athlete must be provided a hearing
opportunity.
Bylaw 14.5.5.3.9
 If student-athlete has only one season remaining or
two semesters/three quarters or fewer left to
complete his/her eligibility and has not earned a
baccalaureate degree, student-athlete must have an
average of 12 credit hours of transferrable degree
credit for each full-time term attended with a 2.000
GPA in those credits.
Bylaw 14.5.5.3.9
 General analysis - immediately eligible if:
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Never used a season at a Division III school or otherwise
participated at a non-Division III school; or
If never attended a four-year school then student-athlete
was athletically and academically eligible at the two-year
school; or
If attended a four-year school then academically and
athletically eligible at the four-year or two semesters and
24 transferable degree credit at the two-year school(s).
Bylaw 14.5.4.1
The student-athlete may participate without sitting out if he/she:
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Has not previously used a season of participation at a
Division III institution and has never practiced or competed
at a non-Division III institution;
OR
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Academically and athletically eligible at the time of transfer
had the student-athlete remained at the previous institution.
Bylaws 14.5.4.1-(a) and 14.5.4.1-(b)
The student-athlete may participate without sitting out if
he/she:
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Was academically and athletically eligible at the time of
transfer had the student-athlete remained at the previous
institution;
OR
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Completed at least 24-semester/36-quarter hours of
transferable degree credit and spent at least two
semesters/three quarters in attendance at the two-year
college.
Bylaw 14.5.4.1-(c)
The student-athlete may participate without sitting out if
he/she:
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Has never practiced or competed in intercollegiate
athletics;
OR
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When he/she arrives at the Division III school, he/she is
eligible both at the Division III school and at the
previous school.
 Student-athlete accountability through
increased academic eligibility standards
(2003).
 Enhanced academic rates of measure, realtime rate and better graduation rate (2004).
 Accountability through NCAA Division I
Academic Performance Program (APP)
benchmark for postseason competition and
penalties (2006; revised 2011).
 Ensure the Division I membership is dedicated
to providing student-athletes:
 Exemplary educational and intercollegiate
athletics experiences in an environment that
recognizes and supports the academic
mission of member institutions while
enhancing ability to earn a four-year degree.
 Serve as an academic point of access to
postseason competition.
Bylaws 14.01.4 and 14.12.1.2
Duties:
 Administrative body and oversight of APP.
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Oversee data collection process.
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Identify APP "cut" lines.
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Provide interpretations of APP legislation and
policies.
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Communicate annual APP rates [NCAA Division I
Academic Progress Rate (APR) and Graduation
Success Rate (GSR)].
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Identify teams that demonstrate academic
excellence.
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Serve as the appellate body for APP policies and
penalties.
Bylaw 14.12.2.1
 GSR.
 Academic Performance Census (APC).
 APR.
 More specific than Federal Graduation Rate.
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Includes transfers into an institution and
midyear enrollees.
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Removes student-athletes who withdraw and
would have been academically eligible to
compete the next term had they returned.
 Calculated for every sport.
95
90
85
80
75
70
65
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
Male S-As
2000
2001
Female S-As
2002
2003
Overall
2004
2005
2006
 Annual compilation of academic performance
variables (e.g., credit hours, GPA).
 Academic data used for NCAA research purposes.
 Data informs academic policies.
 Submitted online using the APP data collection
program.
 Collected in fall term with APR data.
 Real-time rate, calculated term-by-term.
 Includes all student-athletes on a team in a given
year (as opposed to entering class).
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Includes student-athletes receiving athletically
related financial aid;
OR
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For nonscholarship programs/teams, a subset of
recruited student-athletes.
 Points awarded for eligibility/graduation and retention.
 Totaled over most recent four years (cohort).
 Used in analysis for eligibility for postseason
competition, APP penalties and public recognition of
top academically performing teams.
 GSR:
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June 1.
 APR and APC:
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Six weeks (42 calendar days) following the
member institution's first day of classes for
the fall term.
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Failure to submit results in an institution being
declared ineligible for postseason
competition, including NCAA championships
and bowl games.
Data Submission Phase (APP data due six weeks after first
day of class).
Verification Phase (NCAA staff verifies data entered
properly).
Data Correction/APR Adjustment Phase (14 calendar
days to request corrections/adjustments). Penalty
reports available in APP system after
corrections/adjustments.
Penalty Waiver Phase (14 calendar days to request a
waiver).
Final Submit (All opportunities to change data or request a
waiver have expired; email is sent to chancellor or president).
 Two available points each academic term.
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Eligibility point = student-athlete meets academic
eligibility standards as of the end of the academic
term.
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Retention point = student-athlete is enrolled full time
as of the census date or the fifth week of classes of
the next term.
Number of points earned
Number of points possible x 1000 = APR
 Adjustments available.
 Documented mitigation for lost points.
 Point awarded in the term the former studentathlete graduates ("1/0").
 Restores lost APR eligibility or retention point
from last term student-athlete was in the cohort.
 Delayed-graduation points awarded for any
academic year cohort that comprise the
multiyear APR cohort.
Criteria/Directive:
 Student-athlete graduates from your institution in any
year making up the four-year APR cohort.
 Student-athlete was not included in the team's APR
cohort in the term in which he or she graduated from
your institution.
 Student-athlete lost the eligibility or retention point in
his or her last term in the APR cohort; or would have
lost a point if the student-athlete departed prior to the
implementation of the APR in 2003-04.
 Over the past ten years, 12,979 student-athletes
earned APR points for their former team by
returning to college after their eligibility expired and
earning a degree.
Sample Sport Totals
Baseball
1,529
Football
3,380
Men's Basketball
942
Women's Basketball
431
Totals
6,282
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors established a 930
multiyear APR benchmark for access to 2014-15
postseason competition:
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Postseason includes all events conducted after last
regular season contest or end of conference
tournament (e.g., bowl games, NIT, WNIT, etc.)
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Conferences determine ability to compete in
conference tournaments.
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Applies to individual competitors on teams not meeting
standards.
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Waiver process available.
 For postseason competition in 2015-16 and
beyond:
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Need a multiyear APR of at least 930 OR, after
subject to first postseason restriction, have a twoyear average APR of 950 or higher in the two most
recent years.
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Additional filters available based on resources (e.g.,
bottom 15% as defined by the Committee on
Academic Performance).
 Institutions must have a multiyear APR of
930 to avoid penalties.
 APP penalties are separate from eligibility
for postseason competition.
 Four-year APR of 930 or higher to avoid APP penalties.
 Team subject to Level-Two or -Three penalties can use
improvement filter. Improvement defined as two-year
average APR of 950 in the two most recent years.
 Additional filters available based on resources (e.g.,
bottom 15% as defined by Committee on Academic
Performance).
 Reduce four hours and one day of countable
athletically related activity per week in-season.
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Results in 16 hours per week rather than 20 hours;
and
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Five days per week rather than six days.
 Time replaced by academic activities.
 Reduce four hours of countable athletically related
activities per week out-of-season.
 Results in four hours per week rather than eight
hours; and
 Time replaced by academic activities.
 Cancel nonchampionship season/spring football.
 For sports without nonchampionship season, 10%
reduction in contests and length of season.
 And Level-One Penalty (in-season).
Level-Three Penalty Includes:
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Level-One and Level-Two penalties; and
Menu Options May Include:

Financial aid penalties (any amount, any type).

Practice penalties (reduction of four hours/week and up).

Contest reductions (10% up to full season).
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Restricted and corresponding membership.
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Coach-specific penalties, including game restrictions, recruiting
restrictions.
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Restricted access to practice for incoming student-athletes that fall
below predetermined academic standards.
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Multiyear postseason competition ban.
APR Improvement Plans are meant to stimulate
immediate improvements in team academic
performance:
 Monitor and analyze each team's academic,
retention and graduation performance;
 Identify critical issues impacting team's
academic performance;
 Develop initiatives to address the team's critical
issues.
 Required for all teams under 930 multiyear APR.
 Must include element that assesses and evaluates
team's academic admissions profiles and academic
outcomes.
 Data analysis of team's APR performance.
 Broad-based campus participation.
 Reviewed and approved by institution's chancellor
or president.
 Submitted via online database.