{"id":9599,"date":"2011-10-31T09:38:53","date_gmt":"2011-10-31T13:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/?p=9599"},"modified":"2015-05-28T17:14:34","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T21:14:34","slug":"ncaa-adopts-tougher-academic-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/ncaa-adopts-tougher-academic-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA adopts tougher academic standards"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The NCAA has had a rough year in the media when it comes to academics — and now they’re ever so slightly increasing the standards for academic eligibility:<\/p>\n

The measure requires teams to maintain a minimum 930 Academic Progress Rate for participation in postseason competition, which is roughly a 50 percent graduation success rate, (NCAA President Mark) Emmert said.<\/p>\n

New measures will begin phasing in during the 2012-13 school year, he added. Soon afterward, for the 2014-15 school year, teams that don\u2019t achieve a 930 APR will be ineligible for postseason participation, he said.<\/p>\n

The D1 board also passed a proposal increasing initial eligibility standards for incoming freshmen and transfer students. Under the proposal, immediate access for freshmen to competition is a 2.3 GPA and 2.5 for transfers, Emmert said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Even if the increment seems small, the effect isn’t necessarily: Under the new standards, 17 teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision and 99 teams in men\u2019s basketball would be subject to penalties.<\/p>\n

[Wisconsin Badger Herald<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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