Oct. 7, 2008
Census Dates:
· The 2008-09 Census Dates for the University of Pittsburgh are:
§ Fall Term: Sunday, September 28, 2008
§ Spring Term: Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
· Please note:
§ Any SA on aid who leaves school before the census date will not be counted as a returner in your APR data for that term.
§ Any SA still on aid and enrolled full-time as of the census date will count in your APR numbers for that term.
§ The same dates will apply to the inclusion of SAs in team GPA calculations for team GPA awards.
APR Data, Confidence Boundaries and APR Penalties
· Scores reported in May 2008 reflected four year average of the following academic years: 2003-04; 04-05; 05-06; and 06-07.
· Scores to be released in May 2009 will reflect four year average of the following academic years: 2004-05; 05-06; 06-07; 07-08.
· Data is due in October; you should receive preliminary reports around that time.
· All teams must meet a 925 (4-year average) to avoid possible APR penalties!
· Contemporaneous Penalties:
§ Teams subject to contemporaneous penalties if their four-year average falls below a 925 and they have any "0/2"'s in the previous year.
§ Penalty = aid previously awarded to a "0/2" cannot be re-awarded.
· Historical Penalties:
§ Teams with a four year average below 900 subject to Historical Penalties beginning with the current release.
§ Incremental penalties.
o Level 1 - public warning.
o Level 2 - recruiting/financial aid/practice.
o Level 3 - competition restrictions.
o Level 4 - NCAA membership status.
§ Team must be "clean" three years in order to leave their current level.
§ Simultaneous review of other factors (by-sport comparison; institutional mission; team improvement) may waive or mitigate some penalties.
New exclusion:
Students who transfer out of the University of Pittsburgh while eligible will have their retention point excluded if they meet the following criteria:
- SA must leave Pitt with a cumulative GPA of 2.60
- Pitt must document an "immediate transfer"--SA must enroll full-time at new institution for the next academic term.
- SA must have earned the eligibility point for the term in question.
- SA must have attended Pitt for at least one academic year before transfer.
Example:
- SA attends Pitt for 2007-08 academic year (fall and spring) and was eligible throughout the year.
- SA chooses to transfer out of Pitt for Fall 2008 term to be closer to home.
- SA is eligible for Fall 2008 term.
- SA has a current cumulative Pitt gpa of 3.35.
- SA enrolls full time for Fall 2008 at new institution closer to home.
SA APR:
End of Fall 2007:
· SA eligible for Spring and returns full-time for Spring term (2/2).
End of Spring 2008:
· SA eligible for Fall 08 but does not return to Pitt--normally would be (1/2) but this SA meets new adjustment criteria, and therefore is (1/1).
