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Excels at NCAA Athletic Academic Progress Rate
By Christian Basi
University of Missouri-Columbia officials today announced that the NCAA has finalized the Athletic Academic Progress Rate (APR) for MU. The APR is a term-by-term measure of eligibility, retention and graduation for student-athletes who have received institutional financial aid based on athletic ability during an academic term.
"We're very pleased with the results of the latest APR report," said Mike Alden, MU director of athletics. "The numbers are very positive overall for MU, and we believe they reflect our core value of academic integrity and how dedicated we are to providing a high-quality educational experience for our young men and women at Mizzou."
At MU, every sport met or exceeded the APR requirements for the 04-05 academic year as well as the multi-year average. Seven sports, which included men's cross country, men's golf, women's cross country, women's golf, women's gymnastics, women's tennis, and volleyball, had perfect scores for the 04-05 academic year.
While the NCAA will eventually require a four-year average score for each sport, the multi-year average only includes the past two years. Institutions are given points on whether a student-athlete remains academically eligible for competition and either returns to the institution the following semester or graduates. A maximum of two points per student/per semester is awarded.
The NCAA does not penalize an institution for student-athletes who remain academically eligible but did not return to the institution due to circumstances beyond the student and/or institution's control. Examples of this include student-athletes who leave to pursue professional athletics, suffer from incapacitating physical or mental illness, or experience extreme financial difficulties as the result of a specific event such as a death in the family.
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