Some observations from the document terry posted:
1. The eligibility point for a term is determined at the end of the term. A freshman in a fall sport can play all season without getting an eligibility point.
2. The retension point is based on whether the player is still registered 5 weeks into the following term unless they graduate, in which case it is automatic.
3. A player who flames out in first term earns no points but doesn't count in following term. If a student is getting into academic trouble, the school can protect APR by finding reason to boot them rather than give them time to catch up. By booting a player in academic trouble, the team loses one retention point for the previous term but avoids 2 points they might not pick up the following term. Doing this with a couple players can cause instant rebound of two-year APR.
4. A student who transfers to Columbia loses their former school 1 retention point (unless there is some "legislated exemption" I missed).
5. A student who finishes early but delays getting the diploma because they want to wacky walk with their classmates or who doesn't enroll full time the last term because they only need one more class costs the team 1 retention point (unless there is a "legislated exemption" I missed).
6. After playing with a bunch of samples, it seems like a 930 APR corresponds to about a 45% graduation rate. But this assumes ontinuous even attrition, which is almost certainly not the case. Some eligibility tests are only run at the end of the year.
1. The eligibility point for a term is determined at the end of the term. A freshman in a fall sport can play all season without getting an eligibility point.
2. The retension point is based on whether the player is still registered 5 weeks into the following term unless they graduate, in which case it is automatic.
3. A player who flames out in first term earns no points but doesn't count in following term. If a student is getting into academic trouble, the school can protect APR by finding reason to boot them rather than give them time to catch up. By booting a player in academic trouble, the team loses one retention point for the previous term but avoids 2 points they might not pick up the following term. Doing this with a couple players can cause instant rebound of two-year APR.
4. A student who transfers to Columbia loses their former school 1 retention point (unless there is some "legislated exemption" I missed).
5. A student who finishes early but delays getting the diploma because they want to wacky walk with their classmates or who doesn't enroll full time the last term because they only need one more class costs the team 1 retention point (unless there is a "legislated exemption" I missed).
6. After playing with a bunch of samples, it seems like a 930 APR corresponds to about a 45% graduation rate. But this assumes ontinuous even attrition, which is almost certainly not the case. Some eligibility tests are only run at the end of the year.