INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA is wasting no time in imposing higher academic standards for college athletes.
One day after university presidents talked about making changes, the governing body's board of directors approved a measure Thursday to raise the historical Academic Progress Rate cutline from 900 to 930. The APR is a calculation for each team at each school and determines whether student-athletes are making enough progress toward graduation.
Teams that previously fell below the 925 mark would receive a warning letter that they could face stronger penalties if they continued to fall below the mark.







