By Dr. Gerald Gurney and Dr. Richard M. Southall
Originally published August 9, 2012
Last month, the NCAA announced its latest team Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, highlighting the institutions whose four-year averages fell below the 900 threshold score. Among the offending teams was notably the University of Connecticut, which will be ineligible for the 2013 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship and must limit its practice time each week by replacing four hours with academic activities.