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Below are a series of recommendations provided by the NCAA on steps to be taken to ensure eligibility at NCAA institutions. For more information about eligibility visit the NCAA Eligibility Center Online.
NCAA Division I Academic Eligibility Requirements
The following academic eligibility requirements are posted by the NCAA at www.ncaastudent.org. Note: there are two sets of criteria listed, based upon whether you enroll in a Division 1 school before August 1, 2008, or after.
If you enroll in a Division I college before August 1, 2008, and want to participate in athletics or receive an thletics scholarship during your first year, you must:
- Graduate from high school;
- Complete these 14 core courses:
- 4 years of English
- 2 years of math (algebra 1 or higher)
- 2 years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if offered by your high school)
- 1 extra year of English, math or natural or physical science
- 2 years of social science
- 3 years of extra core courses (from any category above, or foreign language, nondoctrinal religion or philosophy);
- Earn a minimum required grade-point average in your corecourses; and
- Earn a combined SAT or ACT sum score that matches your corecourse grade-point average on the test score sliding scale on this page (for example, a 2.400 core-course grade-point average needs an 860 SAT).
If you enroll in a Division I college on or after August 1, 2008, and want to participate in athletics or receive an athletics scholarship during your first year, you must:
- Graduate from high school;
- Complete these 16 core courses:
- 4 years of English
- 3 years of math (algebra 1 or higher)
- 2 years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if offered by your high school)
- 1 extra year of English, math or natural or physical science
- 2 years of social science
- 4 years of extra core courses (from any category above, or foreign language, nondoctrinal religion or philosophy);
- Earn a minimum required grade-point average in your core courses; and
- Earn a combined SAT or ACT sum score that matches your corecourse grade-point average and test score sliding scale
- Here is the sliding scale:
| Division I Core GPA/Test Score Index |
| Core GPA |
SAT Score |
ACT Score* |
| 3.550 & above |
400 |
37 |
| 3.525 |
410 |
38 |
| 3.500 |
420 |
39 |
| 3.475 |
430 |
40 |
| 3.450 |
440 |
41 |
| 3.425 |
450 |
41 |
| 3.400 |
460 |
42 |
| 3.375 |
470 |
42 |
| 3.350 |
480 |
43 |
| 3.325 |
490 |
44 |
| 3.300 |
500 |
44 |
| 3.275 |
510 |
45 |
| 3.250 |
520 |
46 |
| 3.225 |
530 |
46 |
| 3.200 |
540 |
47 |
| 3.175 |
550 |
47 |
| 3.150 |
560 |
48 |
| 3.125 |
570 |
49 |
| 3.100 |
580 |
49 |
| 3.075 |
590 |
50 |
| 3.050 |
600 |
50 |
| 3.025 |
610 |
51 |
| 3.000 |
620 |
52 |
| 2.975 |
630 |
52 |
| 2.950 |
640 |
53 |
| 2.925 |
650 |
53 |
| 2.900 |
660 |
54 |
| 2.875 |
670 |
55 |
| 2.850 |
680 |
56 |
| 2.825 |
690 |
56 |
| 2.800 |
700 |
57 |
| 2.775 |
710 |
58 |
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| Division I Core GPA/Test Score Index |
| Core GPA |
SAT Score |
ACT Score* |
| 2.750 |
720 |
59 |
| 2.725 |
730 |
59 |
| 2.700 |
730 |
60 |
| 2.675 |
740 |
61 |
| 2.650 |
760 |
62 |
| 2.625 |
770 |
63 |
| 2.600 |
780 |
64 |
| 2.575 |
790 |
65 |
| 2.550 |
800 |
66 |
| 2.525 |
810 |
67 |
| 2.500 |
820 |
68 |
| 2.475 |
830 |
69 |
| 2.450 |
840 |
70 |
| 2.425 |
860 |
70 |
| 2.400 |
860 |
71 |
| 2.375 |
870 |
72 |
| 2.350 |
880 |
73 |
| 2.325 |
890 |
74 |
| 2.300 |
900 |
75 |
| 2.275 |
910 |
76 |
| 2.250 |
920 |
77 |
| 2.225 |
930 |
78 |
| 2.200 |
940 |
79 |
| 2.175 |
950 |
80 |
| 2.150 |
960 |
80 |
| 2.125 |
960 |
81 |
| 2.100 |
970 |
82 |
| 2.075 |
980 |
83 |
| 2.050 |
990 |
84 |
| 2.025 |
1000 |
85 |
| 2.000 |
1010 |
86 |
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| *ACT Score is a sum of English, Math, Reading and Science scores. |
NCAA Division II Academic Eligibility Requirements
The following information is posted by the NCAA on www.ncaastudent.org:
If you enroll in a Division II college and want to participate in athletics or receive an athletics scholarship during your first year, you must:
- Graduate from high school;
- Complete these 14 core courses:
- 3 years of English
- 2 years of math (algebra 1 or higher)
- 2 years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if offered by your high school)
- 2 extra years of English, math or natural or physical science
- 2 years of social science
- 3 years of extra core courses (from any category above, or foreign language, nondoctrinal religion or philosophy);
- Earn a 2.000 grade-point average or better in your core courses; and
- Earn a combined SAT score of 820 or an ACT sum score of 68.
Note: There is no sliding scale in Division II.
NCAA Division III Academic Eligibility Requirements
The following information is posted by the NCAA on www.ncaastudent.org:
Division III does not use the NCAA Eligibility Center. Contact your Division III college regarding its policies on admission, financial aid, practice and competition.
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