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NCAA FRESHMAN-ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS
KNOW THE RULES:
Core Courses• Starting August 1, 2008, 16 core courses will be required for NCAA Division I only. This rule applies to any student first entering any Division I college or university on or after August 1, 2008. See the chart below for the breakdown of this 16 core-course requirement.
• 14 core courses are required in NCAA Division II. See the breakdown of core-course requirements below.
Test Scores
• Division I has a sliding scale for test score and grade-point average. The sliding scale for those requirements is shown below.
• Division II has a minimum SAT score requirement of 820 or an ACT sum score of 68.
• The SAT score used for NCAA purposes includes only the critical reading and math sections. The writing section of the SAT is not used.
• The ACT score used for NCAA purposes is a sum of the four sections on the ACT: English, math, reading and science.
• All SAT and ACT scores must be reported directly to the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse by the testing agency. Test scores that appear on transcripts will no longer be used. When registering for the SAT or ACT, use the clearinghouse code of 9999 to make sure the score is reported to the clearinghouse.
Grade-Point Average
• Only core courses are used in the calculation of the grade-point average.
• Be sure to look at your high school’s list of NCAA-approved core courses on the clearinghouse Web site to make certain that the courses being taken have been approved as core courses. The Web site is www.ncaaclearinghouse.net.
• Division I grade-point-average requirements are listed on below.
• The Division II grade-point-average requirement is a minimum 2.000.
PLEASE NOTE: For students first entering any NCAA college or university on or after August 1, 2005, computer science courses may only be used for initial-eligibility purposes if the course receives graduation credit in mathematics or natural/physical science and is listed as such on the high school’s list of NCAA-approved core courses.
DIVISION I
16 Core-Course Rule
16 Core Courses:
4 years of English.
3 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher).
2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school).
1 year of additional English, mathematics or natural/physical science.
2 years of social science.
4 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language or nondoctrinal religion/philosophy).
DIVISION II14 Core-Course Rule
14 Core Courses:
3 years of English.
2 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher).
2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school).
2 years of additional English, mathematics or natural/physical science.
2 years of social science.
3 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language or nondoctrinal religion/philosophy).
NCAA Sliding Scale
Core GPA/Test Score
Core GPA
SAT(Math & Verbal)
ACT
3.55 & 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
2.750
720
59
2.725
730
59
2.700
730
60
2.675
740-750
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
840-850
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
