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KNOW THE RULES:

Core Courses

NCAA FRESHMAN-ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS QUICK REFERENCE SHEET

•        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 on page two of this sheet.

•        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 page two of this sheet.

•        The Division II grade-point-average requirement is a minimum 2.000.

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 II

14 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).

 

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.

NCAA DIVISION I SLIDING SCALE CORE GRADE-POINT AVERAGE/ TEST-SCORE 

New Core GPA / Test Score Index
Core GPA                  SAT                ACT 

Verbal and Math ONLY
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
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

 

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

•  Division  II  has  no  sliding  scale.     The minimum core grade-point average is 2.000. The minimum SAT score is 820 (verbal and math sections only) and the minimum ACT sum score is 68.

•  14 Core courses are required for Division II.

•  16 Core courses are required for Division I.

•  The SAT combined score is based on the verbal and math sections only.  The writing section will not be used.

•  SAT  and  ACT  scores  must  be  reported directly   to   the   clearinghouse   from   the testing agency.   Scores on transcripts will not be used.

 

For  more  information  regarding  the  rules, please   go   to www.ncaa.org. Click   on “Academics  and  Athletes”  then  “Eligibility and Recruiting.”   Or visit the clearinghouse Web site at www.ncaaclearinghouse.net.

Please call the NCAA Eligibility Center if you have questions:

Toll-free number:  877/622-2321

 

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