Division i academic requirements

Core-Course Requirement
Complete 16 core courses in the following areas:

ENGLISH

MATH
(Algebra I or higher)

NATURAL/ PHYSICAL SCIENCE
(One year of lab,
if offered)

ADDITIONAL ENGLISH, MATH OR NATURAL/ PHYSICAL SCIENCE

SOCIAL SCIENCE

ADDITIONAL COURSES
(Any area listed to
the left, foreign language or comparative

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eligion/philosophy)

4 years

3 years

2 years

1 year

2 years

4 years

College-bound student-athletes will need to meet the following academic requirements to practice, receive athletic scholarships, and/or compete during their first year.

Full Qualifier
Complete 16 core courses.
Ten of the 16 core courses must be completed before the seventh semester (senior year) of
high school.
Seven of the 10 core courses must be in English, math or science.
Earn a core-course GPA of at least 2.300.
Earn the ACT/SAT score matching your core-course GPA on the Division I sliding scale (see back page).
Graduate high school.
Academic Redshirt
Complete 16 core courses.
Earn a core-course GPA of at least 2.000.
Earn the ACT/SAT score matching your core-course GPA on the Division I sliding scale (see back page).
Graduate high school.

Full Qualifier:
College-bound student-athletes may practice, compete and receive athletics scholarships during their first year of enrollment at an NCAA Division I school.
Academic Redshirt:
College-bound student-athletes may receive athletics scholarships during their first year of en- rollment and may practice during their first regular academic term, but may NOT compete during their first year of enrollment.
Nonqualifier:
College-bound student-athletes cannot prac- tice, receive athletics scholarships or compete during their first year of enrollment at an NCAA Division I school.

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Test Scores
When a student registers for the SAT or ACT, he or she can use the NCAA Eligibility Center code of 9999 so his or her scores are sent directly to the NCAA Eligibility Center from the testing agency. Test scores on transcripts will NOT be used in his or her academic certification.
A combined SAT score is calculated by adding reading and math subscores. An ACT sum score is calculated by adding English, math, reading and science subscores. A student may take the SAT or ACT an unlimited number of times before he or she enrolls full time in college. If a student takes either test more than once, the best subscore from different tests are used to meet initial-eligibility requirements.
If a student took the SAT before March 2016 and then took the redesigned SAT at a later date, the NCAA Eligibility Center will not combine section scores from the former and redesigned SAT when determining his or her initial eligibility. The NCAA Eligibility Center will only combine section scores from the same version
of the test. Because the redesigned SAT varies in design and measures different academic concepts than the former SAT, the Eligibility Center will apply the College Board’s concordance tables when performing academic certifications for students with redesigned SAT scores.
*To compare SAT scores, click here for a comparison table, or click here to visit the College Board’s website.

DIVISION I
FULL QUALIFIER SLIDING SCALE		DIVISION I
FULL QUALIFIER SLIDING SCALE		
CORE GPA	SAT*	ACT SUM		CORE GPA	SAT*	ACT SUM		
	READING/MATH				READING/MATH			
3.550	400	37		2.750	720	59		
3.525	410	38		2.725	730	60		
3.500	420	39		2.700	740	61		
3.475	430	40		2.675	750	61		
3.450	440	41		2.650	760	62		
3.425	450	41		2.625	770	63		
3.400	460	42		2.600	780	64		
3.375	470	42		2.575	790	65		
3.350	480	43		2.550	800	66		
3.325	490	44		2.525	810	67		
3.300	500	44		2.500	820	68		
3.275	510	45		2.475	830	69		
3.250	520	46		2.450	840	70		
3.225	530	46		2.425	850	70		
3.200	540	47		2.400	860	71		
3.175	550	47		2.375	870	72		
3.150	560	48		2.350	880	73		
3.125	570	49		2.325	890	74		
3.100	580	49		2.300	900	75		
3.075	590	50		2.299	910	76	ACADEMIC REDSHIRT	
3.050	600	50		2.275	910	76		
3.025	610	51		2.250	920	77		
3.000	620	52		2.225	930	78		
2.975	630	52		2.200	940	79		
2.950	640	53		2.175	950	80		
2.925	650	53		2.150	960	81		
2.900	660	54		2.125	970	82		
2.875	670	55		2.100	980	83		
2.850	680	56		2.075	990	84		
2.825	690	56		2.050	1000	85		
2.800	700	57		2.025	1010	86		
2.775	710	58		2.000	1020	86