2018 Division II New Academic Requirements

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

ENGLISH

MATH
(Algebra I or higher)

NATURAL/ PHYSICAL SCIENCE
(including one
year of lab science, if offered)

SOCIAL SCIENCE

ADDITIONAL
(English, math, or natural/physical science)

ADDITIONAL
(English, math, natural/physical science, social

language, compar

science, foreign
-

ative religion or philosophy)

3 years

2 years

2 years

2 years

3 years

4 years

College-bound student-athletes first enrolling at an NCAA Division II school on or after August 1, 2018, need to meet new academic rules to practice, compete and receive athletics scholarships during their first year.

Full Qualifier
Complete 16 core courses.
Earn a core-course GPA of at least 2.200.
Earn the ACT/SAT score matching your core-course GPA on the Division II full qualifier sliding scale
(see back page).
Graduate high school.

Partial Qualifier
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 II partial qualifier 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 II school.
Partial Qualifier:
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 may not prac- tice, compete or receive athletics scholarships during their first year of enrollment at an NCAA Division II school.

Test Scores
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 II
FULL QUALIFIER SLIDING SCALE		DIVISION II
PARTIAL QUALIFIER SLIDING SCALE	
USE FOR DIVISION II BEGINNING AUGUST 2018		USE FOR DIVISION II BEGINNING AUGUST 2018	
CORE GPA	SAT*	ACT SUM		CORE GPA	SAT*	ACT SUM	
	READING/MATH				READING/MATH		
3.300 & above	400	37		3.050 & above	400	37	
3.275	410	38		3.025	410	38	
3.250	420	39		3.000	420	39	
3.225	430	40		2.975	430	40	
3.200	440	41		2.950	440	41	
3.175	450	41		2.925	450	41	
3.150	460	42		2.900	460	42	
3.125	470	42		2.875	470	42	
3.100	480	43		2.850	480	43	
3.075	490	44		2.825	490	44	
3.050	500	44		2.800	500	44	
3.025	510	45		2.775	510	45	
3.000	520	46		2.750	520	46	
2.975	530	46		2.725	530	46	
2.950	540	47		2.700	540	47	
2.925	550	47		2.675	550	47	
2.900	560	48		2.650	560	48	
2.875	570	49		2.625	570	49	
2.850	580	49		2.600	580	49	
2.825	590	50		2.575	590	50	
2.800	600	50		2.550	600	50	
2.775	610	51		2.525	610	51	
2.750	620	52		2.500	620	52	
2.725	630	52		2.475	630	52	
2.700	640	53		2.450	640	53	
2.675	650	53		2.425	650	53	
2.650	660	54		2.400	660	54	
2.625	670	55		2.375	670	55	
2.600	680	56		2.350	680	56	
2.575	690	56		2.325	690	56	
2.550	700	57		2.300	700	57	
2.525	710	58		2.275	710	58	
2.500	720	59		2.250	720	59	
2.475	730	60		2.225	730	60	
2.450	740	61		2.200	740	61	
2.425	750	61		2.175	750	61	
2.400	760	62		2.150	760	62	
2.375	770	63		2.125	770	63	
2.350	780	64		2.100	780	64	
2.325	790	65		2.075	790	65	
2.300	800	66		2.050	800	66	
2.275	810	67		2.025	810	67	
2.250	820	68		2.000	820 & above	68 & above	
2.225	830	69		
2.200	840 & above	70 & above		

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