NCAA Division I

ACADEMIC-ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR DIVISION I

To be eligible to participate in athletics or receive an athletics scholarship during your first year you must:

Test Scores: (ACT/SAT)

Core Grade-Point Average:



Full Qualifier: College-bound student-athletes may practice, compete and receive athletics scholarship 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 enrollment 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 receive may not practice, compete or receive athletics scholarships during their first year of enrollment at an NCAA Division I school. After August 1, 2016 Requirement to graduate with your high school class: You must complete the 16 core-course requirement in eight semesters, which begins when you initially started high school with your ninth-grade class. If you graduate from high school in eight semesters with your class, you may use one core-course unit completed within one year after graduation (summer or academic year) to meet NCAA Division I initial-eligibility requirements. You may complete the core course at a location other than the high school from which you graduated and may initially enroll full time at a college or university at any time after completion of the core course.

• Graduate from high school; 
• Complete 16 core courses:
  • Seven (7) of the initial 10 must be in English, Math, or Natural/Social Science.
  • Ten (10) core courses completed before the start of the 7th semester.
• Earn a minimum required grade-point average in your core courses (2.30 for competition or 2.0 for academic redshirt); and 
• Earn a combined SAT or ACT sum score that matches your core-course grade-point average and test score sliding scale (for example, a 2.400 core-course grade-point average needs an 860 SAT).
• Students must present a corresponding test score and core-course GPA on the sliding scale 
  • Best subscore from each section is used to determine the ACT sum score for initial eligibility.
  • SAT: critical reading and math sections.Best subscore from each section is used to determine the SAT combined score for initial eligibility.
  • ACT: English, math, reading and science sections.
• All ACT and SAT attempts before initial full-time collegiate enrollment may be used for initial eligibility.
• Enter 9999 during ACT or SAT registration to ensure the testing agency reports your score directly to the NCAA Eligibility Center. Test scores on transcripts will not be used.
• Only core courses that appear on the high school's List of NCAA Courses on the NCAA Eligibility Center's website (www.eligibilitycenter.org) will be used to calculate your core-course GPA. Use this list as a guide.
• Initial full-time collegiate enrollment on or after August 1, 2016:
  • Students must present a corresponding test score (ACT sum score or SAT combined score) and core-course GPA (minimum 2.300) on Sliding Scale B (see Page No. 2).
  • Core-course GPA is calculated using the best 16 core courses that meet both progression (10 before seventh semester; seven in English, math or science; "locked in") and subject-area requirements. 

1. A college-bound student-athlete completes nine core courses prior to the seventh semester of high school.  However, he/she is an academic redshirt because only nine of the 10 required courses were completed before the seventh semester. He/she would be permitted to practice and receive scholarships, provided he/she presents 16 core courses and meets the minimum core-course GPA and test-score requirement at the time of graduation.
2. A college-bound student-athlete completes 16 core courses in the required coursework with a 2.300 corecourse GPA and a 79 sum ACT. The college-bound student-athlete is full qualifier under the new sliding scale because the minimum GPA requirement is 2.300 with an ACT sum score of at least 75.
3. A college-bound student-athlete completes 15 core courses with a 2.500 core-course GPA and an 820 SAT score (critical reading and math). The college-bound student-athlete is a nonqualifier because only 15 core courses were completed, not the required 16 core courses. 

NCAA DIVISION I SLIDING SCALECORE GRADE-POINT AVERAGE/TEST-SCORE (Before August 1, 2016)

Core GPA / Test Score Index

Core GPA	SAT Verbal & Math ONLY	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

NCAA DIVISION I SLIDING SCALECORE GRADE-POINT AVERAGE/TEST-SCORE (On or After August 1, 2016)

Core GPA / Test Score Index

 

Core GPA	SAT Verbal & Math ONLY	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	60
2.700	740	61
2.675	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	70
2.425	850	70
2.400	860	71
2.375	870	72
2.350	880	73
2.325	890	74
2.300	900	75
2.299	910	76
2.275	910	76
2.250	920	77
2.225	930	78
2.200	940	79
2.175	950	80
2.150	960	81
2.125	970	82
2.100	980	83
2.075	990	84
2.050	1000	85
2.025 2.00	1010 1020	86  86

Meeting the NCAA academic requirements does notguarantee your admission into a college. You must applyfor college admission.