Academic Eligibility Requirements

Division I Academic Eligibility Requirements

Starting August 1, 2008 - if you enroll in a NCAA Division I college or university and want to participate in athletics or receive an athletics scholarship during your first year, you must:

· Graduate from high school.

· Complete these 16 core courses:

· 4 years of English

· 3 years of math (algebra 1 or higher)

· 2 years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if offered by your high school)

· 1 additional year of English, math or natural or physical science

· 2 years of social science

· 4 years of additional core courses (from any category above, or foreign language, nondoctrinal religion or philosophy);

· Earn a minimum required grade-point average in your core courses; and

· Earn a combined SAT or ACT sum score that matches your core-course grade-point average and test score sliding scale on this page.

You will be a qualifier if you meet the academic requirements listed above. As a qualifier, you:

· Can practice or compete for your college or university during your first year of college;

· Can receive an athletic scholarship during your first year of college; and

· Can play four seasons in your sport as long as you maintain your eligibility from year to year.

You will be a nonqualifier if you do not meet the academic requirements listed above.

As a nonqualifier, you:

· Cannot practice or compete for your college or university during your first year of college;

· Cannot receive an athletics scholarship during your first year of college, although you may receive needs based financial aid; and

· Can play only three seasons in your sport as long as you maintain your eligibility from year to year.

Division I Core GPA and Test Score Sliding Scale

Qualifier Index

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

*Previously, the ACT score was calculated by averaging four scores. New standards are based on the sum of scores.

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