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NCAA Athletics & Scholarships: Academic Eligibility Requirements_______________________

DIVISION I: DIVISION II:
Entering College on or after August 1, 2016 Entering College on or after August 1, 2016

Full Qualifier: Full Qualifier:
Complete 16 Core Courses
 Ten of the 16 courses must be completed before the  Complete 16 core courses
seventh semester (senior year) of high school  Earn a core-course GPA of at least 2.000; (2.200
 Seven of the 10 core courses must be in English, on or after 2018)
math and science  Earn an SAT combine score of at least 820 or an
 Earn a core-course GPA of at least 2.3 ACT sum score of at least
 Earn the ACT/SAT score matching your core- 68 (ACT/SAT score matching core-course GPA
course GPA on the Division 1 sliding scale, and on Division II sliding scale on or after 2018)
 Graduate high school  Graduate high school

Academic Redshirt: Partial Qualifier:
Complete 16 Core Courses as noted above
 Earn a core-course GPA of at least 2.000  Complete 16 core courses;
 Earn the ACT/SAT score matching your core-  Earn a core-course GPA of at least 2.000 OR (and
course GPA on the Division 1 sliding scale, and earn the ACT/SAT score matching your core-
 Graduate high school course Division II sliding scale on or after 2018)
 Earn an SAT combined score of at least 820 or an
ACT sum score of at least 68 (earn the ACT/SAT
score matching your core-course Division II
sliding scale on or after 2018), and
 Graduate high school

Students planning to pursue collegiate athletics are encouraged to check the NCAA website for additional information
pertaining to test scores, GPA and Division I requirements for students entering college on or after August 1, 2016
@www.NCAA.org

Full Qualifier: College-bound student athletes may practice, compete and receive athletics scholarship during their
first year of enrollment at the NCAA Division I school.

Academic Redshirt: College-bound student athletes may receive athletic 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.

Non-Qualifier: College-bound student-athletes cannot practice, receive athletics scholarships or compete during their
first year of enrollment at a NCAA Division I school.

After August 1, 2016:

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 core courses 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 with
minimum core-course GPA and test-score requirement at the time of graduation.

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