Division I Academic Requirements
DI College-bound student-athletes will need to meet the following academic requirements to practice, receive athletics scholarships, and/or compete during their first year:
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 if they have met the following criteria:
- 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 natural/physical 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 scale below).
- Graduate high 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 if they have met the following criteria:
- 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 scale below).
- Graduate high school.
If requirements in neither of these two categories are met, you are labeled a nonqualifier and cannot practice, receive athletics scholarships or compete during their first year of enrollment at an NCAA Division I school.
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 subscores from each test are used for the academic certification process.
If you took the SAT in March 2016 or after, and plan to attend an NCAA Division I college or university in the 2018-19 or 2019-20 academic years, use the following charts to understand the core-course GPA you need to meet NCAA Division I requirements.
Division II New Academic Requirements
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 if they have met the following criteria:
- 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 scale below). - Graduate high school.
Partial Qualifier – 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 if they have met the following criteria:
- 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 scale below).
- Graduate high school.
If requirements in neither of these two categories are met, you are labeled a nonqualifier and may not practice, compete or receive athletics scholarships during their first year of enrollment at an NCAA Division II school.
Test Scores
If you took the SAT in March 2016 or after, and plan to attend an NCAA Division II college or university in the 2018-19 or 2019-20 academic years, use the following charts to understand the core-course GPA you need to meet NCAA Division II requirements.
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. You may take the SAT or ACT an unlimited number of times before you enroll full time in college. If you take either test more than once, the best subscores from each test are used for the academic certification process.
