College Eligibility Requirements

NCAA NAIA NJCAA
 
NCAA Initial Eligibilty​​​​​​
1) 16 NCAA Core Courses
- A list of your high school’s approved courses can be found at eligibilitycenter.org/courselist. Be sure to talk with your High School Guidance Counselor as well.
- 10 of these courses need to be completed by the time you start your 7th semester of high school and 7 of the 10 need to be in English, math or natural/physical science.

2) Minimum GPA
2.3 for Division 1 (to be a full qualifier)
2.2 for Division 2 (to be a full qualifier)
- This GPA will be calculated from the 16 NCAA core courses

3) SAT or ACT
- Use Code 9999 to send your SAT or ACT test score to the NCAA Eligibility Center.
- This score must match your core course GPA on the sliding scale (see second page)
- If tests are taken more than once, the highest subscore from each subject area are added to create your highest total score

4) Graduate
Division III schools determine their own eligibility standards –
the NCAA does not have requirements for this Division.



Recommended Plan of Action for 4 years of High School
9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade
PLAN REGISTER STUDY GRADUATE
• Check your high school’s approved list of NCAA core classes
• Make sure you are taking the right courses and learning the best grades that you can.		 • Register for a Certification Account or Prole Page with the NCAA Eligibility Center at eligibilitycenter.org • Take the SAT or the ACT and send your scores to the NCAA Eligibility Center
using the code 9999
• At the end of the year, ask your counselor to upload your official transcript
to the NCAA
Eligibility Center		 • Take the SAT or ACT again if
necessary
• Request your final
amateurism certification after April 1
• After you graduate, ask your counselor to upload your final official transcript with proof of graduation to the NCAA Eligibility Center


Sliding Scales
What Is It? Divisions I and II use ‘sliding scales’ to match test scores and GPAs to determine if you are eligible. These scales balance your test score and GPA. If you have a lower test score, you will need a higher GPA to balance it out- and vice versa. For example... If you have a GPA of 2.5, reading across the sliding scale, your SAT must be at or above 900 or your ACT must be at or above 68. If either of these scores are lower, you would not be eligible. To be safe, it is best to aim for a GPA at or above 2.3, an SAT score of 980, or an ACT score of 75
 
DIVISION I
FULL QUALIFIER SLIDING SCALE
Core GPA SAT ACT Sum
3.550 400 37
3.525 410 38
3.500 430 39
3.475 440 40
3.450 460 41
3.425 470 41
3.400 490 42
3.375 500 42
3.350 520 43
3.325 530 44
3.300 550 44
3.275 560 45
3.250 580 46
3.225 590 46
3.200 600 47
3.175 620 47
3.150 630 48
3.125 650 49
3.100 660 49
3.075 680 50
3.050 690 50
3.025 710 51
3.000 720 52
2.975 730 52
2.950 740 53
2.925 750 53
2.900 750 54
2.875 760 55
2.850 770 56
2.825 780 56
2.800 790 57
2.775 800 58
2.750 810 59
2.725 820 60
2.700 830 61
2.675 840 61
2.650 850 62
2.625 860 63
2.600 860 64
2.575 870 65
2.550 880 66
2.525 890 67
2.500 900 68
2.475 910 69
2.450 920 70
2.425 930 70
2.400 940 71
2.375 950 72
2.350 960 73
2.325 970 74
2.300 980 75
ACADEMIC REDSHIRT
2.299 990 76
2.275 990 76
2.250 1000 77
2.225 1010 78
2.200 1020 79
2.175 1030 80
2.150 1040 81
2.125 1050 82
2.100 1060 83
2.075 1070 84
2.050 1080 85
2.025 1090 86
2.000 1100 86