DIVISION II
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

CORE-COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Complete a total of 16 core courses in the following areas:

ENGLISH

3 years

MATH (Algebra I or higher)

2 years

NATURAL/ PHYSICAL SCIENCE (Including one year of lab, if offered)

2 years

ADDITIONAL (English, math or natural/physical science)

3 years

SOCIAL SCIENCE

2 years

ADDITIONAL COURSES (Any area listed to the left, foreign language or comparative
religion/philosophy)

4 years

	
FULL QUALIFIER
College-bound student-athletes enrolling at an NCAA Division II school need to meet these
academic requirements to practice, compete and receive an athletics scholarship in their first year of full-time enrollment.

» Complete a total of 16 core courses in the appropriate areas.
» Earn a corresponding test score that matches your core-course GPA (minimum 2.2) on the Division II Sliding Scale.*
» Submit proof of graduation to the Eligibility Center.

PARTIAL QUALIFIER
College-bound student-athletes that do not meet Division II full qualifier standards will be deemed a partial qualifier. All partial qualifier student-athletes may receive an athletics scholarship and practice during their first year of full-time enrollment at a Division II school, but may NOT compete.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Please review the international initial-eligibility flyer for information and academic requirements specific to international student-athletes.

For information on Division I, view the Division I academic requirements flyer.

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TEST SCORES

If you plan to attend an NCAA Division II school, use the sliding scale to review the corresponding test score and core-course GPA (minimum
2.2) you will need to meet Division II full qualifier standards.

DIVISION II FULL QUALIFIER SLIDING SCALE

Core GPA
	
SAT*
	
ACT Sum*

For both Divisions I and II, a combined SAT score is calculated by adding critical 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.

*More information regarding the impact of COVID-19 and test scores can be found at on.ncaa.com/COVID19_Fall2022.

CORE-COURSE LIST

You should check to see if your high school has a list of NCAA-approved core courses. No core-course list means courses taken from that high school will not count for NCAA eligibility. If your high school does not have a list, you risk being ineligible to play in college.

ONLINE COURSES/NONTRADITIONAL Nontraditional courses are taught online or through distance learning, hybrid/blended, independent study, individualized instruction, correspondence or similar means.

These types of courses may be acceptable for use in the NCAA initial-eligibility certification process; however, it is important to make sure the nontraditional program has been approved and appears on the high school’s list of NCAA-approved core courses.

BE AHEAD OF THE GAME

» If you want to get ahead of the game, you need to register with the NCAA Eligibility Center before your freshman/ninth year of high school.

» After you complete six semesters of high school, it is important for you to ask your counselor from each high school you have attended to upload an official transcript to your Eligibility Center account. A six-semester transcript must be submitted in order to have a preliminary certification completed.

For more information on Division II, visit ncaa.org/D2.

3.300 &above	400 3.275                          410 3.250	430 3.225                         440 3.200	460 3.175                          470 3.150                          490 3.125                          500 3.100                          520 3.075                         530 3.050	550 3.025                         560 3.000	580 2.975                         590 2.950	600 2.925                         620 2.900	630 2.875                         650 2.850	660 2.825	680 2.800                         690 2.775                          710 2.750                          720 2.725                          730 2.700                         740 2.675                          750 2.650                         750 2.625                         760 2.600                         770 2.575                          780 2.550                         790 2.525                         800 2.500                          810 2.475                         820 2.450	830 2.425                         840 2.400	850 2.375                         860 2.350	860 2.325                          870 2.300	880 2.275                         890 2.250	900 2.225                          910
2.200	920

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70 & above

*Full sliding scale research between the new SAT and ACT is ongoing.

Want more information? Visit ncaa.org/playcollegesports.

CONTACT THE NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER U.S. and Canada (except Quebec): 877-262-1492
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time

@ncaaec          @playcollegesports         @ncaaec

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