DIVISION I
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

CORE-COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Complete a total of 16 core courses in the following areas, including 10 before the start of your seventh semester (seven in English, math or natural/physical science).

ENGLISH

4 years

MATH (Algebra I or higher)

3 years

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

2 years

ADDITIONAL (English, math or natural/physical science)

1 year

SOCIAL SCIENCE

2 years

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

4 years

QUALIFIER

College-bound student-athletes enrolling at an NCAA Division I 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. ₀ Ten of your 16 core courses must be completed before the

start of your seventh semester (senior year) of high school. ₀ Seven of your 10 core courses must be in English, math or

natural/physical science.

» Earn a corresponding test score that matches your core-course GPA (minimum 2.3) on the Division I Sliding Scale.*
» Submit proof of graduation to the Eligibility Center.

ACADEMIC REDSHIRT

All academic redshirt student-athletes may receive an athletics scholarship during their first year of full-time enrollment and practice during their first regular academic term but may NOT compete during their first year of enrollment.

» Complete a total of 16 core courses in the appropriate areas. » Earn a corresponding test score that matches your core-
course GPA (minimum 2.0) on the Division I Sliding Scale.* » Submit proof of graduation to the Eligibility Center.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

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

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

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ACADEMIC REDSHIRT
TEST SCORES

If you plan to attend an NCAA Division I school, use the sliding scale to review the
corresponding test score and core-course GPA (minimum 2.3) you will need to meet Division I
qualifier standards.

DIVISION I FULL QUALIFIER SLIDING SCALE

Core GPA
	
SAT*
	
ACT Sum*
		
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

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 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

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

*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

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