College Athletic Eligibility

Alert your guidance counselor if you are considering participation in college athletics

NCAA Eligibility 

High school student athletes who wish to participate in Division I or II college athletics must meet the NCAA initial-eligibility requirements. Complete details regarding these requirements are available online at the NCAA Eligibility Center www.eligibilitycenter.org. 

Core Courses 

The NCAA maintains a list of courses offered at Southern that are approved for prospective student-athletes seeking NCAA initial-eligibility. Please refer to the following list of approved courses. If you have any questions, please contact your guidance counselor. 

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Academic Requirements 

To play sports at a Division I or II school, you must graduate from high school, complete 16 NCAA-approved core courses, earn a minimum GPA and earn an ACT or SAT score that matches your core-course GPA.

Division I

Complete 10 NCAA core courses, including seven in English, math or natural/physical science, before your seventh semester. 

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Division II

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Grade-Point Average

The NCAA Eligibility Center calculates your grade point average (GPA) based on the grades you earn in NCAA-approved core courses. 

• Division I requires a minimum 2.3 GPA.

• Division II requires a minimum 2.2 GPA.

Test Scores

Take the ACT or SAT as many times as you want before you enroll full time in college but remember to list NCAA Eligibility Center (code ?????) as a score recipient whenever you register to take a test. if you take a test more than once, send your scores and the NCAA will use the best scores from each test section to create your sum score. 

Sliding Scale

Division I and II use sliding scales to match test scores and GPA's to determine eligibility. Thet sliding scale balances your test score with your GPA. If you have a low test score, you need a higher GPA to be eligible. Find more information about sliding scales at www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future/test-scores.