NCAA Eligibility Center Info

KNOW YOUR CORE GPA - Why you ask?

• • Division I-minimum 2.3 core-course GPA

  • Division II-minimum 2.2 core-course GPA

• Talk to your coach - the sooner the better!

• Coaches will contact schools on your behalf, but you can reach out as well.

• Sign up with the NCAA Eligibility Center

  • Division III-Profile Page Account (free)

  • Division I & II-Academic & Amateurism Certification Account ($100, fee waivers available)

• NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete

• Have a back up plan . . . . just in case.

Division I Academic Eligibility

• Earn 16 NCAA-approved core-course credits (10 core course credits earned before start of 7th semester)

  • Four years of English

  • Three years of math

  • Two years of science (one lab)

  • One additional year of English, math, or science

  • Two years of social science

  • Four additional years of English, math, science, social science, world language, or nondoctrinal religion/philosophy

Division II Academic Eligibility

• Earn 16 NCAA-approved core-course credits

  • Three years English

  • Two years math

  • Two years science

  • Three years additional English, math, or science

  • Two years social science

  • Four years other

PCHS Core-Course Credits

• Eng 9, 10, 11, & 12 (DE, H, acad.) 

• Creative Writing

• Humanities

• Multicultural Lit

• World Mythology

• Cultural Anthropology

• Psychology (acad. & DE)

• African American History

• History of Western Civilization

• AP European History

• Intro to Philosophy

• US History (acad. & DE)

• US Government (acad. & AP)

• World History I (acad. & H)

• World History II

• Algebra I (acad. & H)

• Pre-Calculus DE

• Quantitative Reasoning DE

• Statistical Reasoning DE

• Algebra II (acad. & H)

• Calculus DE

• Algebra Functions & Data Analysis

• Advanced Algebra/Trig

• Geometry (acad. & H)

• Probability & Statistics

Students who are eligible for free or reduced lunch and/or eligible for the SAT/ACT fee waiver can select fee waiver for their Eligibility Center registration. We know many students are not registering for the SAT/ACT right now, but the fee waiver option still exists. If unsure, ask your school counselor if you qualify for a fee waiver.  

Students can learn which NCAA division may be right for them by comparing the three NCAA divisions. Click HERE to view the resource.

Click HERE for NCAA Recruiting Facts for each division.

Click HERE for the NCAA Directory.

Our Initial-Eligibility Brochure provides a general overview of the NCAA Eligibility Center requirements.  Click HERE to download brochure.

The Sport Science Institute (SSI) believes mental health is a part of, not apart from, athlete health.  Collaborating with the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committees, as well as the most established medical, mental health and sports medicine organizations in the country, the SSI provides educational resources and inter-association best practices and tools that offer a model of care for your students' mental health.  Click on any of the following bulleted items for more information on mental health:

• Mental health fact sheets 

• Mental health awareness video 

• Mental health best practices

• NCAA Freshmen Experience