NCAA

In order to be eligible to compete in NCAA Division I sports during a student’s first year attending the institution, a student must:

• Graduate from high school,

• Complete 16 core courses in specific disciplines (10 of these courses in prescribed disciplines must be completed before the start of the student’s 7th semester,)

• Earn at least a 2.3 GPA in the 16 core courses,

• Earn an SAT combined score or ACT sum score that matches the student’s core-course GPA on the Division I sliding scale. (The NCAA will use the best subsection scores from multiple test dates.)

The sliding scale balances a student’s test score and core-course GPA. For example, if a student has a low core-course GPA, then they need to earn a high SAT combined score or ACT sum score. And if a student has a low SAT combined score or ACT sum score it can be offset by a high core-course GPA.

In order to be eligible to compete in NCAA Division II sports during a student’s first year attending the institution, a student must:

• Graduate from high school, 

• Complete 16 core courses in specific disciplines, 

• Earn at least a 2.2 GPA in the 16 core courses, 

• Earn an SAT combined score or ACT sum score that matches the student’s core-course GPA on the Division II sliding scale. (The NCAA will use the best subsection scores from multiple test dates.)

The sliding scale balances a student’s test score and core-course GPA. For example, if a student has a low core-course GPA, then they need to earn a high SAT combined score or ACT sum score. And if a student has a low SAT combined score or ACT sum score it can be offset by a high core-course GPA.

For a student to compete at a Division III institution, the student needs to meet the same admission standards and academic standards as any other student admitted to the institution. Like Division I and II, a student interested in competing at a Division III institution does need to go through the process of having their transcripts reviewed by the NCAA.