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NCAA eligibility rules and academic requirements

Your academic eligibility is based on two factors:

1. Core Course Requirement: You’ll need to pass 16 approved NCAA Core Courses during your high school years. Exact requirements vary slightly between D1 and D2 schools. View our full breakdown of the NCAA core course requirements. 

2. Core Course GPA: Your GPA will be calculated based on your performance in core courses, not your entire high school transcript. The NCAA provides a core course worksheet to help, but we recommend you meet with your high school counselor too. Here’s more more information on how to determine your core course GPA.  

NCAA Division 1 eligibility requirements

For high-school athletes enrolling in college full-time in 2023-24 and beyond: 

• Complete 16 core courses using pass/fail grades:

  • English: 4 years

  • Math (Algebra 1 or higher): 3 years

  • Natural/Physical Science (Including 1 year of lab, if offered): 2 years

  • Social Science: 2 years

  • Additional Courses

    • English, Math or Science: 1 year

    • English, Math, Sciences, Foreign Language, Comparative Religion or Philosophy: 4 years

• Core Course Progression: You must complete 10 core courses by the beginning of senior year, or seventh semester. Among these 10, seven must be in the subjects of English, math or natural/physical science. This is known as the 10/7 rule.

• Earn a core course GPA of 2.3 or higher 

• Graduate high school

• Receive final certification on your amateurism status via the NCAA Eligibility Center

Once you enter your senior year, the grades you’ve received in your core courses are “locked in” and cannot be changed. If you’re currently a junior in high school, it’s crucial to keep an eye on your core course count. You might need to take additional courses during the summer between your junior and senior years to meet this requirement.

NCAA Division 2 eligibility requirements

For high-school athletes enrolling in college full-time in 2023-2024 and beyond: 

• Complete 16 core courses using pass/fail grades:

  • English: 3 years

  • Math (Algebra 1 or higher): 2 years

  • Natural/Physical Science (Including 1 year of lab, if offered): 2 years

  • Social Science: 2 years

  • Additional Courses

    • English, Math or Science: 3 year

    • English, Math, Sciences, Foreign Language, Comparative Religion or Philosophy: 4 years

• Earn a core course GPA of 2.2 or higher 

• Graduate high school

• Receive final certification on your amateurism status via the NCAA Eligibility Center

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