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Facts about 3 Divisions of College Sports
Complete guide for NCAA Future Student Athletes.
JUNIOR TIMELINE
Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center
Check out the tab of our website specifically dedicated to this.
Send your SAT and ACT test scores to "9999" to the NCAA Eligibility Center.
Be sure the courses you are taking are on the list of NCAA Approved Courses for VHS. Click here and search by our school code: 053595.
SENIOR TIMELINE
Visit the "My Planner" page after you register online to view your eligibility status and check for any missing info or documents.
Review your sports participation (amateurism) responses and requeste final amateurism certification beginning April 1 (for fall enrollees) or October 1 (for spring enrollees).
After graduation, ask your school registrar to send your final transcript with proof of graduation to the NCAA Eligibility Center.
Division 1 Academic Eligibility
To be eligible to compete in NCAA sports during your first year at a Division I school, you must graduate high school and meet ALL the following requirements:
Complete 16 core courses:
Four years of English
Three years of math (Algebra 1 or higher)
Two years of natural/physical science (including one year of lab science if your high school offers it)
One additional year of English, math or natural/physical science
Two years of social science
Four additional years of English, math, natural/physical science, social science, foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy
Complete 10 core courses, including seven in English, math or natural/physical science, before your seventh semester. Once you begin your seventh semester, you may not repeat or replace any of those 10 courses to improve your core-course GPA.
Earn at least a 2.3 GPA in your core courses.
Division 2 Academic Eligibility
To be eligible to compete in NCAA sports during your first year at a Division II school, you must meet academic requirements for your core courses, grade-point average (GPA) and test scores.
You must graduate high school and meet ALL the following requirements:
Complete 16 core courses:
Three years of English.
Two years of math (Algebra 1 or higher).
Two years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if your high school offers it).
Three additional years of English, math or natural or physical science
Two years of social science
Four additional years of English, math, natural or physical science, social science, foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy
Earn at least a 2.2 GPA in your core courses.
For a Division 1 and Division 2 Worksheet that students can use to make sure they are on track, see the attached worksheets below:
DI_and_DII_Worksheet.pdf