NCAA Eligibility

Athletic Director: Chris Landry 

CONSIDERATIONS FOR PLAYING SPORTS IN COLLEGE: NCAA INITIAL-ELIGIBILITY CLEARINGHOUSE 

Students planning to participate in DIVISION I or DIVISION II athletics in college must be certified by the NCAA. For most students this takes place during their senior year of high school. DIVISION III schools do not require students to be certified. 

This page is not an attempt to explain all NCAA eligibility requirements but merely to make students aware that planning to participate in college sports requires high school course planning. 

NCAA eligibility criteria have recently been revised and will continue to change over the next several years. Students are advised to log-on to the NCAA Eligibility website (www.eligibilitycenter.org) for details and updates of these changes and to obtain their own copy of “Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete.” 

Students planning on participating in college athletics must complete 16 core WHS courses that have been accepted by the NCAA Eligibility Center. As approved courses can periodically change, it is imperative that student-athletes work closely with their school counselor when selecting courses. The current curriculum requirement for both Divisions I and II can be found in the chart below: