Guidelines Preparation for Participation in College Athletics
If a student intends to participate in NCAA Division I or II college athletics as a freshman, the student must be certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center. Certain academic criteria must be achieved in high school in order to be eligible to participate in college. The student’s counselor will identify a list of approved courses by assist in determining eligibility. The application is online at www.eligibilitycenter.org. Meeting the minimum NCAA requirements does not guarantee admission into the college of choice. Please confirm course requirements via the NCAA website at www.ncaa.org.
Pupils classified as requiring special educational programs must also meet these state and local graduation requirements unless they are exempted from part or all of them by provision(s) in their Individualized Educational Program (I.E.P.). The I.E.P. of each high school pupil must specifically address each of these graduation requirements and will set forth specific graduation requirements for that classified pupil so that fulfillment of the I.E.P. will then qualify the handicapped pupil for a state endorsed diploma. No other exemptions will be made. Requirements for Division I, II and III as well as NAIA and JUCO differ as far as academic standards are concerned. Eligibility standards can be found at https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/??links.ncaa-play-college-sports_en_US.
Division I and II use a sliding scale to match test scores and GPAs to determine eligibility. To find more information visit http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future/test-scores. Academic standards also differ between Division I and II. A total of 16 core courses are needed to meet the standard for each division; however, the requirements for English, Math, Natural / Physical Science, Social Science, Foreign Language, and additional classes are slightly different.
