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NCAA Academic Eligibility Requirements

Core Courses

NCAA Division I requires 16 core courses as of August 1, 2008. This rule applies to any student first entering any Division I college or university on or after August 1, 2008.

 

16 Core Courses:
4 years of English.
3 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher).
2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school).
1 year of additional English, mathematics or natural/physical science.
2 years of social science.
4 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language or nondoctrinal religion/philosophy).

 


NCAA Division II requires 14 core courses. See the breakdown of core-course requirements below. Please note, Division II will require 16 core courses beginning August 1, 2013.

 

14 Core Courses:
3 years of English.
2 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher).
2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school).
2 years of additional English, mathematics or natural/physical science.
2 years of social science.
3 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language or nondoctrinal religion/philosophy).

Grade Point Average (GPA)

Only core courses are used in the calculation of the grade-point average.  To see Ridge Community High School's approved core courses, click here.

 

Classes that are normally weighted, as set by Polk County School Board, such as honors (0.50), Advanced Placement (1.0), and Dual-Enrollment (1.0) will be weighted the same and may improve your core-course GPA. 

 

Division I  GPA requirements are listed on a sliding scale based on your SAT or ACT test scores. See the chart below.

 

Division II GPA requirement is a minimum of 2.000.   

 

Test Scores

Division I has a sliding scale for test score and grade-point average.  See the chart below.

 

Division II has a minimum SAT score requirement of 820 or an ACT sum score of 68. 


The SAT score used for NCAA purposes includes only the critical reading and math sections. The writing section of the SAT is not used. 


The ACT score used for NCAA purposes is a sum of the four sections on the ACT: English, mathematics, reading and science.

 

If you take either test more than once, you may use your best subscore from different tests to meet the minimum test-score requirements. 


All SAT and ACT scores must be reported directly to the NCAA Eligibility Center by the testing agency. Test scores that appear on transcripts will not be used. When registering for the SAT or ACT, use the Eligibility Center code of 9999 to make sure the score is reported to the Eligibility Center.

Division I Core GPA and Test Score Sliding Scale

* GPA is weighted

** SAT Score includes Reading and Math only

*** ACT Score is a sum of the four sections: English, math, reading, and science

GPA* SAT** ACT***
3.550 + 400 37
3.525 410 38
3.500 420 39
3.475 430 40
3.450 440 41
3.425 450 41
3.400 460 42
3.375 470 42
3.350 480 43
3.325 490 44
3.300 500 44
3.275 510 45
3.250 520 46
3.225 530 46
3.200 540 47
3.175 550 47
3.150 560 48
3.125 570 49
3.100 580 49
3.075 590 50
3.050 600 50
3.025 610 51
3.000 620 52
2.975 630 52
2.950 640 53
2.925 650 53
2.900 660 54
2.875 670 55
2.850 680 56
2.825 690 56
2.800 700 57
2.775 710 58
2.750 720 59
2.725 730 59
2.700 730 60
2.675 740 61
2.650 760 62
2.625 770 63
2.600 780 64
2.575 790 65
2.550 800 66
2.525 810 67
2.500 820 68
2.475 830 69
2.450 840 70
2.425 860 70
2.400 860 71
2.375 870 72
2.350 880 73
2.325 890 74
2.300 900 75
2.275 910 76
2.250 920 77
2.225 930 78
2.200 940 79
2.175 950 80
2.150 960 80
2.125 960 81
2.100 970 82
2.075 980 83
2.050 990 84
2.025 1000 85
2.000 1010 86

Additional Information

Frequently Asked Questions

Academic-Eligibility Quick Reference Sheet

The 2007-2008 Guide for the College-Bound Student Athlete