NCAA Freshman Eligibility Standards

Below you will find the requirements you must satisfy through your high school academic performance in order to be eligible to compete against outside competition your freshman year at the Division II level.

Core Courses

§         You must earn 14 core courses throughout your high school career.  Those core courses should include:

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

Test Scores 

§         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 of the ACT: English, math, reading and science.

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

Grade-Point Average

§         Only core courses are used in the calculation of the grade-point average.

§         Be sure to look at your high school’s list of NCAA-approved core courses on the clearinghouse Web site to make certain that the courses being taken have been approved as core courses.  The Web site is www.ncaaclearinghouse.net.

§         The Division II grade-point average requirement is a minimum 2.00.