Port Allegany Jr/Sr High School Counselor
NCAA Requirements

NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER

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Divisions I and II initial-Eligibility Requirements
Core Courses
  • NCAA Division I requires 16 core courses.  NCAA Division II currently requires 14 core courses.  Division II will require 16 core courses for students enrolling on or after August 1, 2013.  See the charts below.
  • NCAA Division I will require 10 core coursese to be completed prior to the seventh semester (seven of the 10 must be a combination of English, math or natural or physical science that meet the distribution requirements below).  These 10 courses become "locked in" at the seventh semester and cannot be retaken for grade improvement.  
         Beginning August 1, 2016, it will be possible for a Division I college-bound student-athlete to still receive
         athletics aid and the ability to practice with the team if he or she fails to meet the 10 course requirement,
         but would not be able to complete.

Test Scores
  • Division I uses a sliding scale to match test scores and core grade-point averages (GPA).  The sliding scale for those requirments is show below.
  • Division II requires a minimum SAT score of 820 or and 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 following four sections:  English, mathematics, reading and science.
  • When you register for the SAT or ACT, use the NCAA Eligibility Center code of 9999 to snsure all SAT and ACT scores are reported directly to the NCAA Eligibility Center from the testing agency.  Test scores that appear on transcripts will not be used.

Grade-Point Average
  • Be sure to look at your high school's list of NCAA Courses on the NCAA Eligibility Center's website (www.eligibilitycenter.org).  Only courses that appear on your school's list of NCAA Courses will be used in the calculation of the core GPA.  Use the list as a guide.
  • Division I students enrolling full time before August 1, 2016, should use Sliding Scale A to determine eligibility to receive athletics aid, practice and competition during the first year.
  • Division I GPA required to receive athletics aid and practice on or after August 1, 2016, is 2.000 (corresponding test-score requirements are listed on the Sliding Scale B below).
  • Division I GPA required to be eligible for competition on or after August 1, 2016, is 2.300 Ocorresponding test-secore requirements are listed on the Sliding Scale B below).
  • Division II core GPA requirement is a minimum of 2.000.
  • Remember, the NCAA GPA is calculated using NCAA core courses only.

                                DIVISION I                                 

                            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 comparative        

       religion/philosophy)                                   
               

  

 

 

 
  

        

         

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

                               DIVISION II                               

                            16 Core Courses                         

                             (2013 and After)                        
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)                     

3     years 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 comparative       

       religion/philosophy)                                  


























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