NCAA/NAIA Eligibility
NCAA Registration: Follow these directions to register for participation in Division I or Division II collegiate athletics.The registration fee for the clearinghouse eligibility center is $60.00
Core Courses
NCAA Division I requires 16 core courses. See the chart below for the breakdown of this 16 core-course requirement.
NCAA Division II will require 16 core courses beginning August 1, 2014.
Test Scores
Division I has a sliding scale for test score and grade-point average. The sliding scale for those requirements is shown on the web site under the eligibility standards quick reference sheet.
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.
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.
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 Eligibility Center's Web site to make certain that courses being taken have been approved as core courses. The Web site is Division I grade-point-average requirements are listed on standards quick reference sheet.
The Division II grade-point-average requirement is a minimum of 2.000.
Division I
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 course (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
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 course (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).
· Log onto https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/
· Click on college- bound athletes enter here
· Follow the registrations directions
NAIA Registration: Follow these directions to register for participation in NAIA collegiate athletics. The registration fee for the NAIA eligibility center is $60.00
· Log onto www.PlayNAIA.org
· Click on Register to Play
· Click on blue “register” button
· Follow the directions to complete the “Create a student-athlete profile”
· Click the blue “register” button and follow registration directions
Students- make sure you send your ACT scores directly to the eligibility center.
NCAA Registration: Follow these directions to register for participation in Division I or Division II collegiate athletics.The registration fee for the clearinghouse eligibility center is $60.00
Core Courses
NCAA Division I requires 16 core courses. See the chart below for the breakdown of this 16 core-course requirement.
NCAA Division II will require 16 core courses beginning August 1, 2014.
Test Scores
Division I has a sliding scale for test score and grade-point average. The sliding scale for those requirements is shown on the web site under the eligibility standards quick reference sheet.
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.
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.
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 Eligibility Center's Web site to make certain that courses being taken have been approved as core courses. The Web site is Division I grade-point-average requirements are listed on standards quick reference sheet.
The Division II grade-point-average requirement is a minimum of 2.000.
Division I
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 course (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
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 course (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).
· Log onto https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/
· Click on college- bound athletes enter here
· Follow the registrations directions
NAIA Registration: Follow these directions to register for participation in NAIA collegiate athletics. The registration fee for the NAIA eligibility center is $60.00
· Log onto www.PlayNAIA.org
· Click on Register to Play
· Click on blue “register” button
· Follow the directions to complete the “Create a student-athlete profile”
· Click the blue “register” button and follow registration directions
Students- make sure you send your ACT scores directly to the eligibility center.