NCAA AND NAIA RULES

 

 

 

 

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• Beginning August 1, 2016, you must earn at least a 2.300 GPA in NCAA core courses to be eligible to compete in your first year of college.

• To get a scholarship and practice, you must earn at least a 2.000 GPA in NCAA core courses.

• Only courses that appear on your high school’s list of NCAA courses will be used to calculate your GPA for NCAA eligibility purposes. For a complete list of your school’s courses, visit www.eligibilitycenter.org.

• Once ten core courses are “locked in” prior to the start of your seventh semester, you can’t take those classes over again to improve your GPA.

• Division I uses a sliding scale to match test scores and core GPAs.

• • 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 TWO

   To be eligible to compete in NCAA sports during your first year at a Division II school, you must meet academic requirements for your core    courses, grade-point average (GPA) and test scores. The requirements are changing for students who enroll full-time at a Division II school after August 1, 2018.

If you enroll BEFORE August 1, 2018You must graduate high school and meet ALL the following requirements:

• Complete 16 core courses:

  • Three years of English.

  • Two years of math (Algebra 1 or higher).

  • Two years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if your high school offers it).

  • Three additional years of English, math or natural or physical science

  • Two years of social science

  • Four additional years of English, math, natural or physical science, social science, foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy

• Earn at least a 2.0 GPA in your core courses.

• Earn a SAT combined score of 820 or an ACT sum score of 68.

                                                                      

                                                                NAIA

Early Decisions: Junior Year Complete

U.S. students who have completed their junior year of high school may obtain an eligibility determination from the NAIA Eligibility Center before graduating from high school if they meet all the following requirements:

•  will enroll at an NAIA institution immediately after high school graduation

•  have at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale

•  have met minimum test score requirement (18 ACT or 860 SAT Critical Reading and Math)

Early Decisions: Midway Through Senior YearU.S. students who are midway through their senior year of high school may obtain an eligibility determination from the NAIA Eligibility Center before graduating from high school if they meet all the following requirements:

•  will enroll at an NAIA institution immediately after high school graduation

•  have at least a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale

•  have met minimum test score requirement (18 ACT or 860 SAT Critical Reading and Math)

                                                                                               

                                                            Recent Graduate

— Achieve a minimum of 18 on the ACT or 860 on the SAT (Critical Reading and Math only.)

— Achieve a minimum overall high school GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.

— Graduate in the top half of your high school class.

NOTE: These are the eligibility requirements for entering freshmen with a break after high school of one year or less.

                                                                   

                                                                GED Students

  GED students must still meet entering freshmen requirements, though the criteria for meeting those requirements have been adapted to

   fit the distinctive high school experience.

    Because class rank is not applicable, GED students must meet the other 2 entering freshmen requirements:

• Minimum test scores of 18 on the ACT or 860 on the SAT (Critical Reading and Math) must be submitted to the NAIA Eligibility Center. How to send test scores.

• GED students are recognized as having met the high school GPA requirement of 2.0 upon successful completion of a GED. The official GED records must be sent to the NAIA Eligibility Center.

• Home school students who have a  20 on the ACT or 950 on the SAT (Critical Reading and Math) are considered to have met the freshman eligibility requirement. How to send test scores.

• A final home school transcript must be sent to the NAIA Eligibility Center, but GPA is not used to determine eligibility.

• Class rank is not applicable.

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                                                               OR Individual Review

• Students who do not meet the automatic academic eligibility qualifications, but who complete a home schooling program in accordance with their state’s laws may request a home school review from the NAIA Home School Committee.

• Students will still need to submit transcripts and test scores to the NAIA Eligibility Center.

Transfer Student Eligibility Requirements

Who is a transfer student in the NAIA? If you enroll in 12 hours and attend any regularly scheduled class at a two- or four-year college and then decide to transfer to any NAIA school, the NAIA considers you a transfer student, regardless whether you participated in intercollegiate athletics.

Do transfer students need to register with the NAIA Eligibility Center? If you are a transfer student and have never played previously in the NAIA, you are required to register with the NAIA Eligibility Center. You’ll need the following to complete the process as a transfer:

• Personal contact information

• All competitive experiences – both collegiate and non-collegiate – since high school graduation

• Official transcripts from all previously attended two- or four-year institutions

• High school transcripts and test scores (if you are still in your first year of college)

• Proof of your high school graduation date (if included on your official college transcript, this is acceptable; otherwise, official documentation sent by your high school is required)

Transfer Student Rules Residency Rules NAIA residency requirements govern how soon a transfer can play and depend on whether you’re transferring from a four-year or two-year college.

If you participated in an intercollegiate contest in your sport at a four-year school, you must wait 16 weeks before participating in that sport unless you

• Have a written release from the athletic department at immediately previous four-year college

• Have a minimum 2.0 GPA from all previous institutions combined

• Meet all additional academic requirements and any conference-specific requirements for transfers

A student transferring from a two-year school has no residency requirement. If, however, you have participated at four-year college prior to attending a two-year school, you must have a written release from the athletic department of the four-year institution.

24/36 Hour Rule Transfer students are required to have completed 24 semester/36 quarter hours of institutional credit in their last two full-time semesters/three quarters of enrollment prior to transferring.

Progress Rule If you’re a transfer student who has already used one or more of your four seasons of competition, you will need to show completion of the following before you can compete:

• Second season: 24 semester/36 quarter institutional credit hours

• Third season: 48 semester/72 quarter institutional credit hours

• Fourth season: 72 semester/108 quarter institutional credit hours (including 48 semester/72 quarter hours in general education or your major field of study)

GPA Rule Transfer students are required to have 2.0 cumulative college GPA if they have junior academic standing or have been charged 2 or more seasons of competition. The GPA is calculated from all college coursework previously completed.

Seasons of Competition Students are charged seasons for competing at the collegiate level or for any elite outside competition that takes place a year after high school graduation in a year when you’re not participating in college sports. NAIA students are allowed a maximum of 4 seasons of competition in a single sport.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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