NCAA Div. II Academic Eligibility Requirements
The following information is posted by the NCAA on www.ncaastudent.org:
If you enroll in a Division II college and want to participate in athletics or receive an athletics scholarship during your first year, you must:
- Graduate from high school;
- Complete these 14 core courses:
- 3 years of English
- 2 years of math (algebra 1 or higher)
- 2 years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if offered by your high school)
- 2 extra years of English, math or natural or physical science
- 2 years of social science
- 3 years of extra core courses (from any category above, or foreign language, nondoctrinal religion or philosophy);
- Earn a 2.000 grade-point average or better in your core courses; and
- Earn a combined SAT score of 820 or an ACT sum score of 68.
Note: There is no sliding scale in Division II.
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