Academic requirements for Division 1 schools

 
Complete these 16 core courses and graduate from high school:

• 4 years of English
• 3 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)
• 1 extra year of English, math, or natural or physical science
• 2 years of social science
• 4 years of extra core courses (from any category above, or foreign language,
  comparative religion or philosophy)
• Earn a minimum required grade-point average in your core courses
• Earn a combined SAT or ACT sum score that matches your core-course grade-point
  average and test score sliding scale (for example, a 2.400 core-course grade-point
  average needs an 860 SAT).

Requirement to graduate with your high school class

You must complete the 16 core-course requirement in eight semesters, which begins when you initially started high school with your ninth-grade class.  If you graduate from high school in eight semesters with your class, you may use one core-course unit completed within one year after graduation (summer or academic year) to meet NCAA Division 1 initial-eligibility requirements.  You may complete the core course at a location other than the high school from which you graduated and may initially enroll full time at a college or university at any time after completion of the core course.

 

What is a Division 1 Qualifier?

Being a Division 1 qualifier enables you to:

• Practice or compete for your college or university during your first year of college.
• Receive an athletics scholarship during your first year of college.
• Play four seasons in your sport if you maintain your eligibility from year to year.
  – You may be able to play only three seasons in your sport if you
  maintain your eligibility from year to year.  To earn a fourth
  season you must complete at least 80 percent of your degree
  requirements before beginning your fifth year of college.