Athlete Recruiting NCAA Division I Requirements

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Section 4 of 11
DIVISION I - REQUIREMENTS
4.1 – Academic Standards
4.2 - For students enrolled BEFORE August 1, 2016
4.3 - For students enrolled AFTER August 1, 2016
4.4 – Division I Recruiting Facts
4.5 – What is a sliding scale?
Sources:
http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/CBSA16.pdf
NCAA recruiting Fact Sheet
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4.1 - What ARE DIVISION I ACADEMIC STANDARDS
Division I schools require you to meet academic
standards for:
• NCAA core courses
• Core course grade point average (GPA)
• Test score (SAT or ACT)
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4.2 - For students enrolled BEFORE August 1, 2016
1. Complete 16 NCAA core courses:
2. Earn at least a 2.0 GPA in your core courses
3. Earn an SAT combined score or ACT sum score that matches
your core-course GPA on the Division I sliding scale.
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• Four years of English;
• Three years of math (Algebra 1 or higher);
• Two years of natural/physical science;
• Two years of social science;
• One additional year of English, math or natural/physical science;
• Four additional years of English, math, natural/ physical science,
social science, foreign language, comparative religion or
philosophy.

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4.3 - For students enrolled after August 1, 2016
1. Complete 16 NCAA core courses:
2. Complete 10 core courses, including seven in English, math
or natural/physical science, before the start of your seventh
semester
3. Earn at least a 2.3 GPA in your core courses
4. Earn an SAT combined score or ACT sum score that
matches your core-course GPA on the Division I sliding scale
for students enrolling on or after August 1, 2016
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• Four years of English;
• Three years of math (Algebra 1 or higher);
• Two years of natural/physical science;
• Two years of social science;
• One additional year of English, math or natural/ physical science;
• Four additional years of English, math, natural/ physical science, social science,
foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy.

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4.4 – division I recruiting facts
Division I schools, on average, enroll the most students, manage the largest
athletic budgets, offer a wide array of academic programs and provide the
most athletic scholarships.
Participation
• 173,500 student-athletes
• 346 colleges and universities
Athletic Scholarships
53 percent of all student-athletes receive some level of athletic aid
Academics
2012 Graduation Success Rate: 81 percent
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4.5 – WHAT IS A SLIDING SCALE?
The NCAA Eligibility Center
uses a sliding scale to balance
your test score and core-course
GPA. If you have a low test
score, you will need a higher
core-course GPA to be eligible.
If you have a low core-course
GPA, you will need a higher test
score to be eligible.
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