NCAA Eligibility for College Athletes

NCAANCAA ELIGIBILITY FOR COLLEGE ATHLETES Student-athletes who want to play sports for a National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I or II school need to be certified through the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they are taking the appropriate NCAA approved core courses. It is important to note that not all courses offered at Kennedy Catholic High School are NCAA recognized. To view approved courses, go to the NCAA website at www.eligibilitycenter. org (our school code is: 481116). Requirements to be eligible to compete in college sports at a NCAA Division I or II school include:

YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT ATHLETE

It is your responsibility to make sure the NCAA has the documents it needs to certify you. These are: 1) Your completed online registration and fee. 2) Your official transcript mailed directly from every high school you have attended. 3) Your SAT or ACT scores mailed directly from the College Board or ACT Records Office.

DIVISION I

16 Core Courses • 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 II

16 Core Courses • 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) • 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)

OTHER IMPORTANT NCAA INFORMATION

• NCAA Division I will require 10 core courses to be completed prior to the seventh semester (7 of the 10 must be a combination of English, Math, or Natural or Physical Science that meet the distribution requirements). These 10 courses become “locked in” at the seventh semester and cannot be retaken for grade improvement. The minimum core grade point average is 2.300. • In Division II, there is no sliding scale. The minimum core grade point average is 2.000. The minimum SAT score is 820 and the minimum ACT sum score is 68. See NCAA website for the scale. For more information, please go to www.eligibilitycenter.org. Click on the “NCAA College-bound Student Athletes” section. If you have any questions about NCAA eligibility, please call the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Center toll-free at 877.262.1492.