Monday, July 20, 2015

Who will make the cut and who won't?

NEW ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY RULES

In 2012, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors voted to allow high school student-athletes time to get acclimated to the new academic requirements for athletic eligibility. Those freshmen are now incoming seniors. The requirements take effect with the 2016 class:

--For immediate access to competition, prospective student-athletes must achieve at least a 2.3 GPA and an increased sliding scale. For example, an SAT score of 1,000 requires a 2.5 high school core-course GPA for competition and a 2.0 high school core-course GPA for aid and practice.

--Prospects also must successfully complete 10 of the 16 total required core courses before the start of their senior year in high school. Seven of the 10 courses must be successfully completed in English, math and science.

NCAA Division I-required 16 core courses:

--4 years of English

--3 years of mathematics (Algebra 1 or higher).

--2 years of natural/physical sciences (1 year of lab if offered by the high school).

--2 years of social science.

--1 year of additional English, mathematics or natural/physical science.

--4 years of additional courses (from any above area, foreign language or comparative religion/philosophy.

Source: NCAA.com

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