{"id":5839,"date":"2012-02-01T17:25:04","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T17:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nsr-inc.com\/blog\/?p=5839"},"modified":"2018-08-13T15:04:50","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T20:04:50","slug":"part-iii-in-a-series-do-you-qualify-academically-to-be-an-ncaa-di-or-dii-student-athlete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/part-iii-in-a-series-do-you-qualify-academically-to-be-an-ncaa-di-or-dii-student-athlete\/","title":{"rendered":"Part III in a series: Do you qualify academically to be an NCAA DI or DII student-athlete?"},"content":{"rendered":"

High school student-athletes are pressed to perform in the classroom as more emphasis and attention are placed on grades and test scores<\/strong><\/p>\n

The NCAA<\/a> will get its pound of flesh from you in the classroom if you\u00a0have designs on\u00a0playing Division I or II athletics.\u00a0 Today more than ever you must be conscious of what is required from you in the classroom and in standardized test scores to be NCAA freshman eligible.\u00a0 Skating by academically\u00a0is no longer an option.<\/p>\n

To be DI eligible<\/a>, you must pass\u00a016 core courses, four years of English,\u00a0three years of math (algebra 1 or higher level), two years of social science, one extra year of English, science or math,\u00a0two years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if offered) and\u00a0then four years of additional core courses (from any category above, or in a foreign language, nondoctrinal religion, or philosophy).\u00a0 But merely passing those courses is not enough to be eligible as a freshman.\u00a0 The NCAA has created what they believe is a fair standard for student-athletes\u00a0that may be stronger in the classroom\u00a0yet weaker at taking standardized tests or weaker in the classroom but who tend to score higher on the SAT or ACT.\u00a0 That standard is “a\u00a0sliding-scale combination of grades in high school core courses and standardized-test scores.\u00a0 For example, if a student-athlete earns a 3.0 grade-point average in core courses, that individual must score at least 620 on the SAT or 52 on the ACT. As the GPA increases, the required test score decreases, and vice versa.”\u00a0 That full scale can be seen at<\/p>\n

To be DII eligible<\/a>, it is a simpler process, but still academically demanding:<\/p>\n