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Any student who intends to participate in NCAA Division I or II athletics as college freshman must register and be certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center. The NCAA Eligibility Center charges a registration fee. (The fee can be waived if the student qualified for and received a waiver of the ACT or SAT fee.) Students should register after completing their junior year. The NCAA requires the student to submit his/her grades after the junior year, so registering before then offers no advantage.
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NCAA Initial Eligibility Requirements
Students that plan to compete in NCAA sports at a Division I college/university need to register with the NCAA Eligibility Center to meet initial eligibility standards. Students and families may contact the NCAA directly with questions about eligibility or the registration process: 1-877-262-1492.
To be eligible to compete in NCAA sports in the first year at a Division I school, students must graduate high school and meet all the following requirements:
1. Complete 16 core courses:
- Four years of English
- Three years of math (Algebra 1 or higher)
- Two years of natural/physical science (including one year of lab science if the high school offers it)
- One additional year of English, math or natural/physical science
- Two years of social science
- Four additional years of English, math, natural/physical science, social science, foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy
2. Complete 10 core courses, including seven in English, math or natural/physical science, before the seventh semester. Once the seventh semester begins, students may not repeat or replace any of those 10 courses to improve core-course GPA.
3. Earn at least a 2.300 GPA in core courses.
4. Earn an SAT combined score or ACT sum score matching the core-course GPA on the Division I sliding scale, which balances test score and core-course GPA. Students that have a low test score will need a higher core-course GPA to be eligible. Students that have a low core-course GPA will need a higher test score to be eligible.
SOURCE: http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/play-division-i-sports
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