2018 Division II New Academic Requirements College-bound student-athletes first enrolling at an NCAA Division II school on or after Aug. 1, 2018, need to

meet new academic rules to practice, compete and receive athletics scholarships during their first year.

Core-Course Requirement Complete 16 core courses in the following areas:

ENGLISH

3 years

MATH (Algebra I or higher)

2 years

NATURAL/ PHYSICAL SCIENCE (Including one year of lab, if offered)

2 years

ADDITIONAL (English, math, or natural/physical science)

3 years

SOCIAL SCIENCE

2 years

ADDITIONAL COURSES (Any area listed to the left, foreign language or comparative
religion/philosophy)

4 years

Full Qualifier

• Complete 16 core courses.

• Earn a core-course GPA of at least 2.200.

• Earn the ACT/SAT score matching your core-course GPA on the Division II full qualifier sliding scale
(see back page).

• Graduate high school.

Partial Qualifier • Complete 16 core courses.

• Earn a core-course GPA of at least 2.000.

• Earn the ACT/SAT score matching your core-course GPA on the Division II partial qualifier sliding scale (see back page).

• Graduate high school.

Full Qualifier:

College-bound student-athletes may practice, compete and receive athletics scholarships during their first year of enrollment at an NCAA Division II school.

Partial Qualifier:

College-bound student-athletes may receive athletics scholarships during their first year of enrollment and may practice during their first regular academic term, but may NOT compete during their first year of enrollment.

Nonqualifier:

College-bound student-athletes may not practice, compete or receive athletics scholarships during their first year of
enrollment at an NCAA Division II school.

International Students: Please visit ncaa.org/international for information and academic requirements specific to international student-athletes.

Test Scores

If you took the SAT in March 2016 or after, and plan to attend an NCAA Division II college or university in the 2018-19 or 2019-20 academic years, use the following charts to understand the core-course GPA you need to meet NCAA Division II requirements.

A combined SAT score is calculated by adding reading and math subscores. An ACT sum score is calculated by adding English, math, reading and science subscores. You may take the SAT or ACT an unlimited number of times before you enroll full time in college. If you take either test more than once, the best subscores from each test are used for the academic certification process.

For more information on the SAT, click here to visit the College Board’s website.

DIVISION II
FULL QUALIFIER SLIDING SCALE
	
USE FOR DIVISION II BEGINNING AUGUST 2018
	
Core GPA
	New SAT*	 Old SAT (Prior to 3/2016)
	ACT Sum
	
3.300 & above	400	400	37
	
3.275	410	410	38
	
3.250	430	420	39
	
3.225	440	430	40
	
3.200	460	440	41
	
3.175	470	450	41
	
3.150	490	460	42
	
3.125	500	470	42
	
3.100	520	480	43
	
3.075	530	490	44
	
3.050	550	500	44
	
3.025	560	510	45
	
3.000	580	520	46
	
2.975	590	530	46
	
2.950	600	540	47
	
2.925	620	550	47
	
2.900	630	560	48
	
2.875	650	570	49
	
2.850	660	580	49
	
2.825	680	590	50
	
2.800	690	600	50
	
2.775	710	610	51
	
2.750	720	620	52
	
2.725	730	630	52
	
2.700	740	640	53
	
2.675	750	650	53
	
2.650	750	660	54
	
2.625	760	670	55
	
2.600	770	680	56
	
2.575	780	690	56
	
2.550	790	700	57
	
2.525	800	710	58
	
2.500	810	720	59
	
2.475	820	730	60
	
2.450	830	740	61
	
2.425	840	750	61
	
2.400	850	760	62
	
2.375	860	770	63
	
2.350	860	780	64
	
2.325	870	790	65
	
2.300	880	800	66
	
2.275	890	810	67
	
2.250	900	820	68
	
2.225	910	830	69
	
2.200	920	840 & above	70 & above

DIVISION II
PARTIAL QUALIFIER SLIDING SCALE
	
USE FOR DIVISION II BEGINNING AUGUST 2018
	
Core GPA
	New SAT*	 Old SAT (Prior to 3/2016)
	ACT Sum
	
3.050 & above	400	400	37
	
3.025	410	410	38
	
3.000	430	420	39
	
2.975	440	430	40
	
2.950	460	440	41
	
2.925	470	450	41
	
2.900	490	460	42
	
2.875	500	470	42
	
2.850	520	480	43
	
2.825	530	490	44
	
2.800	550	500	44
	
2.775	560	510	45
	
2.750	580	520	46
	
2.725	590	530	46
	
2.700	600	540	47
	
2.675	620	550	47
	
2.650	630	560	48
	
2.625	650	570	49
	
2.600	660	580	49
	
2.575	680	590	50
	
2.550	690	600	50
	
2.525	710	610	51
	
2.500	720	620	52
	
2.475	730	630	52
	
2.450	740	640	53
	
2.425	750	650	53
	
2.400	750	660	54
	
2.375	760	670	55
	
2.350	770	680	56
	
2.325	780	690	56
	
2.300	790	700	57
	
2.275	800	710	58
	
2.250	810	720	59
	
2.225	820	730	60
	
2.200	830	740	61
	
2.175	840	750	61
	
2.150	850	760	62
	
2.125	860	770	63
	
2.100	860	780	64
	
2.075	870	790	65
	
2.050	880	800	66
	
2.025	890	810	67
	
2.000	900	820 & above	68 & above

*Final concordance research between the new SAT and ACT is ongoing.

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