Understanding DII Academic Requirements

Succeeding in college sports starts with a successful career in high school English, math and science courses. A winning score in those areas will lead to victory in college eligibility. Starting Aug. 1, 2018, incoming student-athletes must meet the following requirements to be eligible for Division II athletics.

Core Courses

To be eligible to compete at Division II schools, incoming student-athletes must complete these 16 core courses:

3 years of English
2 years of math (Algebra I or higher)
2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school)
3 years of additional English, math or natural/physical science
2 years of social science
4 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language or comparative religion/philosophy)

Grade-Point Average

Division II Sliding Scale

GPA for Competition, Practice and Aid	GPA for Practice and Aid Only	SAT (CR+M)	ACT sum

3.300	3.050	400	37
3.275	3.025	410	38
3.250	3.000	420	39
3.225	2.975	430	40
3.200	2.950	440	41
3.175	2.925	450	41
3.150	2.900	460	42
3.125	2.875	470	42
3.100	2.850	480	43
3.075	2.825	490	44
3.050	2.800	500	44
3.025	2.775	510	45
3.000	2.750	520	46
2.975	2.725	530	46
2.950	2.700	540	47
2.925	2.675	550	47
2.900	2.650	560	48
2.875	2.625	570	49
2.850	2.600	580	49
2.825	2.575	590	50
2.800	2.550	600	50
2.775	2.525	610	51
2.750	2.500	620	52
2.725	2.475	630	52
2.700	2.450	640	53
2.675	2.425	650	53
2.650	2.400	660	54
2.625	2.375	670	55
2.600	2.350	680	56
2.575	2.325	690	56
2.550	2.300	700	57
2.525	2.275	710	58
2.500	2.250	720	59
2.475	2.225	730	60
2.450	2.200	740	61
2.425	2.175	750	61
2.400	2.150	760	62
2.375	2.125	770	63
2.350	2.100	780	64
2.325	2.075	790	65
2.300	2.050	800	66
2.275	2.025	810	67
2.250	2.000	820	68
2.225	2.000	830	69
2.200	2.000	840 & above	70 & above

Beginning Aug. 1, 2018, you must earn at least a 2.2 GPA in NCAA core courses along with the corresponding required test score to compete in Division II sports as a college freshman.
To be able to practice and receive a scholarship, you must earn at least a 2.0 GPA along with the corresponding required test score in NCAA-approved core courses.
Only NCAA-approved core courses will be used in the GPA calculation when determining eligibility. Those courses can be found here.
A sliding scale is used to match test scores and core GPAs

Test Scores

Only the critical reading and math portions of the SAT will be considered for eligibility purposes. The writing score will not be used.
Only the sum of English, math, reading and science ACT scores will be considered for eligibility purposes.
A sliding scale is used to match test scores and core GPA

Source: NCAA

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