Graduation from High School
Two of the three following requirements:
  • Minimum of an 18 on the ACT or an 860 on the SAT
  • Minimum of a 2.0 GPA
  • Graduate in the top half of your class
Register with the NAIA Clearinghouse
Standardized Test Score Requirement Removed for 2023 Enrollees and BeyondGPA and Core-Course Requirements RemainDuring the 2023 NCAA Convention, Divisions I and II adopted legislation to remove standardized test scores from initial-eligibility requirements for student-athletes who initially enroll full time on or after August 1, 2023. The vote was based on the recommendation from the Standardized Test Score Task Force, a specialized group charged with reviewing initial-eligibility requirements as part of the NCAA's eight-point plan to advance racial equity.

Among other requirements, college-bound student-athletes planning to compete at an NCAA Division I or II school are still required to have a 2.3 (DI)/2.2 (DII) grade-point average in 16 NCAA-approved core-course units and provide proof of high school graduation. Division-specific information on initial-eligibility requirements is available here:Eligibility Center resources and websites will be updated in the coming weeks and months to remove the test-score requirement. Click here for information you can share with your recruits regarding this change. Please contact NCAA Customer Service at 877-622-2321 or ecinfo@ncaa.org with questions.​
  • Graduation from High School
  • Complete 16 core class (4 years of English, 3 years of math, 2 years of science, 2 years of social studies, 1 additional year of math, English or physical/natural science, Four additional years of English, math, natural/physical science, social science, foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy
  • Complete 10 core courses, including seven in English, math or natural/physical science, before your seventh semester. Once you begin your seventh semester, you may not repeat or replace any of those 10 courses to improve your core-course GPA.
  • Earn at least a 2.3 GPA in your core classes
  • Graduation from High School

Two of the three following requirements:
  • Minimum of an 18 on the ACT or an 860 on the SAT
  • Minimum of a 2.0 GPA
  • Graduate in the top half of your class
Register with the NCAA Clearinghouse