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Division I Initial-Eligibility Changes - Class of 2016


The changes adopted by the Division I Board of Directors continue to use a student-athlete’s grades in high school core courses in combination with the student-athlete’s ACT or SAT score and core-course accumulation.

Prospective student-athletes who achieve the current minimum initial-eligibility standard on the test score-GPA sliding scale with at least a minimum 2.0 core-course GPA would continue to be eligible for athletically related financial aid during the first year of enrollment and practice during the first regular academic term of enrollment. Student-athletes serving this academic redshirt year would have to successfully complete nine semester or eight quarter hours during their first academic term to be eligible for practice during their second term.  

For immediate access to competition, prospective student-athletes will be required to present at least a 2.3 GPA and an increased sliding-scale credential. Specifically, prospects need to earn about a half-point higher GPA for a given test score compared to the standard for aid and practice. For example, an SAT score of 1,000 would require a 2.5 high school core-course GPA for competition and a 2.0 high school core-course GPA for aid and practice.

Incoming student-athletes will be required to successfully complete 10 of the 16 total required core courses before the start of their senior year in high school. Seven of those 10 courses must be in English, math and science.


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Use for Division I beginning August 1, 2016

NCAA DIVISION I SLIDING SCALE

GPA

for Aid and Practice

GPA

for Competition

SAT

ACT Sum

3.550

4.000

400

37

3.525

3.975

410

38

3.500

3.950

420

39

3.475

3.925

430

40

3.450

3.900

440

41

3.425

3.875

450

41

3.400

3.850

460

42

3.375

3.825

470

42

3.350

3.800

480

43

3.325

3.775

490

44

3.300

3.750

500

44

3.275

3.725

510

45

3.250

3.700

520

46

3.225

3.675

530

46

3.200

3.650

540

47

3.175

3.625

550

47

3.150

3.600

560

48

3.125

3.575

570

49

3.100

3.550

580

49

3.075

3.525

590

50

3.050

3.500

600

50

3.025

3.475

610

51

3.000

3.450

620

52

2.975

3.425

630

52

2.950

3.400

640

53

2.925

3.375

650

53

2.900

3.350

660

54

2.875

3.325

670

55

2.850

3.300

680

56

2.825

3.275

690

56

2.800

3.250

700

57

2.775

3.225

710

58

2.750

3.200

720

59

2.725

3.175

730

60

2.700

3.150

740

61

2.675

3.125

750

61

2.650

3.100

760

62

2.625

3.075

770

63

2.600

3.050

780

64

2.575

3.025

790

65

2.550

3.000

800

66

2.525

2.975

810

67

2.500

2.950

820

68

2.475

2.925

830

69

2.450

2.900

840

70

2.425

2.875

850

70

2.400

2.850

860

71

2.375

2.825

870

72

2.350

2.800

880

73

2.325

2.775

890

74

2.300

2.750

900

75

2.275

2.725

910

76

2.250

2.700

920

77

2.225

2.675

930

78

2.200

2.650

940

79

2.175

2.625

950

80

2.150

2.600

960

81

2.125

2.575

970

82

2.100

2.550

980

83

2.075

2.525

990

84

2.050

2.500

1000

85

2.025

2.475

1010

86

2.000

2.450

1020

86

2.425

1030

87

2.400

1040

88

2.375

1050

89

2.350

1060

90

2.325

1070

91

2.300

1080

93

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