Eligibility Overview

  • ELIGIBILITY 101

    Please see below for academic requirements by each college division. Check your Honest Game report by logging in with your school email to see your individualized eligibility report!

    • Full-qualifier eligibility includes practice, competition, and financial aid.

    • For all levels, you must maintain Amateur Status.

    For more information, visit the NCAA Eligibility Center. 

    NCAA
    DIVISION I
    • Minimum required GPA of 2.3 in 16 required/approved CORE courses 
      • A minimum of 2.0 allows for an "academic" redshirt - scholarship and practice, but no competition in first year
    • Test Scores are given on a sliding scale*. 2.3 requires 980 SAT (Verb/Math) or ACT 75 sum score (ave 18.75 in 4 subjects); 2.0 academic redshirt requires ACT 86 superscore (ave 21.5 in 4 subjects) or 1020 SAT (Verb/Math). See NCAA Quick Reference Guide
    • Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center to be cleared
    • Graduate from High School
    • Requirements begin Freshman Year of HS

    *Test scores have been waived for the Class of 2022 and 2023.

    What's a core course?

    NCAA
    DIVISION II
    • Earn at least an NCAA CORE GPA of 2.2 in 16 required/approved CORE courses (see Div I note on core courses)
    • Test Score: Min ACT 68 sum score or SAT 900*
    • Requirements begin Freshman Year of HS
    • Earn SAT or ACT sum score that matches the CORE course GPA on the NCAA DII Quick Reference Guide
    • Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center to be cleared
    • Graduate from High School
      *Test scores have been waived for the Class of 2022 and 2023.

      For more information, review the Division II Toolkit.


    NCAA
    DIVISION III
    • Graduate from High School
    • No set eligibility requirements. Each institution determines its own requirements for admission.

      Is NCAA DIII for me?

    NAIA
    • Graduate from High School
    • Meet 2 of 3 criteria
      • Min 2.0 GPA
      • Min SAT 970 or ACT 18 composite*
      • Graduate in the top 50% of class *

        *Test scores have been waived for the Class of 2022 and 2023.

    For more information, review the NAIA Guide.

     
    NJCAA
    • Graduate from High School or GED

    INTRAMURAL/CLUB
    • Graduate from High School
    • No set eligibility requirements. Each institution determines its own requirements for admission.