Eligibility Overview
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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!
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Full-qualifier eligibility includes practice, competition, and financial aid.
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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?- See ETHS NCAA Course List or ETHS Course Selection Guide with designated "N" symbol.
For more information, review the Division I Toolkit.
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
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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.
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