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Overview of NCAA Division I Initial-Eligibility Re
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Division I NCAA Initial-Eligibility Requirements

• A "core course" must meet the following
• The course must be considered college preparatory
  by the high school. For these purposes, college
  preparatory is defined as any course that
  prepares a student academically to enter a
  four-year collegiate institution upon graduation
  from high school.
• The course must be taught at or above the high
  schools regular academic level. Remedial,
  special education or compensatory courses shall
  not be considered core courses (except for
  students with documented learning disabilities).

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Division I NCAA Initial-Eligibility Requirements

• FULL-TIME ENROLLMENT AFTER AUGUST 1, 2008
• A Qualifier is defined a high-school graduate
  presenting
• a minimum GPA in a core curriculum of at least 16
• academic courses. Minimum requirements, by area
  will be
• English 4 years
• Mathematics (at the level of Algebra I or
  higher)  3 years
• Natural or Physical Science
• (including at least one laboratory course, if
  offered by the high school) 2 years
• Additional courses (in English, math, or
  natural/physical science) 1 year
• Social Science   2 years
• Additional courses (in any of the above areas or
  foreign language,
• computer science, philosophy or nondoctrinal
  religion courses) 4 years

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Division I NCAA Initial-Eligibility Requirements
--When May They be Met?

• Core-Course Requirement
• All core courses must be completed by the high
  school graduation date of the prospects class
  (as determined by the first year of enrollment in
  HS).
• If a student graduates within the core-curriculum
  time limitation, he or she may use one core
  course completed in the year after graduation
  (summer or academic year) but not later than one
  year after graduation to satisfy core course
  requirements.

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Division I NCAA Initial-Eligibility Requirements
--When May They be Met?

• Core-Course Requirement
• A student diagnosed with a learning disability
  may be approved to use all core courses completed
  prior to initial full-time enrollment.

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Division I NCAA Initial-Eligibility Requirements
--When May They be Met?

• Test-Score Requirement
• May be achieved while in high school or prep
  school.
• May be achieved following graduation, up to the
  first instance of full-time collegiate
  enrollment.
• May be achieved during, or following, part-time
  collegiate enrollment, provided full-time
  enrollment has not occurred.

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Division I NCAA Initial-Eligibility Requirements
--When May They be Met?

• Test-Score Requirement
• The minimum test score requirement must be
  provided to the NCAA Eligibility Center by the
  appropriate testing agency.
• The NCAA Eligibility Center will no longer accept
  test scores reported on transcripts as
  documentation of official scores.

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A Translation Guide for the NCAA Eligibility
Center
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SRF

• WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
• Student Release Form.

• WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?
• This is the on-line form that must be completed
  for a prospect to register with the NCAA
  Eligibility Center.

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48H

• WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
• The codename used for a high schools listing of
  core courses. A 48H exists for each high school.

• WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?
• This term is used by college athletics personnel
  and Eligibility Center personnel.

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48C

• WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
• The codename used for the electronic document
  summarizing a prospects status within the
  Eligibility Center. Each prospect may access and
  view this summary on-line via his/her pin.

• WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?
• This term is used by college athletics personnel
  and Eligibility Center personnel.

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Qualifier

• WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
• A Qualifier meets all initial-eligibility
  requirements for his/her chosen Division (I or
  II).

• WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?
• A Qualifier is eligible for practice,
  competition, and athletics scholarship money
  during his/her freshman year.

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Non-Qualifier

• WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
• A Non-Qualifier does not meet all
  initial-eligibility requirements for his/her
  chosen Division (I or II).

• WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?
• A Non-Qualifier is not eligible for practice,
  competition, or athletics scholarship money
  during his/her freshman year.

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