What is a NCAA Qualifier- D1
Academic-Eligibility Requirements
DIVISION I
If you want to participate in athletics or receive an athletics scholarship during your first year, you must:
- Graduate from high school;
- Complete these 16 core courses;
- 4 years of English
- 3 years of math (Algebra 1 or higher)
- 2 years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if offered by your high school)
- 1 extra year of English, math, or natural or physical science
- 2 years of social science
- 4 years of extra core courses (from any category above, or Foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy);
- Earn a minimum required grade-point average in your core courses; and
- Earn a combined SAT or ACT sum score that matches your core-course grade-point average and test score sliding scale (for example, a 2.400 core-course grade-point average needs an 860 SAT).
Requirement to graduate with your high school class
You must complete the 16 core-course requirement in eight semesters, which begins when you initially started high school with your ninth-grade class. If you graduate from high school in eight semesters with your class, you may use one core-course unit completed within one year after graduation (summer or academic year) to meet NCAA Division I initial-eligibility requirements.
You may complete the core course at a location other than the high school from which you graduated and may initially enroll full time at a college or university at any time after completion of the core course.
Division I Qualifier
Being a qualifier enables you to:
- Practice or compete for your college or university during your first year of college;
- Receive an athletics scholarship during your first year of college; and
- Play four seasons in your sport if you maintain your eligibility from year to year.
Division I Non-qualifier
As a non-qualifier, you will not be able to:
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- Practice or compete for your college or university during your first year of college; or
- Receive an athletic scholarship during your first year of college, although you may receive need-based financial aid.