NCAA
NCAA Course Work Requirements
Student-athletes must complete appropriate course work in order to qualify for NCAA programs. Therefore, it's important that you and the school's coaches monitor changes in NCAA course work requirements and communicate such changes to your student-athletes.
Course work requirements for NCAA athletics and NCAA scholarships
Here is an overview of the basic NCAA eligibility criteria. Visit the NCAA Eligibility Center, the authoritative source for more details.
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Division I: 16 Core Courses |
Division II: 16 Core Courses
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| 4 years of English | 3 years of English |
| 3 years of math (algebra 1 or higher level) | 2 years of math (algebra 1 or higher level) |
| 2 years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if offered) | 2 years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if offered) |
| 1 extra year of English, math, or science |
2 extra years of English, math, or science; |
| 2 years of social science | 2 years of social science |
| 4 years of additional core courses (from any category above, or in a foreign language, nondoctrinal religion, or philosophy) |
4 years of additional core courses (from any category above, or in a foreign language, nondoctrinal religion, or philosophy) |
Academic standards
Division I eligibility
- All students entering college must have completed 16 core courses in high school.
- Students must earn a minimum required GPA in core courses and a combined SAT or ACT sum score that matches this GPA on a sliding scale, which can be found in the NCAA’s Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete (.pdf/57K). Requires Adobe Reader (latest version recommended).
Division II eligibility
- All students entering college must have completed 16 core courses in high school.
- Standards require a minimum GPA of 2.0 and a combined minimum SAT score of 820 or sum ACT score of 68.
**Students can check Canyon's list of approved core courses on the NCAA Eligibility Center High School Portal.
**Meeting NCAA admission requirements does not guarantee admission into college — it simply determines whether students may participate in athletics during their freshman year. Students must follow each member college's admission policies and apply directly to that college.
