Scholarships

NCAA DIVISION 1 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

For high-school athletes enrolling in college full-time in 2023-24 and beyond: 

• Complete 16 core courses using pass/fail grades:

• English: 4 years

• Math (Algebra 1 or higher): 3 years

• Natural/Physical Science (Including 1 year of lab, if offered): 2 years

• Social Science: 2 years

• Additional Courses

• English, Math or Science: 1 year

• English, Math, Sciences, Foreign Language, Comparative Religion or Philosophy: 4 years

• Core Course Progression: You must complete 10 core courses by the beginning of senior year, or seventh semester. Among these 10, seven must be in the subjects of English, math or natural/physical science. This is known as the 10/7 rule.

• Earn a core course GPA of 2.3 or higher 

• Graduate high school

• Receive final certification on your amateurism status via the NCAA Eligibility Center

NCAA DIVISION 2 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

For high-school athletes enrolling in college full-time in 2023-2024 and beyond: 

• Complete 16 core courses using pass/fail grades:

• English: 4 years

• Math (Algebra 1 or higher): 3 years

• Natural/Physical Science (Including 1 year of lab, if offered): 2 years

• Social Science: 2 years

• Additional Courses

• English, Math or Science: 1 year

• English, Math, Sciences, Foreign Language, Comparative Religion or Philosophy: 4 years

• Earn a core course GPA of 2.2 or higher 

• Graduate high school

• Receive final certification on your amateurism status via the NCAA Eligibility Center

NAIA ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL FRESHMAN

Students who finished high school outside of the U.S. or its territories must meet two of the following three requirements and provide the correct documentation:

•  Achieve a minimum of 18 on the ACT or 970 on the SAT*. Athletes must have the testing centers send their scores directly to the NAIA using the code 9876.

• Achieve a minimum cumulative high school grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale as evaluated by InCred Evaluations (register for your InCred evaluations at www.InCredEvals.org as this is required to receive your eligibility decision).

• Graduate in the top half of their high school class

While the requirements are the same as incoming U.S. freshmen, how the NAIA calculates them is different and the documentation requirements will vary from country to country. To calculate how the student’s GPA compares to the U.S. system, all international students are required to register for an evaluation through InCred at www.InCredEvals.org. Records submitted to InCred will be used for eligibility evaluation, so students only need to send their records once.

The NAIA has compiled the full list of records students need to submit for each country in their International Documents Required by Country guide. For more information about the eligibility process for international student-athletes, review the NAIA’s Guide for International Student-Athletes and our Guide to Athletic Recruiting in the U.S.

*These test score requirements are for any athletes taking standardized tests after May 1, 2019. The test score requirements will be a 16 ACT or an 860 SAT for tests completed between March 1, 2016 and May 1, 2019. The test score requirements will be an 18 ACT or an 860 SAT for tests completed prior to March 1, 2016.