NCAA Information & Requirements

The NCAA has a new website: www.eligibilitycenter.org. This site includes information about the NCAA, it's athletics divisions, it's sports, parent information, and other important information for the inquiring high school student/parent or guardian. Also on this website is a newly created online registration form. Students who wish to register for the NCAA to see if they are eligible can go to the website listed above, create an account, and register for eligibility.

NCAA Freshman-Eligibility Standards

Core Courses

• NCAA Divison I requires 16 core-courses. See below for the breakdown of this 16 core-course requirement.
• NCAA Divison II requires 14 core-courses. See the breakdown of core-course requirements below.

Test Scores

• Division I has a sliding scale for test score and grade-point average. Please go to or call the Mechanicville High School Guidance Office to see the NCAA Division I Sliding Scale New Core GPA/Test Score Index.
• Division II has a minimum SAT score requirement of 820 or an ACT sum score of 68.
• The SAT score used for NCAA purposes includes ONLY the critical reading and math sections. The writing section of the SAT is not used.
• The ACT score used for NCAA purposes is a SUM of the four sections on the ACT: English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science.
• All SAT and ACT scores must be reported directly to the NCAA Eligibility Center by the testing agency. Test scores that appear on transcripts will not be used. When registering for the SAT or ACT, use the Eligibility Center code of 9999 to make sure the score is reported to the Eligibility Center.

Grade-Point Average

• Only core courses are used in the calculation of grade-point average.
• Be sure to look at your high school's list of NCAA-approved core courses on the Eligibility Center's Web-site to make certain that courses being taken have been approved as core courses. The Web-site is www.ncaaclearinghouse.net.
• Division I grade-point-average requirements are listed below.
• The Division II grade-point-average is a minimum of 2.000.

Division I Core-Course Rule

16 Core-Course Rule:

4 years of English

3 years of Mathematics (Algebra I or higher)

2 years of Natural/Physical Science (1 year of lab if offered by high school)

1 year of additional English, Mathematics, or natural/physical Science

2 years of Social Science

4 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language or nondoctrinal religion/philosophy.)

Division II Core-Course Rule

14 Core-Course Rule:

3 years of English

2 years of Mathematics (Algebra I or higher)

2 years of Natural/Physical Science (1 year of lab if offered by high school)

2 years of additional English, Mathematics, or Natural/Physical Science

2 years of Social Science

3 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language or nondoctrinal religion/philosophy)

Other Important Information

• 14 core courses are currently required for Divison II. However, beginning 2013, students will be required to complete 16 core courses.
• Students enrolling at an NCAA Division I or II institution for the first time need to also complete the amateurism questionnaire through the Eligibility Center Web-site (see first paragraph on this page). Students need to request final amateurism certification prior to enrollment.

List of Approved Courses at Mechanicville High School

English:

AP World/American Literature

English 12 College Prep

English 10

English 10/H

English 11/H

English 11/R

English 9/H

English 9/R

Social Science:

Economics

Global Studies 10

Global Studies 10/H

Global Studies 9/H

Global Studies 9/R

Government

US History and Government 11

US History and Government/AP

Mathematics:

Algebra

Calculus

Geometry

Math A-1

Math A-2

Pre-Calculus

Trigonometry

Trigonometry B

Natural/Physical Science:

Chemistry/R

Earth Science/R

General Chemistry

Living Environment/R

Living Environment B

Living Environment A

Physics

Additional Core Courses

French 1-5

Spanish 1-5