Academic Eligibility Foundations

Chapters

1. 1. What academic eligibility decidesYour academic certification decides whether you can practice, compete and get athletic aid in your first year.2 min
2. 2. What counts as a core courseA class counts only if it meets all four requirements, including where and how it's taught.2 min
3. 3. Find your school's approved listOnly courses on your school's NCAA list count. Check it every year.3 min
4. 4. Courses that do and don't countRepeats, CLEP, dual enrollment, middle school courses and classes after graduation.2 min
5. 5. How your core GPA is figuredOnly approved courses count, on a 4.0 scale, and plus and minus don't matter.3 min
6. 6. Online courses and credit recoveryOnline classes can count, but most credit-recovery courses don't. Here's why.2 min
7. 7. Transcripts: what, when, from whereYour counselor sends them, but only after you list the school in your account.3 min
8. 8. Your school's NCAA account statusIf your school's account isn't Cleared, its courses may not count at all.3 min
9. 9. What flags your record for reviewThe NCAA publishes the patterns that trigger a closer look, including late grade changes.2 min
10. 10. Validity reviewsCertification can be reviewed even after you enroll. Keep your records.2 min
11. 11. Test scores and the GEDTest scores don't count for eligibility anymore. A GED proves graduation but gives you no core courses.2 min