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NCAA Division II Path To Graduation
SACRAO 2015
Overview
• Initial-Eligibility Standards.
• Progress-Toward-Degree Standards .
• Two-year College Transfers.
• Questions.
Who Makes the Rules?
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NCAA Divisions II colleges/universities.
 Convention voting in Division II.
 Academic rules generally vetted through academic
committees.
 Input from secondary school community.
• NCAA Eligibility Center and NCAA national office staff
use rules to guide their work.
Road Map to
NCAA Divisions II
Initial-Eligibility Standards
Overview
• Core-Course Requirements.
• Division II Current Standard.
• Division II New Standard.
Core Curriculum
Division II
• 16 core requirement:
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3 years English
2 years Math (Algebra 1 or
higher)
2 years Science (including
1 lab, if offered)
3 years Additional English,
Math or Science
2 years Social Science
4 years Additional Core
Core-Curriculum Time Limitation
Division II:
• All core courses completed following start of ninth grade
and prior to full-time enrollment at collegiate institution.
Division II Initial Eligibility
Division II Full Qualifier
Current Standard
• Allowed to practice, receive athletics
aid and compete in first academic year;
• Completion of 16 core courses;
• Minimum GPA of 2.000; and
• Test score requirements:
 68 ACT sum score; or
 820 SAT score (critical reading and
math only).
Division II Partial Qualifier
Current Standard
• Allowed to practice and receive
athletics aid in first academic year.
• Completion of 16 core courses with
minimum GPA of 2.000; OR
• Test score requirements:
 68 ACT sum score; or
 820 SAT score (critical reading and
math only).
Division II Final Nonqualifier
Current Standard
• If a college-bound student-athlete
does not meet full qualifier or partial
qualifier requirements, he/she will be a
nonqualifier.
• A college-bound student-athlete may not
practice, receive athletics aid or compete
during his/her first academic year at an
NCAA Division II college/university.
Path to Graduation Package
Proposal No. 2014-15:
Freshman Academic Requirements
• Established sliding scales for initial eligibility.
▫ Sliding scale for qualifiers requires a 2.200 minimum GPA.
▫ Sliding scale for partial qualifiers requires a 2.000 minimum GPA.
• In order to be a partial qualifier, PSAs must earn 16 core courses.
Effective Date: August 1, 2018, for SAs initially enrolling in a collegiate
institution on or after August 1, 2018.
Sliding Scales
GPA for Aid and
Practice
3.050
GPA for
Competition
3.300
3.025
SAT (CR+M)
ACT sum
400
37
3.275
410
38
3.000
3.250
420
39
2.975
3.225
430
40
2.950
3.200
440
41
2.925
3.175
450
41
2.900
3.150
460
42
2.875
3.125
470
42
2.850
3.100
480
43
2.825
3.075
490
44
2.800
3.050
500
44
2.775
3.025
510
45
2.750
3.000
520
46
2.725
2.975
530
46
2.700
2.950
540
47
• To be eligible to represent an institution in
intercollegiate athletics competition, a student-athlete
shall be in good academic standing as determined by
the academic authorities who determine the meaning
of such phrases for all students of the institution,
subject to controlling legislation of the conference(s) or
similar association of which the institution is a member.
NCAA Bylaws 14.01.2.1 and 14.02.6
• The definition of good academic standing
applied to student-athletes shall be a standard
at least as demanding as the minimum standard
applied to all students in order to participate in
extracurricular activities at that institution.
Official Interpretation 8/9/1995
What does good academic standing mean at my
institution?
The NCAA cannot tell you. The definition is
entirely based on institutional policy for all
students.
Official Interpretation 8/9/1995
How often does the legislation require
certification of good academic standing?
Good academic standing must be certified in
accordance with institutional policy.
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If institutional policy for all students requires certification at midyear, the
same standard applies to student-athletes.
Official Interpretation 8/9/1995
If an institution permits students on academic probation
(or similar status) to participate in extracurricular
activities, could a student-athlete on probation
participate in intercollegiate athletics?
Yes, provided the individual satisfies all conference and
NCAA progress-toward-degree requirements.
Official Interpretation 8/9/1995
Educational Column 1/15/2014
No Change!!!!
• Student-athletes must complete six-semester or sixquarter hours of academic credit the preceding
regular academic term in which the student-athlete has
been enrolled full time at any collegiate institution.
• For transfer students, credit hours must be transferable
to the certifying institution.
Bylaws 14.4.3.1 and 14.4.3.1.1
May coursework completed at another institution be
used to satisfy the six-hour rule?
Yes, provided:
(a) Course is taken during a regular term at that institution;
(b) Course is completed within the parameters of the certifying
institution's regular academic term; and
(c) Certifying institution accepts the course and places it on the
student-athlete's transcript for a regular term.
Staff Interpretation 04/13/2005
Is a two-year college transfer who earns an Associate of
Arts degree required to satisfy the six-hour
requirement?
Yes.
Bylaw 14.4.3.1.1
Current Rule
Effective August 1, 2016
• SA must complete six hours in
last term of full-time
enrollment.
• SA must complete nine hours
in last term of full-time
enrollment.
Actual Method
• 24-semester/36-quarter hours:
• Since the previous fall.
• Over certifying institution’s previous two semesters or three quarters.
Averaging Method
• 12-semester/quarter hours:
• Per term during each of the academic terms in academic years in which
the SA was enrolled in at least one term.
Bylaw 14.4.3.1
Term
Credit Hours
Earned
Notes
Fall 2012
14
Full time
Spring 2013
14
Full time
Fall 2013
9
Full time
Spring 2014
0
Not enrolled
Eligibility in fall 2014:
• Actual Method – Not Eligible. (9+0 = 9)
• Averaging Method – Not Eligible.
(14+14+9+0 = 37) (37/4 = 9.25)
Term
Credit Hours
Earned
Notes
Fall 2012
14
Full time
Spring 2013
14
Full time
Fall 2013
9
Full time
Spring 2014
0
Not enrolled
SA could potentially use the missed-term exception
provided he or she satisfies the requirements.
Bylaws 14.4.3.1 and 14.4.3.4-(a)
• Hours earned during a part-time term may be used provided
SA is held accountable for the term.
Term
Credit Hours Earned
Notes
Fall 2012
12
Full time
Spring 2013
6
Full time
Summer 2013
3
Fall 2013
9
Part time
Spring 2014
9
Part time
Summer 2014
9
• 12+6+3+9+9+9 = 48 hours
48/4 = 12 hours per term
• Part-time term does not impact SA’s 10-semester/
15-quarter clock.
Bylaw 14.4.3.1.3
Current Rule
Effective August 1, 2016
• 24-semester/36 quarter hours:
• 24-semester/36 quarter hours:
• Since the previous fall.
• Over certifying institution’s
previous two semesters or three
quarters;
• Since the previous fall.
• Over certifying institution’s
previous two semesters or three
quarters;
OR
• 12-semester/quarter hours:
• Per term during each of the
academic terms in academic years
in which the SA was enrolled in at
least one term.
OR
• Cumulative total of 48semester/72-quarter hours:
• Entering third year of collegiate
enrollment.
• No averaging after year 2.
• 75 percent of credits used for progress toward degree
must be earned during the regular academic year.
• No more than 25 percent may be earned in the
summer.
• Regular Academic Year:
• Opening of the institution’s fall term through spring
commencement exercises.
Bylaw 14.4.3.1.4
Current Rule
• 75 percent of credit hours
used to meet progress
toward degree must be
earned during regular
academic year.
Effective August 1, 2016
• SA must earn 18-semester or
27-quarter hours during the
regular academic year.
• Student-athlete must designate a major by the
beginning of the fifth semester or seventh quarter of
collegiate enrollment.
• During first two years of enrollment credits used to
meet progress toward degree may be credits towards
any of the institution’s degree programs.
• Beginning in year three, all credit hours used must be
degree applicable.
Bylaw 14.4.3.1.5
No Change!!!!
• Based on credit-hour completion:
Credit Hours Completed
(Semester/Quarter)
Required GPA
24/36
1.800
48/72
1.900
72/108
2.000
96/144
2.000
Bylaw 14.4.3.2
Current Rule
Based on credit hours earned:
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24/36 – 1.8000
48/72 -1.900
72/108 – 2.000
96/144 – 2.000
Effective August 1, 2016
2.0
Progress-Toward-Degree
Good
Academic
Completi
Standing
on of
[institutional
[including
policy summer]
annually or
term-by-term]
Year One
Year Two
Institutional
Policy
Institutional
Policy
Term-by-Term
[cannot use
Regular
summer hours to Academic Year
meet term-by[Non-Summer
Hours]
term
requirement]
Nine-semester/
eight-quarter
Nine-semester/
eight-quarter
Annual Credit Hour
Requirement
[Includes Summer Hours]
Grade-Point
Average Options
[can be
recertified
midyear to regain
eligibility]
18-semester/
27-quarter
24-semester/ 36-quarter
2.00
18-semester/
27-quarter
24-semester/ 36-quarter
OR
48-semester/ 72-quarter in
Years 1 and 2 combined
2.00
Designation of Degree
Year
Three
Institutional
Policy
Nine-semester/
eight-quarter
18-semester/
27-quarter
24-semester/ 36-quarter
2.00
Year
Four
Institutional
Policy
Nine-semester/
eight-quarter
18-semester/
27-quarter
24-semester/ 36-quarter
2.00
Year
Five
Institutional
Policy
Nine-semester/
eight-quarter
18-semester/
27-quarter
24-semester/ 36-quarter
2.00
Qualifier with no four-year
attendance and ONLY one
full-time semester/quarter
at two-year institution
All other qualifiers, partial
qualifiers and nonqualifiers
All other qualifiers,
partial qualifiers and
nonqualifiers
ONLY one full-time
semester/quarter
Two full-time semesters/three fulltime quarters
Two full-time semesters/three
full-time quarters
12 semester- or quarter-hours of
transferable degree credit
• 12-semester or 12-quarter-hours
of transferable degree credit per
term of attendance:
• Six- semester/eight-quarter
hours of transferable English;
• Three-semester/four-quarter
hours of transferable math; and
• Three-semester/four-quarter
hours of transferable science
Graduate
Cumulative GPA of 2.200
Cumulative GPA of 2.200
Limit of two physical education
activity credits for credit
requirements and GPA
Limit of two physical education
activity credits for credit
requirements and GPA
Proposal No. 2014-19: Two-Year
College Transfer Requirements
• Practice and financial aid available for
nonqualifier who meets all the two-year transfer
requirements EXCEPT the 2.200 GPA but has a
minimum 2.000 GPA.
• Exception to physical education activity
requirements.
▫ If enrolling at four‐year institution in physical
education degree or degree in education with
activity course requirement.
Proposal No. 2014-19: Two-Year College
Transfer Requirements
Effective Date: August 1, 2016, for SAs initially
enrolling in a Division II institution on or after August
1, 2016.