PlayDivisionIISoccer
IfyouwanttocompeteinNCAAsportsataDivisionIIschool,youneed
toregisterwiththeNCAAEligibilityCentertomakesureyoustayon
tracktomeetinitial-eligibilitystandards.
Ifyouhavequestionsaboutyoureligibilityortheregistrationprocess,
callustollfreeat1-877-262-1492.Internationalstudentsshouldcall
317-917-6222.
GetReady.GetSet.Go!
Grade9
Askyourcounselorforalistofyourhighschool’sNCAAcore
coursestomakesureyoutaketherightclasses.
Grade10
RegisterwiththeNCAAEligibilityCenterateligibilitycenter.org.
Grade11
Checkwithyourcounselortomakesureyouwillgraduateontime
withtherequirednumberofNCAAcorecourses.
TaketheACTorSATandsubmityourscorestotheNCAAusing
code9999.
Attheendoftheyear,askyourcounselortouploadyourofficial
transcripttotheNCAAEligibilityCenter.
Grade12
FinishyourlastNCAAcorecourses.
TaketheACTorSATagain,ifnecessary,andsubmityourscoresto
theNCAAusingcode9999.
CompleteallacademicandamateurismquestionsinyourNCAA
EligibilityCenteraccountateligibilitycenter.org.
Afteryougraduate,askyourcounselortosubmityourfinalofficial
transcriptwithproofofgraduationtotheNCAAEligibilityCenter.
DivisionIIAcademicEligibility
TobeeligibletocompeteinNCAAsportsduringyourfirstyearata
DivisionIIschool,youmustmeetacademicrequirementsforyourcore
courses,grade-pointaverage(GPA)andtestscores.Therequirements
arechangingforstudentswhoenrollfull-timeataDivisionIIschool
afterAugust1,2018.
IfyouenrollBEFOREAugust1,2018
YoumustgraduatehighschoolandmeetALLthefollowing
requirements:
Complete16corecourses:
ThreeyearsofEnglish.
Twoyearsofmath(Algebra1orhigher).
Twoyearsofnaturalorphysicalscience(includingoneyearof
labscienceifyourhighschooloffersit).
ThreeadditionalyearsofEnglish,mathornaturalorphysical
science
Twoyearsofsocialscience
FouradditionalyearsofEnglish,math,naturalorphysical
science,socialscience,foreignlanguage,comparativereligionor
philosophy
Earnatleasta2.0GPAinyourcorecourses.
EarnaSATcombinedscoreof820oranACTsumscoreof68.
AFTERAugust1,2018
YoumustgraduatehighschoolandmeetALLthefollowing
requirements:
Complete16corecourses:
ThreeyearsofEnglish.
Twoyearsofmath(Algebra1orhigher).
Twoyearsofnaturalorphysicalscience(includingoneyearof
labscienceifyourhighschooloffersit).
ThreeadditionalyearsofEnglish,mathornaturalorphysical
science
Twoyearsofsocialscience
FouradditionalyearsofEnglish,math,naturalorphysical
science,socialscience,foreignlanguage,comparativereligionor
philosophy
Earnatleasta2.2GPAinyourcorecourses.
EarnanSATcombinedscoreorACTsumscorematchingyour
core-courseGPAontheDivisionIIslidingscale,whichbalances
yourtestscoreandcore-courseGPA.Ifyouhavealowtestscore,
youneedahighercore-courseGPAtobeeligible.Ifyouhavealow
core-courseGPA,youneedahighertestscoretobeeligible.
WhatifIdon’tmeettherequirements?
IfyouenrollBEFOREAugust1,2018
Ifyouenrollfull-timeataDivisionIIschoolbeforeAug.1,2018,andyou
havenotmetalltheDivisionIIacademicrequirements,youmaynot
competeinyourfirstyear.However,ifyoumeettherequirementstobe
apartialqualifier,youmaypracticeandreceiveanathleticsscholarship
inyourfirstyearatcollege.Tobeapartialqualifier,youmustgraduate
highschoolandmeetONEofthefollowingrequirements:
Earna2.0GPAin16corecourses:
ThreeyearsofEnglish.
Twoyearsofmath(Algebra1orhigher).
Twoyearsofnaturalorphysicalscience(includingone
yearoflabscienceifyourhighschooloffersit).
ThreeadditionalyearsofEnglish,mathornaturalor
physicalscience
Twoyearsofsocialscience
FouradditionalyearsofEnglish,math,naturalorphysical
science,socialscience,foreignlanguage,comparativereligionor
philosophy
EarnanSATcombinedscoreof820oranACTsumscoreof68.
IfyouenrollAFTERAugust1,2018
Ifyouenrollfull-timeataDivisionIIschoolafterAug.1,2018,andyou
havenotmetalltheDivisionIIacademicrequirements,youmaynot
competeinyourfirstyear.However,ifyoumeettherequirementstobe
apartialqualifier,youmaypracticeandreceiveanathleticsscholarship
inyourfirstyearatcollege.Tobeapartialqualifier,youmustgraduate
highschoolandmeetALLthefollowingrequirements:
Complete16corecourses:
ThreeyearsofEnglish.
Twoyearsofmath(Algebra1orhigher).
Twoyearsofnaturalorphysicalscience(includingoneyearof
labscienceifyourhighschooloffersit).
ThreeadditionalyearsofEnglish,mathornaturalorphysical
science
Twoyearsofsocialscience
FouradditionalyearsofEnglish,math,naturalorphysical
science,socialscience,foreignlanguage,comparativereligionor
philosophyEarnatleasta2.0GPAinyourcorecourses.
EarnanSATcombinedscoreorACTsumscorematchingyour
core-courseGPAontheDivisionIIslidingscale.
IfyouareconcernedyoumaynotmeettheDivisionIIacademic
requirements,considertakingthefollowingactions:
Askforadviceandaccountabilityfromyourhighschool
counselor.Checkinwiththeadmissionsorcomplianceofficeat
thecollegeyouhopetoattend.
Gettutoringorotherstudyhelp.
Graduateontime.DivisionIschoolsallowcollege-boundstudentathleteswhograduateon-timetotakeonecorecourseduringthe
yearaftertheygraduatehighschool.
Avoidquickfixesthroughcreditrecoveryprograms.These
coursesmaynotbeacceptedbytheNCAA.
Keepyourcoursework.IftheNCAAEligibilityCenterneedsto
reviewyourrecordduetoirregularities,youmaybeaskedto
provideyourcoursework.
Followyourhighschool'spolicies.Thebestthingtodoiswork
withintherules.
Amateurism
TheNCAApromotesamateurismtocreatealevelplayingfieldforall
student-athletes.Theyoungmenandwomenwhoplaycollegesports
arestudentsfirst,athletessecond.IfyouwanttoplayNCAAsportsata
DivisionIIschoolyoumustbeanamateurathlete.