The NCAA Eligibility Center is waiving the standardized test score requirement for incoming freshman student-athletes in both Division I and Division II for the 2020-21 academic year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the governing body announced Friday.
Students who expect to graduate from high school in time to enroll in a Division I school this coming academic year will be academically eligible by earning a combined 2.3 grade-point average in the 10 NCAA-approved core courses, with a combined seven in English, math and science prior to the start of their senior year. There is a 2.2 GPA requirement in 10 NCAA-approved core courses for Division II schools.
The same GPA requirements will apply to
international students and they must complete
at least 10 core courses prior to the start of their
senior year.
''The Eligibility Center is navigating the
complexity of COVID-19 and its negative impact
on our membership, high schools and student-
athletes,'' Felicia Martin, vice president of the
NCAA Eligibility Center, said in a statement. ''We
understand this is an unprecedented situation
and a difhcult time for students and their
parents, and the Eligibility Center is working
diligently to ensure the best possible outcome
for college-bound student-athletes and our
member schools.''
The NCAA said the new requirements will be
considered automatic waivers for both Divisions
I and 11, meaning those students meeting these
criteria will be academically eligible to receive
an athletics scholarship, practice and compete in
their first year at member schools.
The changes will not app]y to high school
students graduating after the spring or summer
of 2020.
Students who needed qualifying standardized
test scores have been unable to take the SAT and
ACT because of the coronavirus pandemic. ''We
are keenly aware of the educational disruptions
and academic uncertainty that prospective
student-athletes are experiencing,'' Martin said.
''To that end, the Eligibility Center is committed
to providing support and flexibility in
application of initial-eligibility requirements as
we remain nimble for additional issues we can't
predict or forecast.''
The Eligibility Center said in the news release
that it would also modify its approach to high
schools that issue pass/fail grades because of
closures and would not require separate
reviews of distance or e-learning programs used
for NCAA-approved core courses during spring
and summer 2020. Students will also be able to
complete additional required core courses this
summer.
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal.../ncaa-waives-test-scores-freshmen-eligibility
Students who expect to graduate from high school in time to enroll in a Division I school this coming academic year will be academically eligible by earning a combined 2.3 grade-point average in the 10 NCAA-approved core courses, with a combined seven in English, math and science prior to the start of their senior year. There is a 2.2 GPA requirement in 10 NCAA-approved core courses for Division II schools.
The same GPA requirements will apply to
international students and they must complete
at least 10 core courses prior to the start of their
senior year.
''The Eligibility Center is navigating the
complexity of COVID-19 and its negative impact
on our membership, high schools and student-
athletes,'' Felicia Martin, vice president of the
NCAA Eligibility Center, said in a statement. ''We
understand this is an unprecedented situation
and a difhcult time for students and their
parents, and the Eligibility Center is working
diligently to ensure the best possible outcome
for college-bound student-athletes and our
member schools.''
The NCAA said the new requirements will be
considered automatic waivers for both Divisions
I and 11, meaning those students meeting these
criteria will be academically eligible to receive
an athletics scholarship, practice and compete in
their first year at member schools.
The changes will not app]y to high school
students graduating after the spring or summer
of 2020.
Students who needed qualifying standardized
test scores have been unable to take the SAT and
ACT because of the coronavirus pandemic. ''We
are keenly aware of the educational disruptions
and academic uncertainty that prospective
student-athletes are experiencing,'' Martin said.
''To that end, the Eligibility Center is committed
to providing support and flexibility in
application of initial-eligibility requirements as
we remain nimble for additional issues we can't
predict or forecast.''
The Eligibility Center said in the news release
that it would also modify its approach to high
schools that issue pass/fail grades because of
closures and would not require separate
reviews of distance or e-learning programs used
for NCAA-approved core courses during spring
and summer 2020. Students will also be able to
complete additional required core courses this
summer.
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal.../ncaa-waives-test-scores-freshmen-eligibility
