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The NCAA enacted Proposition 48 in 1986. [1] As of 2010, the regulation is as follows: Before a high school student can be eligible to play Division I sports, he or she must meet academic requirements in high school. [2] Those standards include: The successful completion of 16 core courses. [3]
Under NCAA regulations, all Division I conferences defined as "multisport conferences" must meet the following criteria: [11] A total of at least seven active Division I members. However, the NCAA's Grace Period rule (Bylaw 20.02.9.2) allows conferences to operate for up to two years with less than the minimum. [12]
To be eligible for an athletic scholarship in an NCAA member institution, students must meet four main requirements: 1. Graduate from high school; 2. Complete the required number of core high school courses; 3. Earn a specified minimum GPA on a 4.0 scale in required core academic courses; 4. Achieve a specified minimum SAT or ACT score. [12]
Academic eligibility, in addition to the other requirements mentioned, has been a longstanding issue in the history of college athletics. In order to respond to the lack of national academic standards, the NCAA passed the 1.600 GPA rule in 1962 in order for freshmen to receive athletic scholarships. [4]
The following is a list of United States colleges and universities that are either in the process of reclassifying their athletic programs to NCAA Division I, or have announced future plans to do the same. [1]
In 1968, the NCAA began allowing freshmen to compete in games; freshmen had previously been required to take a redshirt year. [37] In 1975, after a growth of "grants-in-aid" (scholarships given for athletic rather than academic or need-based reasons), the NCAA voted to limit the number of athletic scholarships each school could offer. [38]
Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas: University of Alberta: Edmonton, Alberta: Independent, Canada West-Central Division British Columbia Thunderbirds: University of British Columbia ...
The NCAA classifies FBS football as a "head-count" sport, meaning that each player receiving any athletically-related aid from the school counts fully against the 85-player limit. By contrast, FCS football is classified as an "equivalency" sport, which means that scholarship aid is limited to the equivalent of a specified number of full ...