For additional information refer to “NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete: www.ncaaclearinghouse.net and college directo­ries for information on Division I, II and III colleges and universities.

The NCAA form (formerly 48-H) lists the course titles and the course numbers of all courses that meet NCAA core course re­quirements. This form can be completed by each school and sent in to the NCAA Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse.

If a student enrolls in a Division I college between 2005 and 2007 he/she must complete 14 of the following required core courses:

· Four years of English
· Two years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher)
· Two years of natural or physical science
· One extra year of English, mathematics or natural/physical science
· Two years of social science
· Three years of extra core courses (from any of the above categories or foreign language, nondoctrinal relig­ion or philosophy)

If a student enrolls in a Division I college in 2008 and later he/she must complete 16 of the following required core courses:

· Four years of English
· Three years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher)
· Two years of natural or physical science
· One extra year of English, mathematics or natural/physical science
· Two years of social science
· Four years of extra core courses (from any of the above categories or foreign language, nondoctrinal relig­ion or philosophy)

If a student enrolls in a Division II college in 2005 and later he/she must complete 14 of the following required core courses:

· Four years of English
· Two years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher)
· Two years of natural or physical science
· Two extra year of English, mathematics or natural/physical science
· Two years of social science
· Three years of extra core courses (from any of the above categories or foreign language, nondoctrinal relig­ion or philosophy)

For Division III requirements a student needs to contact the college regarding its policies.

The NCAA states a core course must:

· Be an academic course in one or a combination of these areas: English, mathematics, natural/physical sci­ence, social science, foreign languagae, nondoctrinal religion or philosophy.

· Be four-year college preparatory
· Be at or above the regular high school academic level. (No remedial, special education or compensatory courses.)
All students who do not meet the NCAA initial-eligibility require­ments and who wish to apply for a waiver of those re­quirements must have the waiver filed on their behalf by an NCAA institution.

Computer science courses will no longer be able to be used for initial-eligibility pur­poses. This rule is effective August 1, 2005, for students first entering a collegiate in­stitution on or after August 1, 2005. Computer science courses (such as programming) that are taught through the mathematics or natural/physical science departments and receive either math or science credit may used after the August 1, 2005 date.