Meet the new D1 academic requirements that take affect

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For the class of 2015 and beyond:

The minimum core course GPA has increased from 2.00 to 2.30

10 of the 16 core course requirements must be satisfied prior to the start of the seventh semester (senior year)

7 of those 10 core courses must be from the English, Math and Science subsections

Grades earned in the those 10 core courses are "locked in" for the purpose of calculating the final core course GPA.

Any retakes of the first 10 core courses for grade improvement must be completed prior to senior year

Confused? It gets better.

There is a new NCAA term. Meet the "Academic Redshirt." Que? (Que is Spanish for "what?" By the way, Spanish and all other foreign language courses will not count for 7 of 10 core courses required by the end of the junior year.)

The "Academic Redshirt" term applies to a D1 prospective student-athlete (PSA) in 2015 and beyond who does not meet the new 2.30 core course GPA requirement, but has a core course GPA above 2.00 and has met the SAT/ACT sliding scale requirements (more on that in a minute). As an Academic Redshirt a student may still receive a scholarship and practice with their team, but may not participate in game competition as a college freshman.

Speaking of the sliding SAT/ACT scale, it has also increased. Significantly.
http://www.freerecruitingwebinar.org/bl ... -2015.html

 

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Please don't tell me you think raising the bar is a bad thing? I always thought it was to low to begin with... If my daughter had a G.P.A. lower than 3.0 she would'nt have been playing sports, academics first!!!

 

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I don't think raising the bar is bad at all. I was just passing along information that I came across, that's all.

 

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Please don't tell me you think raising the bar is a bad thing? I always thought it was to low to begin with... If my daughter had a G.P.A. lower than 3.0 she would'nt have been playing sports, academics first!!!

A big Amen to that!

 

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Please don't tell me you think raising the bar is a bad thing? I always thought it was to low to begin with... If my daughter had a G.P.A. lower than 3.0 she would'nt have been playing sports, academics first!!!

That was kinda my thought too. If she is stumbling along at 2.0, probably should be spending more time learning! I always laughed at the academic requirements our HS has to be eligible, pathetic!

 

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I agree about low academic standards being acceptable. Honestly, if you can't maintain a 3.0 in HS you aren't really trying. If you are getting a 2.0, you don't have the work ethic of a player I'd want on my team either.
Glad they finally have done something to raise the bar. Kids that work hard in HS deserve to have a little more recognition for it, and kids that slide by need to know it isn't acceptable anymore.

 

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I think the previous video says volumes of our state of Intelligence..SAD...

 

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And those people get to vote too.

 

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And they reproduce also...

 

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I what a like button like on facebook, cuz where all on the same page... :yahoo::lmao:

 

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MC Hammers wrote:
"Honestly, if you can't maintain a 3.0 in HS you aren't really trying."

Can people really be that ignorant? My daughter works her butt off in high school and attends tutoring twice a week. She has moderate learning disabilties and many other challenges in her life which has resulted in a less than sparkling GPA and academic record.

Her gift in life is her athletic ability. She performs well on both her school and travel ball teams.

To deny her from playing softball is plain WRONG and to imply she is not trying just plain makes me angry!

 

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What your talking about is a whole alot of different circumstances than what we are talking about. I think were talking about kids that can do better but chose not to..

 

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Thanks again strohbro

 

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For the class of 2015 and beyond:

The minimum core course GPA has increased from 2.00 to 2.30

10 of the 16 core course requirements must be satisfied prior to the start of the seventh semester (senior year)

7 of those 10 core courses must be from the English, Math and Science subsections

Grades earned in the those 10 core courses are "locked in" for the purpose of calculating the final core course GPA.

Any retakes of the first 10 core courses for grade improvement must be completed prior to senior year

Confused? It gets better.

There is a new NCAA term. Meet the "Academic Redshirt." Que? (Que is Spanish for "what?" By the way, Spanish and all other foreign language courses will not count for 7 of 10 core courses required by the end of the junior year.)

The "Academic Redshirt" term applies to a D1 prospective student-athlete (PSA) in 2015 and beyond who does not meet the new 2.30 core course GPA requirement, but has a core course GPA above 2.00 and has met the SAT/ACT sliding scale requirements (more on that in a minute). As an Academic Redshirt a student may still receive a scholarship and practice with their team, but may not participate in game competition as a college freshman.

Speaking of the sliding SAT/ACT scale, it has also increased. Significantly.
http://www.freerecruitingwebinar.org/bl ... -2015.html

I have a few questions. Doesn't DI currently require 4 English and 3 Math to qualify?

So is it really a stretch to say you have to complete 7 by the end of your Jr year? I would think almost all high schools require 4 years of English as well as at least 3 years of Math and at least 3 of Science.
3 English, 2 Math, 2 Science by the end of your Jr. year seems VERY doable to me if your high school requires the minimum.

Heck I would venture to say most kids would have 9 by the end of their Jr. year.

Am I crazy in this thought process?

 

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Avon's requirement is:

English-4
Math-4 starting with 2013
Science-3
Social Studies-3

 

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MC Hammers wrote:
"Honestly, if you can't maintain a 3.0 in HS you aren't really trying."

Can people really be that ignorant? My daughter works her butt off in high school and attends tutoring twice a week. She has moderate learning disabilties and many other challenges in her life which has resulted in a less than sparkling GPA and academic record.

Her gift in life is her athletic ability. She performs well on both her school and travel ball teams.

To deny her from playing softball is plain WRONG and to imply she is not trying just plain makes me angry!

If your daughter is on an IEP, that obviously is a different story. I am not sure what size school your daughter attends, but if she attends a bigger HS, most of them have enough classes at various levels for everyone to be moderately successful. If your daughter is on an IEP for math and science and they have her in a Stats class, or Chem II, then she is more than likely not going to be very successful in that class.
There is a certain academic level for everyone . If your daughter is taking classes that she cannot succeed in, lower the level a bit. If she is truly trying and not succeeding, then someone's expectations are too high for her.

That's not ignorance...that's just common sense.

No one said they would deny her the right to play softball either. Some of you people take things so literally. You still angry??