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Bylaw 14.3.1.1
14.3.1.1 Qualifier. A qualifier is defined as one who is a high school graduate and who presented the following minimum academic qualifications: (Revised: 1/10/92 effective 8/1/95, 1/8/01 effective 8/1/05 for student-athletes first entering a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/05, 1/13/03 effective 8/1/05 for those student-athletes first entering a collegiate institution full time on or after 8/1/05, 1/4/08 effective 8/1/13 for those student-athletes first entering a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/13, 1/18/14 effective 8/1/18 for student-athletes initially enrolling in a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/18)
(a) A minimum cumulative grade-point average as specified in Bylaw 14.3.1.1.3 (based on a maximum 4.000) in a successfully completed core curriculum of at least 16 academic courses per Bylaw 14.3.1.4, including the following:
| English | 3 years |
| Mathematics | 2 years |
| Natural or physical science (including at least one laboratory course if offered by the high school) | 2 years |
| Additional courses in English, mathematics or natural or physical science | 3 years |
| Social science | 2 years |
| Additional academic courses [in any of the above areas or foreign language, philosophy or nondoctrinal religion (e.g., comparative religion) courses] | 4 years |
The record of the above courses and course grades must be certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center using an official high school transcript forwarded directly from the high school or on a high school transcript forwarded by an institution's admissions office; and (Revised: 2/9/95, 4/27/06, 4/23/07)
(b) A minimum combined score on the SAT verbal/critical reasoning and math sections or a minimum sum score on the ACT as specified in Bylaw 14.3.1.1.3. The required combined SAT or sum ACT score, respectively, must be achieved under national testing conditions on a national, state or district testing date [i.e., no residual (campus) testing (see Bylaw 14.3.1.5)]. The minimum combined SAT score of 820 applies to tests taken prior to March 1, 2016. The minimum combined SAT score required for tests taken on or after March 1, 2016, will be evaluated based on the concordance established by the College Board. (See Figure 14-3.) (Revised: 1/10/92, 1/9/96 effective 8/1/96 for student-athletes first entering a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/96, 1/9/06, 1/18/14 effective 8/1/18 for student-athletes initially enrolling in a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/18, 2/10/16, 5/10/18)