14.2.8.2.1 Qualifier. A qualifier is defined as one who is a high school graduate and who has a minimum cumulative core-course grade-point average of 2.200 (based on a maximum 4.000) in a minimum of 16 academic courses. The 16 core courses shall include the following: (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, 1/14/23 effective 8/1/23 August 1, 2023, for student-athletes initially enrolling full-time at a collegiate institution on or after August 1, 2023)

(Revised: 7/21/26 effective 8/1/26)

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. (Revised: 2/9/95, 4/27/06, 4/23/07)