**2016 New Initial Eligibility Rules**

jenfunk | BYU Athletic Communications | Posted Mar 19, 2013 11:29 AM | Updated Mar 19, 2013 3:16 PM

Students enrolling full-time in college on or after August 1, 2016 will be held to a new standard of initial-eligibility requirements. The NCAA Eligibility Center will evaluate these students based on the the following standards.

Students to meet these academic standards will be certified as a qualifier or academic redshirt, respectively. A qualifier is eligible to practice, compete and receive an athletics scholarship as a freshman. An academic redshirt is eligible to practice and receive an athletics scholarship as a freshman, but not compete.

Also, for an academic redshirt, practice in their second semester of enrollment is based on successful completion of nine semester credits in their first semester of enrollment.

Qualifier (14.3.1.1) Academic Redshirt (14.02.11.2)
Eligible for financial aid, practice and competition during their first year in college. Eligible for financial aid and practice. No competition during their first year in college.
  • Meets core GPA and SAT/ACT index in Bylaw 14.3.1.1.2 (sliding scale has increased to include higher test scores and at minimum a 2.300 core GPA)
  • Meets core GPA and SAT/ACT index in Bylaw 14.3.1.2.1 (sliding scale specifically for academic redshirts)

English

Math

Natural/physical science

Social science

Addtl Eng/math/n-p science

Addtl core courses

 

4 years

3 years

2 years

2 years

1 year

4 years

English

Math

Natural/physical science

Social science

Addtl Eng/math/n-p science

Addtl core courses

 

4 years

3 years

2 years

2 years

1 year

4 years
  • Completes 10 of the 16 core courses before the start of his/her 7th semester. 7/10 must include English, math and natural/physical science. These 10 courses cannot be replaced later by others in order to increase GPA.
  • Did not complete 10 core courses before the start of his/her 7th semester OR did not have 7/10 include English, math and natural/physical science.
 
  • Must complete 9 hours in the first semester of college in order to be eligible for practice in the second semester.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please work closely with your high school counselor and call our Compliance Office if you have any questions.