If you are planning to enroll at LSU as freshmen and want to compete on a varsity athletic team, you must be certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center. Students should register with the NCAA Eligibility Center during their junior year of high school. Your high school guidance counselor can assist you with this process or for more information; you can go to the
NCAA Eligibility Center official website. There you will find the NCAA Guide for College-Bound Student-Athletes which provides information on the recruiting process, registration information, Division I academic eligibility standards, and other important information to assist you with the certification process.
To be certified as a qualifier and be eligible to compete for a Division I collegiate athletic team, you must present the following academic qualifications:
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Successfully completed the required 16 core courses
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4 years of English
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3 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher)
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2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school)
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1 year of additional English, mathematics or natural/physical science
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2 years of social science
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4 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language or nondoctrinal religion/philosophy)
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Earned a minimum required grade-point average in your core courses
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Earned a combined SAT or ACT sum score that matches your core course grade-point average and test score sliding scale
