Core Courses , Grade point average, test & special conditions.
The amateurism and academic rules on pages 5 through 11 will be used to determine whether you may participate in sports during your first year in college. These rules are not a guide for your admission to college. Each college has its own admission to college. Each college has its own admission requirements. Remember, meeting the Top Prospects academic rules does not guarantee your admission into college. You must still apply for admission.
Core Courses
A core course must :
- Be an academic course in one or a combination of these areas:
English , mathematics, natural/physical science, social science, foreign language, non doctrinal religion or philosophy ;
-Be four-year college preparatory; and
-Be at or above your high school’s regular academic level(no remedial, special education or compensatory courses).
Not all classes you take to meet high school graduation requirements may be used as core courses.
Grade-Point Average
How your core-course grade-point average is calculated
The clearinghouse will calculate the grade-point average of your core courses on a 4.000 scale. The best grades from your Top Prospects core courses will be used. Grades from additional core courses you took will be used only if they improve your grade -point average.
The Clearinghouse will assign the following values to each letter grade :
A- 4 Points C- 2 Points
B-3 Points D- 1 point
Special high school grades and grade point average
If your highschool uses numeric grades (like 92 or 93), those grades will be changed to your high schools letters grades(such as A or B). See your high school’s grading scale by pulling up your schools list of approved core courses
If your high school uses plus or minus grades ( such as A+ or B-), the plus or minus will not be used to calculate your core- corses grade-point average .
If your high school normally “ weights” honors or advanced courses, these weighted courses may improve your core-course grade-point average. Your high school must notify the clearinghouse of such weighting. To see if your high school has a weighted scale that is being used for calculating your core-course grade point average, visit
for a explanation of how these grade weights are handled.
ACT and SAT Test
Test-Score requirements
You must achieve the required score on an SAT or ACT test before your full-time college enrollment. You must do this whether you are a citizen of the United States or of a foreign country. You must take the national test given on one more of the dates shown below :
Taking Test More than Once
You may take the SAT or the ACT more than one time. If you take either test more than once, you may use your best sub score from different tests, to meet the minimum test-scores requirements. Here is an Example :
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Math Verbal/Critical reading Total Score
SAT(10/06) 350 470 820
SAT(12/06) 420 440 860
Scores Used 420 470 890
Your test score will continue to be calculated using the math and verbal/critical reading subsections of the SAT and the math, science, English and reading subsections of the ACT. The Writing component of the ACT or SAT will not be used to determine your qualifier status.
IMPORTANT CHANGE :
All SAT and ACT test scores MUST be reported to the clearinghouse directly from the testing agency. Test scores will not be accepted if reported on a high school transcript.
When registering for the SAT or ACT, input the clearinghouse code of 9999 to make sire the score is reported directly to the Clearinghouse.
Financial Aid :
If your son or Daughter is academically eligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics and is accepted as a full-time student at a division I or II school, he or she may receive athletics-based financial aid from the school. Division I ir II financial aid may include tuition and fees, room and board, and books.
