All student who wish to play sports at NCAA universities in the USA must comply with coursework stipulated by the NCAA. These requirements simply determine if a student can participate in college sports and does not guarantee your acceptance into university.
High School Courses Required
Division 1: 16 Core Courses Needed
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Division 2: 16 Core Courses Needed
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Academic Standards
Division 1
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Division 2
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Core Course Definition
An academic course in one or a combination of these areas: English, mathematics, natural/physical science, social science, foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy.
1) Social Science
a. HISTORY
b. GEOGRAPHY
c. RELIGION
d. ECONOMICS
e. ARCHEOLOGY
f. CRIMINOLOGY
g. PSYCHOLOGY
h. ANTHROPOLOGY
i. SOCIOLOGY
2) Natural or Physical Sciences
a. BIOLOGY
b. SCIENCE
c. ANATOMY
d. CHEMISTRY
e. PHYSICAL SCIENCE
f. PHYSICS
g. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
h. PHYSIOLOGY
1) Social Science
a. HISTORY
b. GEOGRAPHY
c. RELIGION
d. ECONOMICS
e. ARCHEOLOGY
f. CRIMINOLOGY
g. PSYCHOLOGY
h. ANTHROPOLOGY
i. SOCIOLOGY
2) Natural or Physical Sciences
a. BIOLOGY
b. SCIENCE
c. ANATOMY
d. CHEMISTRY
e. PHYSICAL SCIENCE
f. PHYSICS
g. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
h. PHYSIOLOGY
How to convert South African marks to GPA?
To use an online converter click here or follow the instructions below.
Take your marks from grade 9 to grade 12 (or up to the present grade) and determine the letter symbol for all subjects (A, B, C, D, E, F). USA schools place a value on these symbols, which are as follows: A=4, B=3, C=3, D=2, E=1, F=0. Please see below for an example.
English Marks:
English 4 year Average:
Repeat this process until you have a GPA value for all your subjects. Add these values together and divide by the number of subjects, which will give you your GPA.
To use an online converter click here or follow the instructions below.
Take your marks from grade 9 to grade 12 (or up to the present grade) and determine the letter symbol for all subjects (A, B, C, D, E, F). USA schools place a value on these symbols, which are as follows: A=4, B=3, C=3, D=2, E=1, F=0. Please see below for an example.
English Marks:
- Grade 9 = 70%
- Grade 10 = 68%
- Grade 11 =77%
- Grade 12 = 81%
English 4 year Average:
- 70+68+77+81 = 296
- 296/4 years = 74%
- 74% = B
- B = 3 GPA Points
Repeat this process until you have a GPA value for all your subjects. Add these values together and divide by the number of subjects, which will give you your GPA.