NAIA Prospective Student Athlete Requirements 
1. Must be a graduate of an accredited high school or be accepted as a regular student in good standing as defined by the enrolling institution.

• NOTE:A student does not have to be a high school graduate to meet freshman eligibility standards. As long as the student is accepted as a regular student in good standing (not placed on probationary status by institution) then this requirement can be met. If the student is a high school graduate then they must have graduated from a properly accredited high school. Accreditation in most instances will be through the applicable state agency.

2. An entering freshman student must meet two of the three entry level requirements:

• Minimum of 18 on the ACT or 860 on the SAT
• Minimum of a 2.0 grade point on a 4.0 scale
• Graduate in the top half of you high school class (High schools that do not rank students may elect to certify on official high school letterhead signed by the high school principal, headmaster, or registrar that if the high school were to rank their graduating class this student would have graduated in the upper half of the graduating class.)

3. Home-School Students

• To meet the NAIA freshman requirements a home-schooled student must receive the certificate (or equivalent) granted by the appropriate state agency verifying that the student successfully completed the home schooling requirements of that state.

4. International Students

• An incoming international freshman student must meet the same requirements required of a domestic freshman student. If high school GPA and class ranking cannot be determined then the international student can be determined eligible by meeting the NAIA institution’s admission criteria for international students and by meeting the minimum score of 18 on the ACT or 860 on the SAT and by meet the entering freshman requirements as defined for students from each country in the most current Guide to International Academic Standards for Athletics Eligibility.

(Article V, Section C, Items 1 & 2 of NAIA Bylaws)