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NCAA Membership Directory (Participating Colleges and Universities)

NCAA Eligibility Center is for high school students who hope to compete in college sports at an NCAA Division I or II school.
Click on the link to find out how to register for the NCAA Eligibility Center. For more information on college-bound student-athletes, you can go to https://www.ncaa.org/

If you would like to view a list of Manitou Springs High School NCAA approved courses, click here. Our NCAA high school code is 060970 or you can type in our high school name.


Parents/Guardians and students are responsible for verifying NCAA course eligibility while requesting and enrolling in courses. Please know this is a list that is updated yearly. Please verify via the MSHS Curriculum Handbook to ensure you are taking NCAA eligible courses. Consult your coach for more information. Please talk to your counselor so they can also be of assistance.

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Coursework Requirements for NCAA Athletics and Scholarships

Student-athletes must complete appropriate coursework to qualify for NCAA programs. Therefore, it's important that you and the school's coaches monitor changes in NCAA coursework requirements and communicate such changes to your student-athletes. Here’s how you can help your student-athletes stay on track.

Here is an overview of the basic NCAA eligibility criteria. Visit the NCAA Eligibility Center for more details.

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Academic Standards

Division I Eligibility
All students entering college must have completed 16 core courses in high school.
Earn a corresponding test score that matches your core course GPA (minimum 2.3) on the Division I Sliding Scale.


Division II Eligibility
All students entering college must have completed 16 core courses in high school.
Earn a corresponding test score that matches your core course GPA (minimum 2.2) on the Division II Sliding Scale.

For more details, go to the NCAA eligibility fact sheets.

NCAA Core Courses 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.
A four-year college preparatory course and a course at or above the high school's regular academic level, for example, an AP class or outside college course.

Note: Remedial courses, or those taught at a slower pace or that cover less content are not admissible. And not all classes that meet high school graduation requirements meet NCAA course work requirements.

Help your students check your high school's list of approved core courses on the NCAA Eligibility Center High School Portal.

Meeting NCAA admission requirements does not guarantee admission into college—it simply determines whether students may participate in athletics during their freshman year. Students must follow each member college's admission policies and apply directly to that college.