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Prospective Student-Athletes
Do you want to be a Red Wolf?
On this page you will find important information regarding what it takes to become a student-athlete at Arkansas State University. We appreciate your interest in our athletics programs and wish you the best of luck in your quest to become a collegiate student-athlete. Please do not hesitate to contact the ASU Compliance Office if you need further guidance. Go Red Wolves!
Freshman Initial Eligibility Standards
A prospective student-athlete must be certified as a qualifier by the NCAA Eligibility Center in order to participate in athletics for ASU as a freshman. The first step in this process is registering with the NCAA Eligibility Center. Registration is mandatory. In fact, you cannot go on any Official Visits or even be issued a National Letter of Intent (NLI) until you register. To register, visit the NCAA Eligibility Center website.
In order to be an NCAA Qualifier, you must:
● Graduate from high school
● Complete at least 16 core courses, in the following academic areas:
● 4 years of English
● 3 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher)
● 2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school)
● 1 year of additional English, mathematics or natural/physical science
● 2 years of social science
● 4 years of additional courses (from any area above or foreign language, non-doctrinal religion/ philosophy)
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Earn a minimum grade-point average (GPA) in your 16 core courses (see sliding scale below)
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Earn a combined SAT or ACT sum score that matches your core course GPA and test score on the sliding scale below (e.g., a 3.0 core course GPA requires at least a 52 ACT sum score)
Students must also complete 10 of the required 16 core courses before the start of his or her seventh semester (or the equivalent) of high school. Seven of the 10 core courses must include English, mathematics and natural or physical science. The 10 core courses used to fulfill this requirement and the grades achieved in such courses shall be used in determining the student-athlete's eligibility for financial aid, practice and competition during his or her first academic year in residence and shall not be replaced by courses or grades achieved in subsequently completed core courses, including courses completed after the core-curriculum time limitation.
NCAA Guide for the College Bound Student-Athlete
NCAA Amateurism Certification
2019 Division I Initial Eligibility Standards
NCAA International Student Guide
NCAA Transfer Rules
Two-Year Transfer Student who was a Final Qualifier
- To be eligible for athletics aid, practice and competition you must have:
●Spent one full-time semester at two-year school
●2.50 cumulative GPA
●12 hours of transferable credit for each full-time term of attendance
●Meet any additional, applicable progress-toward-degree requirements
Two-Year Transfer Student who was a Final Non-Qualifier/Eligibility for Financial Aid, Practice and Competition
-To be eligible for athletics aid, practice, and competition you must have:
●Graduated from a two-year college
●48 hours of transferable credit, including six hours of English, three hours of math, and three hours of natural/physical science
●Spent at least three full-time semesters at the two-year college
●2.50 cumulative GPA
●Meet any additional, applicable progress-toward-degree requirements
Two-Year Transfer Student who was a Final Non-Qualifier/Eligibility for Financial Aid and Practice
-To be eligible for athletics aid, practice, and competition you must have:
●Graduated from a two-year college
●48 hours of transferable credit, including six hours of English, three hours of math, and three hours of natural/physical science
●Spent at least three full-time semesters at the two-year college
●2.00 cumulative GPA
●Meet any additional, applicable progress-toward-degree requirements
Four-Year Transfer Student
-To be eligible for athletics aid, practice, and competition you must:
●Have served a year in residence unless an exception to the residency requirement is met
●Meet applicable credit-hour, progress-toward-degree, and GPA requirements depending on the number of full-time semesters you have spent in college
*In order to receive athletics aid, you must have been academically eligible to compete had you remained at the previous institution.
4-2-4 Transfer Student
-To be immediately eligible for athletics aid, practice and competition and avoid sitting out for a year in residence, the following conditions must have been met:
●You completed an average of 12 hours of transferable credit for each full-time term of attendance at the two-year college and possess a minimum cumulative 2.50 GPA
●One calendar year has elapsed since your departure from the first four-year school
●You must graduate from the two-year college
NCAA Two-Year Transfer Guide
NCAA Four-Year Transfer Guide
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How do I know if I am considered a prospective student-athlete?
A: In general, if you are between 9th and 12th grades of high school, you are considered a prospective student-athlete. This is generally true even if you do not plan to play college sports. In addition, if you are currently enrolled at another collegiate institution and are considering transferring to ASU, you are a prospective student-athlete.
Q: I want to contact a coach to let him/her know that I would like to become a Red Wolf. May I call or email the coach?
A: Yes, you may contact a coach at your own expense and on your own initiative at any time, but please be aware that the coach may be prohibited from contacting you. In other words, if you leave a telephone message or send an email, the coach may be prohibited by NCAA rules from calling you back or responding to your email. If you do attempt to contact a coach and end up leaving a message, be sure to tell him/her your age so that he/she can determine when or if it would be permissible to return your call/message.
Q: How many Official Visits may I take to ASU?
A: You may only take five Official Visits and only one of them may be to ASU.
Walk-on Policies
If you are interested joining one of the ASU Athletic teams, you must contact the individual sport office in which you are interested. Each team's walk-on process is different and the sport office can answer any questions you might have regarding that team's walk-on procedures.
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