Athletics

Auburn High School Athletics

    This link takes you to the "Sports" link on the ACS website for information on each sport.

http://www.auburnschools.org/athletics/index.html

Eligibility To Participate In Extra-Curricular Activities

    Students entering the 10th - 12th grade who wish to participate in any extra-curricular activity that requires after-school practices and/or performances must meet the following academic requirements:

    Students must, for the immediately preceding school year, have a passing grade and earn the required number of credits in each of six (6) subjects that total six (6) Carnegie units of credits, including four from the core subjects composed of English, science, social studies and mathematics. Each eligible student must have a minimum composite numerical average of 74 on the six (6) Carnegie units from the preceding year and summer school. Only two (2) Carnegie units may be made up during summer school.  

NCAA Initial Eligibility

    Those students who wish to participate in Division I or Division II athletics in college must be certified by the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse. The school is responsible for submitting a Form 48-H which gives the proper authorities a listing of all core academic courses taught at Auburn High School. Student athletes must submit a Student Release Form (available online at www.ncaa.org ) to the NCAA Clearinghouse at the end of their junior year or beginning of their senior year. To be certified by the Clearinghouse, a student must meet the following requirements:

Test scores 

• Division I has a sliding scale of test score and grade-point average. www.ncaaclearinghouse.net

• Division II has a minimum SAT score requirement of 820 or an ACT sum score of 68.

• The SAT score used for NCAA purposes includes only the critical reading and math sections. The writing         section of the SAT is not used.

• The ACT score used for NCAA purposes includes a sum of the four sections on the ACT: English, math,   reading and science.

• All SAT and ACT scores must be reported directly to the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse by the testing agency. Test scores that appear on transcripts will not longer be used. When registering for the SAT or ACT, use the clearinghouse code of 9999 to make sure the score is reported to the clearinghouse.

Division I      16 Core-Course Rule       2008 and after

16 Core Courses:

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, foreign language or nondoctrinal religion/philosophy).

Division II         2005 and after

14 Core Courses:

3 years of English, 2 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher), 2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school), 2 years of additional English, mathematics or natural/physical science, 2 years of social science, 3 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language or nondoctrinal religion/philosophy).

NOTE:  A sliding scale is used to determine the required ACT or SAT test score for GPA's between 2.0 and 2.5.