Proposition 48 (NCAA)

{{short description|US regulation about high school grades and standardized test scores for athletes}}

Proposition 48 is an NCAA regulation that stipulates minimum high school grades and standardized test scores that student-athletes must meet in order to participate in college athletic competition.

The NCAA enacted Proposition 48 in 1986.{{cite web|url = http://www.fastweb.com/student-life/articles/347-ncaa-s-clearinghouse-rules-who-s-looking-out-for-the-student-athlete|title = NCAA's Clearinghouse Rules - Who's Looking Out for the Student-Athlete?| author = Richard Pound| date = 21 April 2009 | accessdate = 1 October 2013 }}

As of 2010, the regulation is as follows:

Before a high school student can be eligible to play Division I sports, he or she must meet academic requirements in high school.{{cite web|title=A Seamless Eligibility Model|url=http://www.jsutigers.com/pdf9/2577007.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=29000|work=Tiger Patrol Compliance Newsletter|publisher=Jackson State University|accessdate=7 February 2014|date=September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221212402/http://www.jsutigers.com/pdf9/2577007.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=29000|archive-date=21 February 2014|url-status=dead}} Those standards include:

• The successful completion of 16 core courses.{{cite web|last=Katz|first=Deborah|title=NCAA Considers New Standards for Initial and Continuing Eligibility|url=http://www4.aacrao.org/semsource/sem/indexe992.html?fa=view&id=2349|work=Strategic Enrollment Management|publisher=American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.|accessdate=7 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323172758/http://www4.aacrao.org/semsource/sem/indexe992.html?fa=view&id=2349|archive-date=23 March 2013|url-status=dead}}
• A sliding-scale combination of grades in high school core courses and standardized-test scores. For example, if a student-athlete earns a 3.0 grade-point average in core courses, that individual must score at least 620 on the SAT or a sumscore of 52 on the ACT. As the GPA increases, the required test score decreases, and vice versa.