Okay, I need somebody to explain this to me. Maybe I am a little slow here, but the NCAA requires a GPA matched with an SAT/ACT score. Now, I know that the ACT has a cap at 36, but the scores are all higher than that. An example is that with a 2.8 GPA you need a 57 on the ACT.
http://www.ncaa.org/library/general/...04-05_cbsa.pdf
The reason I ask is that DeMarco Murray is reporting a 2.8 GPA and a 16 on the ACT. What does he need to get?
the ncaa adds the scores of the individual sections whereas the composite ACT score is a rounded up or down number.
so in murray's situation he could have between a 62 and a 65
lets see, i took 4 years of english
2 1/2 years of history (1/2 world, 1/2 oklahoma, american, 1/2 government)
5 years of science - physical science, biology, chemistry, physics, chem II
4 years of math - geometry, alg II, trig/pre-calc, calculus
so i have 3 years of english
2 years of science
2 years of math
2 extra years of math
social science? i took drafting, typing, and crap like that (no foreign languages)
i cleared the clearinghouse in the summer of my freshman year. apparently, i wouldn't qualify now...
Murray will have no problems qualifying. The reported test scores are incorrect or out of date.
Good news.Originally Posted by Ruuuuuufus
So, the composite score is what the ACT uses?
That would mean that a student would need to get a minimum score, by NCAA standards, of 19 to achieve the 37 composite (which you need for a 3.550 or higher GPA).
http://www.actstudent.org/scores/norms1.html
I'm still confused, and I'm not an academically struggling student-athlete trying to qualify.
the act has 4 section. the sat has 2
Correct, but isn't the composite what the NCAA is using for athletic qualification?
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