Academic Requirements for Student-Athletes
Progress-Toward-Degree Requirements
St. Joe's student-athletes must maintain progress toward degree requirements to participate in NCAA Division I Athletics.
Academic Requirements | Prior to the Second Year of Enrollment | Prior to the Third Year of Enrollment | Prior to the Fourth Year of Enrollment | Prior to the Fifth Year of Enrollment |
Regular Academic Term | 6 semester/6 quarter hours of credit | 6 semester/6 quarter hours of credit | 6 semester/6 quarter hours of credit | 6 semester/6 quarter hours of credit |
Regular Academic Year | 18 semester/27 quarter hours of credit | 18 semester/27 quarter hours of credit | 18 semester/27 quarter hours of credit | 18 semester/27 quarter hours of credit |
Degree Credit | Credits accepted toward any degree offered at the institution | Credits used must go toward the designated degree | Credits used must go toward the designated degree | Credits used must go toward the designated degree |
Annual/Percentage-of-Degree | 24 semester/36 quarter hours of credit | 40-percent of the designated degree must be completed | 60-percent of the designated degree must be completed | 80-percent of the designated degree must be completed |
Grade-Point Average | 90-percent of the minimum GPA required for graduation (1.8 if a 2.0 is the minimum) | 95-percent of the minimum GPA required for graduation (1.9 if a 2.0 is the minimum) | 100-percent of the minimum GPA required for graduation (2.0 if 2.0 is the minimum) | 100-percent of the minimum GPA required for graduation (2.0 if 2.0 is the minimum) |
The chart was taken from the NCAA. The chart should be used as a guideline. Specific questions and regulations should be directed to the Athlete Center for Enrichment (ACE) and the Athletic Compliance Office.