NCAA adjusting academic standards for college freshmen due to coronavirus pandemic
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Things are tough enough around the country, there’s no need for the NCAA to make things tougher than they already are for young athletes.
Thankfully, the NCAA agrees with that sentiment.
According to Adam Zagoria of the New York Times, the NCAA will be amending the academic eligibility requirements for incoming freshmen due to the fact there are no standardized tests available to be taken at this time.
Stated simply, high school seniors can’t take the SAT or ACT tests if those are not being given during the coronavirus pandemic.
Instead of requiring specific standardized test scores to get into college, the NCAA is requiring freshmen to have met the core-class requirements and have a GPA of 2.3 or higher.
Zagoria also provided this statement from the NCAA further explaining the one-time waiver:
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