Athletics

School District Eligibility
Board Policy Statement 6145.1 ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible to participate in any school sponsored athletic team, extracurricular club or organization, a student must:

• Maintain a minimum “C-“average, or be declared ineligible at progress report and marking periods. When grades are again raised to a “C-“average or better, the student will be eligible to participate in activities in that marking period or the interval between progress report and marking period. Eligibility for the initial fall eligibility for grade 6-8 and 10-12 will be determined by the average for the previous year, rather than for marking period four only. In addition, for students participating in athletic teams, extracurricular clubs and organizations for grades 6-8, and “F” in any core subject will result in ineligibility up to the time they once again maintain a “C-“average or above and have no “F” in a core subject.
   
• Attend summer school to make up failed courses; credits and grades of courses failed during the previous school year and passed in an approved summer school program may be accepted for the purpose of determining the eligibility of pupils desiring to participate in extracurricular activities. The eligibility rule is a continuum from Grades 6-8 and 9-12. Performance in Grade 8 will not determine eligibility in the fall Grade 9. Students entering the high school enroll with a “clean slate” with regard to grade point average.

Please review the CIAC Rules of Eligibility Document by clicking on the CIAC button below 

Rules of Eligibility: What every student-athlete and parent should know

NCAA Eligibility
Here are some useful links on the NCAA and College Bound Athlete Information: 
NCAA Eligibility Website
NCAA Eligibility PDF
Eligibility FAQs

Core Course GPA- NCAA Eligibility Tracker
CoreCourseGPA.com, a web-based software program, is available to all New Britain High School student-athletes and their parents/guardians free of charge. 

If your child has aspirations of competing athletically as a freshman at an NCAA Division I or Division II school, they must meet NCAA Initial-Eligibility minimum standards, including minimum core course GPA and SAT/ACT test score requirements. CoreCourseGPA.com is an innovative tool that allows you to easily track your son or daughter’s progress towards meeting these requirements, beginning as soon as the first semester of their freshman year. 
 

To activate your child’s CoreCourseGPA.com membership, follow these simple steps:
Go to www.CoreCourseGPA.com
Click on New Free Member Account in the upper left corner and enter the code: Students/Parents: School ID: 070455 | School Code: 712781153  Click Continue
Fill in the appropriate fields in the Create New Student Account form
Click Submit.

To login to your member account and begin using the CoreCourseGPA.com software, follow these steps:
Go to www.CoreCourseGPA.com
Enter your member name and password in the member login box in the upper right corner.
Use the member name and password you created during the account activation process.
Click Login.
Begin using your CoreCourseGPA.com account! 

CoreCourseGPA.com incorporates the NCAA recognized core courses for New Britain High School into the online course entry forms, calculates BOTH Division I and Division II core course GPA, automatically factors weighted grades into calculations and tracks course requirements for BOTH Division I and Division II. Your son or daughter’s core course information is saved for the duration of their high school career. 

New Britain High School is proud to make this innovative software available to you free of charge. We believe CoreCourseGPA.com will be a very useful academic tool for you and your student-athlete. 

CoreCourseGPA.com also provides you access to free recruiting webinars through FreeRecruitingWebinar.org, a nonprofit program. Webinar previews as well as full length recruiting webinars may be accessed on the FreeRecruitingWebinar.org website. Viewing a full length webinar is highly recommended to learn about the facts and rules of recruiting. The recruiting process starts in the freshman year. Make sure you are prepared. 

Please note: It is important you understand that your use of CoreCourseGPA.com is not a substitute for registering with the NCAA Eligibility Center after the completion of six high school semesters.