DescriptionUPDATED September 2018 - The NCAA Guide to International Academic Standards for Athletics Eligibility has been prepared with one purpose in mind: to provide specific criteria to be used as a guide in reviewing the initial eligibility (graduation, core curriculum, grade-point average and ACT/SAT test scores) of students who have completed any portion of their secondary education in a non-United States educational system for intercollegiate athletics participation. Quarterly updates made to the document in September of 2018 include the following:

• Anguilla - Timeline updated
• Australia (Western Australia) - Course title added
• Australia (New South Wales) - Course title added
• Australia (Australia Capital Territory) - Document title update and grading scale update
• Australia (South Australia) - Course title added
• Benin - Course title added
• British Virgin Islands - Graduation timeline updated
• Canada (Quebec) - Important Information Added
• Germany - Important Information Added
• Ghana - Grading scale title change
• India - Document name update
• International Baccalaureate - Course title added
• Macedonia - Course title added
• Mexico - Course title added and important information added
• New Zealand - Course title added
• Nigeria - Course title added
• Norway - Important information added
• Philippines - Course title added
• Scotland - Grading scale title update
• Senegal - Important information added
• Spain - Important information added
• United Kingdom - Document name update
• Yemen - Grading scale update
• Zimbabwe - Document title update