Eligibility – MVAL & NCAA

Mission Valley Athletic League (MVAL) 

In order to be able to participate in the Washington High School athletic program, students must meet the following academic eligibility requirements:

  • A Minimum 2.0 GPA and NO “F” grades.
  • Academic Probation: 1.75— 1.99 GPA and/or no more than one “F” for a limit of one quarter grading  period based on the current and preceding quarters at the beginning of the eligibility activity, and the following quarter should the activity still be occurring.
  • Academic Probation may not exceed more than one successive quarter; GPA must raise to 2.0 and no “F” grades. No two consecutive quarter "F" grades and or no two consecutive quarters with a GPA of 1.75—1.99.

Your last quarter grades will affect your athletic eligibility. 

Dates of Determination - a window at the end of a grading period (about 10 days) that athletes have to work with their teacher(s) to better their grade to be academically eligible to participate in sports. Official grade change forms have to be submitted by the teacher to the school's registrar by 3pm on the Date of Determination.

Dates for the 2024-2025 School Year

1st Quarter: 10/24/24

2nd Quarter: 1/17/25

3rd Quarter: 3/28/25


NCAA Eligibility

Student athletes planning to enter a NCAA Division I, Division II or Division III college or university on or after August 1, 2016, will need to meet new academic requirements in order to receive athletic scholarships, to compete or even to practice a sport during his/her first year of college.

To learn general information about becoming an NCAA student-athlete visit:

www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future

To register as an NCAA student-athlete visit:
www.eligibilitycenter.org