NCAA Standardized Test Update & New AP Course

NCAA Unanimously Recommends Dropping the Standardized Test Requirement for Initial Eligibility Requirements for Athletes

 Have you heard the good news for future collegiate student athletes? Early this year, academic committees in NCAA Divisions I and II both unanimously recommended removing the standardized test requirement from the initial eligibility requirements for student athletes hoping to play at the college level. Stemming from the NCAA’s plan to advance racial equity, the NCAA Standardized Test Score Task Force was launched, and after months of work, including surveying Division I and II members and engaging various groups for feedback, the task force concluded that the NCAA should shift their initial eligibility standards in accordance with universities’ evolving admissions requirements. A final vote is expected to take place at the NCAA Convention in January 2023. For more details about the recommendation, read the full article at ncaa.org. 

New AP Course Offering to Be Piloted: AP African American Studies

Over the course of the next two years, the College Board will pilot a new AP course, AP African American Studies, in 60 high schools across the U.S. Although the curriculum has not yet been set in stone, it will focus on the history of people of African descent in the U.S., Central and South America, and the Caribbean. It will cover topics ranging from the medieval kingdoms of Africa to the ongoing battles of Black people for equality and civil rights. This opportunity to gain a deeper and more expansive understanding of African American history while giving more students the chance to take another AP course and earn college credit is exciting to many schools. To learn more about how this pilot will be implemented at White Stallion High in Memphis, click here. 

Written by Calla Buttke, PathIvy Team