It’s important to know the difference between core and non-core courses because only core courses are used to determine eligibility for athletic scholarships.
An overall GPA may and probably will differ from the core course GPA. For example, a student-athlete may graduate high school with an overall GPA of 2.8 and a core course GPA of 2.5. The 2.5 core course GPA is what college recruiters and admissions departments will focus on when evaluating a student-athlete. And these core courses start the freshman year of high school.
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