Athletic Eligibility
CPS Scholastic and Age Eligibility Standards
Scholastic Eligibility
Scholastic eligibility is the combination of current and past semester work.
Scholastic eligibility is the combination of current and past semester work.
Past Semester Eligibility
In the previous semester, the student must have earned 3 credits having a current cumulative G.P.A. >= 2.3.
*If the student earned 2 1/2 credits or having passed 3 credits, the current cumulative G.P.A. < 2.3, the student must submit an Individual Study Plan (ISP) in order to obtain eligibility.
In the previous semester, the student must have earned 3 credits having a current cumulative G.P.A. >= 2.3.
*If the student earned 2 1/2 credits or having passed 3 credits, the current cumulative G.P.A. < 2.3, the student must submit an Individual Study Plan (ISP) in order to obtain eligibility.
Present Semester Eligibility
- The student must be earning a passing grade in 3 credits (6 current classes).
- The student must not be truant on the day of competition.
- The student must not be under a disciplinary penalty.
*Note: Failure to meet Present Semester Eligibility standards will result in a period of ineligibility of at least one week and until the criteria is met.
For purposes of scholastic eligibility, "passing" shall be determined by a student's grades, school attendance, attendance in class, and proper conduct during the school day.
Eligibility shall be determined every week as approved by the high school principal. Eligibility shall date from Monday through Sunday of each week of the semester.
Age Eligibility
- Varsity / Junior Varsity: A student shall be eligible through age nineteen (19), unless the student turns twenty (20) during the sport season, in which case eligibility terminates on the first day of that season as defined in the IHSA Bylaws.
- Sophomore Level: The student shall be eligible in their first or second year of attendance and must not have reached their seventeenth (17th) birthday prior to September 1 of the current school year.