Becoming a College Athlete focus NCAA Eligibility Center

Becoming a College Athlete focus: NCAA Eligibility Center Fall 2017

College/University Athletic Governance National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) www. njcaa. org 500+ schools National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) www. naia. org 300+ schools National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) www. ncaa. org 1, 100+ schools

NCAA Eligibility Center l l l Formerly known as “NCAA Clearinghouse” Certifies academic & amateur credentials for students wanting to play sports at NCAA Division I or II schools as college freshmen No uniform set of eligibility requirements for Division III schools; eligibility for admission, financial aid, practice and competition is determined by the college or university

Examples of TX schools DI • • • • Abilene Christian Baylor U of Houston Baptist Lamar UNT Prairie View A&M Rice Sam Houston State SFA SMU Texas A&M Texas Tech UT DII • • Angelo State Dallas Baptist Lubbock Christian Midwestern State St. Edward’s St. Mary’s Tarleton State Texas A&M – Kingsville • UT – Permian Basin • West Texas A&M DIII • • • • Concordia U of Dallas East Texas Baptist Hardin-Simmons Howard Payne Mary Hardin-Baylor Mc. Murry Southwestern Sul Ross State Texas Lutheran Trinity UT-Dallas UT-Tyler

NCAA Facts Only 2% of HS athletes are awarded athletics scholarships to compete in college. l l l Division I 346 Schools 176, 000 Student. Athletes 56% receive some level of athletics aid l l l Division II 307 Schools 118, 800 Student. Athletes 61% receive some level of athletics aid

Division I Academic Requirements l l l Graduate from high school; Complete a minimum of 16 core courses; Core GPA of at least 2. 3 Qualifying score on ACT or SAT (sliding scale); and Complete amateurism questionnaire & request final amateurism certification.

Division I 16 Core-Course Breakdown l l l 4 years - English 3 years - math (Alg 1 or higher) 2 years - science 1 year - add’l English, math, or science 2 years - social studies 4 years - add’l core courses from any category above or foreign language

How is the Core GPA Calculated? l l l Only courses on the high school’s approved List of NCAA Courses may be used Student’s best core-course grades will be used for calculation Core GPA is calculated on a 4. 0 scale (+1 for “honors” IF approved by NCAA) A (90 -100) = 4 pts B (80 -89) = 3 pts C (75 -79) = 2 pts D (70 -74) = 1 pt

Division I Qualifier l 3 possible outcomes: – Full Qualifier: aid (scholarship) + practice + compete – Academic Redshirt: NO compete in 1 st year l l – aid (scholarship) + practice ONLY during 1 st semester must be academically successful at college to continue to practice for the rest of the year Nonqualifier: no athletic aid (scholarship), no practice, no compete in 1 st year of enrollment

Full Qualifier Division I Aid + practice + compete l 16 core courses l 10 of the 16 cores must be completed before the senior year of HS – – l 7 of the 10 cores must be English, math or science Grades earned in the 10 cores before 7 th semester are “locked in” for purposes of GPA calculation Sliding Scale with GPA/test scores – Minimum core-course GPA of 2. 3

Academic Redshirt Division I Aid + practice (NO compete) l Same 16 core courses l Minimum core-course GPA 2. 0 – 2. 299 l Meet the academic redshirt sliding scale for GPA and ACT/SAT

Sliding Scale B (partial) NCAA DIVISION I SLIDING SCALE GPA Acad Redshirt GPA Full Qualifier 3. 550 3. 250 2. 800 2. 300 2. 299 2. 200 2. 100 2. 000 SAT(M+R) ACT sum 400 520 700 900 37 46 57 75 910 940 980 1020 76 79 83 86

Division II Academic Requirements beginning August 1, 2018 l Graduate from high school; l Complete a minimum of 16 core courses; Core GPA of at least 2. 2 Qualifying score on ACT or SAT (sliding scale); and Complete amateurism questionnaire & request final amateurism certification. l l l

Division II 16 Core-Course Breakdown l l l 3 years - English 2 years - math (Alg 1 or higher) 2 years - science 3 years – add’l English, math, or science 2 years - social studies 4 years - add’l core courses from any category above or foreign language

Obtaining Your School’s List of NCAA Core Courses l l Go to www. eligibilitycenter. org Click “Help” Click “Find your core courses” Follow prompts to select school by name or sixdigit College Board (CEEB) code AHS = 443583 HHS = 443485 KHS = 443863 KPHS = 443874 SCHS = 443603

2017 -18 Guide for the College. Bound Student-Athlete l l l Go to www. eligibilitycenter. org Click “Help” Click “Guide for the College-Bound Student. Athlete”

Miscellaneous info l Students should register with NCAA Eligibility Center (Certification Account or Profile Page) during 10 th or 11 th grade l $80 fee (or fee waiver) l Take SAT and/or ACT during junior year (and again if necessary) l SAT/ACT scores must be reported directly to NCAA – use CODE 9999 on SAT or ACT registration form l Complete FAFSA in October of senior year – https: //fafsa. ed. gov

For more information l www. eligibilitycenter. org l Your high school coach or counselor l dkite@humbleisd. net