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NCAA INITIAL ELIGIBILITY
NCAA FAST FACTS • 1, 123 College and Universities • 98 Voting Athletics Conferences • 39 Affiliated Organizations • Almost Half-A-Million Student-Athletes • 19, 500 Teams • 90 Championships • 24 Sports • 3 Divisions
Initial Eligibility
Initial Eligibility • Initial eligibility standards help ensure you are prepared to succeed in college. • Process protects the fairness and integrity of college sports by ensuring Student-Athletes are amateurs • Initial eligibility determines your ability to receive an athletic scholarship, practice and/or compete. • Division I and II student-athletes must have their initial eligibility determined by the NCAA Eligibility Center • Division III student-athletes initial eligibility is determined on-campus • If you meet admissions requirements you are eligible • You are responsible for your own eligibility!
High School Timeline
9 th Grade - Plan • Start Planning Now! • Take the right courses and earn the best grades possible • Find your high school’s list of NCAA-approved core courses • www. eligibilitycenter. org/courselist • Sign up for a free Eligibility Center Profile page • www. eligibilitycenter. org
10 th Grade - Register • Check with your counselor to make sure you are on track to meet NCAA-approved core course requirements • If you fall behind, ask counselor for help finding approved courses to take • Sign up for a Eligibility Center Profile (free) or register for a Certification Account (cost) • www. eligibilitycenter. org • Monitor your Eligibility Center account for next steps • At the end of the year ask your counselor to upload your official transcript to your NCAA Eligibility Center account • Must submit an official transcript from each high school attended
11 th Grade - Study • Check with your counselor to make sure you are on track to meet NCAA-approved core course requirements and graduate on time with your class • If you only created a free Profile Page, convert it to a Certification Account • www. eligibilitycenter. org • Take the ACT and/or SAT and submit scores to the NCAA Eligibility Center • School Code 9999 • Ensure your sports participation information is correct in your Eligibility Center account • At the end of the year ask your counselor to upload your official transcript to your NCAA Eligibility Center account • Must submit an official transcript from each high school attended
12 th Grade - Graduate • Complete your final NCAA-approved core courses • Take the ACT and/or SAT again, if necessary, and submit scores to the NCAA Eligibility Center • School Code 9999 • Request your final amateurism certification in your NCAA Eligibility Center account • April 1 for Fall enrollees • October 1 for Winter/Spring enrollees • GRADUATE! • After you graduate ask your counselor to upload your final official transcript showing proof of graduation to your NCAA Eligibility Center account • Must submit an official transcript from each high school attended
NCAA Eligibility Center
What is the NCAA Eligibility Center? • The NCAA Eligibility Center evaluates and certifies Prospective Student-Athletes (aka PSA’s and/or Recruits) for collegiate competition at Divisions I and II institutions. • Not required for those student who want to compete at Division III institutions • Students who want to compete at NCAA Division I or Division II institutions need to meet NCAA Eligibility Center: • Academic initial-eligibility requirements • Amateurism Requirements • NCAA rules require you be registered with the NCAA Eligibility in order to: • Go on an official visit, • Receive a written offer of athletic aid; or • Sign a National Letter of Intent (NLI) • You are considered registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center with a Certification Account
Profile Page vs Certification Account • Profile Page • Fee • Good place to start if you are not sure what division institution you will attend • Can transfer to a Certification Account • Cannot move from a Certification Account to a Profile Page • Certification Account • • Required if attending a DI or DII institution Required to take an official visit Required to sign an athletic scholarship or National Letter of Intent Currently costs $90 (non refundable) • Fee waivers available if meet criteria (counselor can assist with this process) • Must have a valid email (don’t use school email)
Test Scores • Required to determine initial-eligibility • Not all institutions require test scores for admissions purposes • NCAA Eligibility Center only accepts national SAT and ACT exams and state-administered ACT exams • Does not accept SAT subject test scores • NCAA Eligibility Center does not accept test scores listed on transcripts • Must submit test scores direct from testing agency • If you take the ACT and/or SAT multiple times, score is super scored • Eligibility purposes only
NCAA-Approved Core Courses • Must be a four-year college preparatory course in the areas of: • • • English Math (Algebra 1 or higher) Natural/Physical Science Social Science Foreign Language Comparative Religion or Philosophy • Not all high school courses are NCAA-Approved Core Courses
Eligibility Standards
Fox Creek Core Courses
Recruiting
Recruiting • Education yourself on your sports recruiting calendar • Make sure your information is up to date • Provide access to highlight video • Ex: Hudl, You. Tube • Don’t be afraid to ask questions of the coaches regarding the institution and academic programs
Athletic Scholarships and National Letter of Intent
Scholarships • NCAA Divisions I and II institutions provide more than $2. 7 billion in athletic scholarships annually to more than 150, 000 Student-Athletes • Only about 2% of high school athletes are award athletics scholarship to compete in college • Division I institutions may provide Tuition, Fees, Room, Board, Books and other expenses related to attendance. • Scholarship agreement may cover multiple years • Division II full scholarships cover Tuition, Fees, Room, Board and Books. • Most Student Athletes receive an amount covering a portion of these costs • Scholarship agreement many not exceed 1 academic year • Division III does not offer athletics scholarships
Scholarships • What is the value of the scholarship offer? • Need to ask for the institutions amount of: • Full Grant-In-Aid • Cost of Attendance • Divide the scholarship offer by the Full Grant-In-Aid amount • $10, 000 / $20, 000 = 50% but $10, 000 / $30, 000 = 33% • Cost of Attendance helps you understand the extra costs • • Laundry Transportation Parking Groceries/Supplies
National Letter of Intent • The National Letter of Intent (NLI) is only used by NCAA Division I and II institutions • What happens when I sign an NLI? • You agree to attend the institution you signed with for 1 academic year • The institution agrees to provide an athletic scholarship for at least 1 academic year • Must be admitted to the institution and be eligible to receive an athletic scholarship under NCAA rules • The recruiting process ends because coaches are prohibited from recruiting students who have signed NLI with other institutions • Do I have to sign an NLI to get an Athletic Scholarship? • No, the NLI is voluntary
National Letter of Intent Recruits Signing 2020 -21 and Enrolling 2021 -22 Sport (s) Initial Signing Date Final Signing Date Division I Basketball (Early Period) November 11, 2020 November 18, 2020 Division I Basketball (Regular Period) April 14, 2021 May 19, 2021 Division I Football (Early Period) December 16, 2020 December 18, 2020 Division I and II Football (Midyear JC Transfer) December 16, 2020 January 15, 2021 Division I and II Football (Regular Period) February 3, 2021 Division I: April 1, 2021 Division II: August 1, 2021 All Other Division I and II Sports November 11, 2020 August 1, 2021
Resources
Resources • NCAA Website: www. ncaa. org • www. ncaa. org/student-athletes/future • NCAA Social Media • Twitter: @NCAAEC • Instagram: @playcollegesports • Guide for the College Bound Student-Athlete • National Letter of Intent • www. nationalletter. org
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