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NCAA Initial Eligibility
Burlington Central High School • September 20, 2017
Overview • NCAA Divisions, NAIA, and NJCAA • Steps to Achieving Eligibility • NCAA Eligibility Center
• Academics – Initial Eligibility • Core Courses • GPA and Test Scores
• Recruiting • Athletic Scholarships • Amateurism
NCAA Division I • Division I includes most major universities, with larger budgets and facilities, and usually more students • Median undergraduate enrollment is 9,205
• Division I is divided into the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) • Division I schools offer the most athletic scholarships of the divisions • 56% of all student-athletes receive some level of athletics aid
NCAA Division II • Division II is an intermediate division between the more expensive Division I and Division III, which offers no athletic scholarships • Division II schools tend to be smaller public universities and private institutions • Median undergraduate enrollment is 2,530
• Athletic scholarships are offered in most sports, but with more limitations than in Division I •
•
Ex. – In football, Division II schools may offer the equivalent of 36 full scholarships. Division I-FBS schools may offer athletic aid to 85 student-athletes in football (63 for FCS). 61% of all student-athletes receive some level of athletics aid
NCAA Division III • Division III consists of colleges and universities that choose not to offer athletic scholarships • Median undergraduate enrollment is 1,860
• Division III athletics are treated as an extra-curricular activity for students – so they do not offer athletic scholarships, do not redshirt freshman, and do not use funds whose primary purpose is to benefit athletics • 82% of all student-athletes receive some form of academic grant or needbased scholarship; institutional gift aid totals $17,000 on average
NAIA • Not affiliated with the NCAA • Membership consists of mostly smaller colleges and universities • The NAIA has less strict recruiting rules, allowing more contact with coaches
• There are limits on the number of full athletic scholarships available for each sport (which can be divided among multiple student-athletes) • To register with the NAIA Eligibility Center, go to www.playnaia.org
NJCAA • Not affiliated with the NCAA • The NJCAA is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments
NCAA Academic Requirements • Graduate from high school on time • Complete NCAA approved courses (the number required depends on which Division)
• Earn a minimum Core Course GPA • Earn a required ACT or SAT sum score (refer to sliding scale)
Freshman Year • Concentrate on getting the best grades you can to set up your GPA for the rest of high school • Access and print your high school’s list of approved NCAA courses on the Eligibility Center website (www.eligibilitycenter.org) • Take classes that are on your high school’s list of NCAA courses • The NCAA Eligibility Center will only use approved courses to certify your initial eligibility
Sophomore Year • Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center at the beginning of your sophomore year • www.eligibilitycenter.org
• Work hard on your GPA • Take NCAA Core Courses • Use summer courses if needed to catch up in terms of your GPA and/or Core Course requirements
NCAA Eligibility Center www.eligibilitycenter.org
Click here to create your account
Junior Year • Register to take the ACT, SAT, or both and use the NCAA Eligibility Center code “9999” as a score recipient • Keep up on your Core Courses
• Get your high school to send official transcripts to the NCAA Eligibility Center after completing your junior year • •
The Eligibility Center does not accept faxed or emailed transcripts, but there is an online system some schools are able to use Need a transcript from each high school you attended
• Check with your counselor and the Eligibility Center between your junior and senior year to make sure you are taking enough Core Courses during your senior year
Senior Year • Take the ACT and/or SAT as many times as necessary • Finish your Core Courses (check the list of approved courses for your school) • Continue to take college prep courses • Graduate on time – 8 semesters (4 years) – by June 30 • Apply to colleges – application deadlines vary from school to school and can be as early as December, so check deadlines early • Complete the FAFSA (available October 1 the year before) •
Apply for any scholarships you think you qualify for
NCAA Eligibility Center • Visit the “My Planner” page after you register to view your status and check for any missing information or documents
• Review your sports participation (amateurism) responses and request final amateurism certification beginning April 1 (if you are enrolling in the fall) or October 1 (if you are enrolling in the spring) • After graduation, ask your high school counselor to send your final official transcript to the NCAA Eligibility Center with proof of graduation
Core Courses • Core Courses are classes that qualify for high school graduation in the following subjects: • • • • • •
English Math Natural or physical science (biology, chemistry, physics, etc.) Social science Foreign Language Comparative religion or philosophy
• Core Courses are 4-year college preparatory and are taught at or above the high school’s regular academic level (no remedial courses) by a qualified instructor • Math – must be Algebra I level or higher
Core Courses • Division I: •
From the time you start 9th grade, you have 4 years (8 semesters) to complete your Core Course requirements
•
If you do not meet the requirements on time, Core Courses taken after the 8th semester will not be counted toward your NCAA academic eligibility requirements
•
“On time” also means that if your high school graduation takes place June 1, you must graduate June 1. If you do not graduate June 1 with the rest of your high school class, you have not completed your requirements “on time”
• Division II: •
You are permitted to use all core courses completed from your 9th grade year until the time you enroll full-time at a college or university
Division I Core Courses • Complete 16 Core Courses: •
4 years of English
•
3 years of Math (Algebra I or higher)
•
2 years of Natural or Physical Science (1 year of lab if offered by your high school)
•
1 additional year of English, Math, or Natural/Physical Science
•
2 years of Social Science
•
4 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language, or comparative religion/philosophy)
Division II Core Courses • Complete 16 Core Courses: •
3 years of English
•
2 years of Math (Algebra I or higher)
•
2 years of Natural or Physical Science (1 year of lab if offered by your high school)
•
3 additional years of English, Math, or Natural/Physical Science
•
2 years of Social Science
•
4 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language, or comparative religion/philosophy)
Division III Core Courses • Unlike Divisions I and II, there is 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 • The NCAA Eligibility Center does not perform certifications for Division III college-bound studentathletes
Core Course GPA • The NCAA does not use the GPA reported on your high school transcript – they only use grades earned in approved Core Courses • No plus/minus – an A- is an A (4.0), a B+ is a B (3.0) • Some advanced courses may be weighted (check your list of approved courses)
Test Scores • On the ACT, you get scores for 4 parts of the test and an overall average score – the NCAA adds up the scores for the 4 parts to determine your sum score • The SAT has 2 parts – add these together for your combined score • Writing is not included for either the ACT or SAT • The NCAA will use your best score for each part of the ACT or SAT to determine your sum score • • • •
Ex. – You take the ACT and get these component scores: 20, 19, 17, 25 - Then you re-take it and get scores of: 19, 22, 21, 19 – The NCAA would take the highest score in each section: 20, 22, 21, 25 – Which would make your sum score 88, better than the single test sum score of 81
Division I Sliding Scale
The full sliding scale can be found at www.eligibilitycenter.org under Resources
Academic Changes – 2016 (Div. I) • Minimum Core Course GPA of 2.300 to be a Qualifier • 10 Core Courses must be completed before the beginning of your senior year • Of these 10 courses, at least 7 must be in English, Math, or Science
Qualifer (Div. I) • Qualifiers met all of the initial eligibility requirements • During their first academic year, qualifiers can: •
Receive an athletic scholarship
•
Practice
•
Compete
• Early academic qualifier – Automatically a qualifier after six (6) semesters (after junior year) if: •
SAT sum score of at least 900, or ACT sum score of at least 75
•
3.000 core course GPA
•
3 years of English, 2 years of math, 2 years of science, 2 additional years of English, math, or science, and 5 additional core courses in any area
Academic Redshirt (Div. I) • Two ways to end up an Academic Redshirt: • Core Course GPA below 2.300 but above 2.000 • Do not meet the 10/7 core course requirement by senior year
• Academic Redshirts: • Can receive an athletic scholarship and practice during first regular academic term •
Must pass at least nine (9) semester hours or eight (8) quarter hours in order to practice in the next term
• Cannot compete during first academic year
Non-Qualifiers • If you do not meet the academic requirements to be either a Qualifier or Academic Redshirt, you are a Non-Qualifier
• Non-Qualifiers: • Cannot receive athletic financial aid during their first year at an NCAA Division I institution • Cannot practice or compete during the first year at a Division I institution
Division II GPA & Test Scores • Instead of a sliding scale, Division II currently has minimum requirements for GPA and test scores: • Earn a 2.000 GPA or better in your core courses • Earn a combined SAT score of 820 or an ACT sum score of 68
• Beginning August 1, 2018, Division II will start using a sliding scale:
Division II Outcomes • Qualifier • May practice, compete, and receive an athletic scholarship in first year
• Partial Qualifier • Similar to Division I’s Academic Redshirt • May receive an athletic scholarship and practice in first year • May not compete
• Non-Qualifier • Cannot practice, compete or receive an athletic scholarship
Recruiting – General Rules • College coaches are not permitted to contact PSAs until certain times (times vary depending on the sport). Generally speaking: • In-person contact is not permitted until Sept. 1 of your senior year • Phone calls, texts, email, and mail not permitted until Sept. 1 of your junior year
Recruiting – General Rules • There are recruiting calendars which limit when certain actions are permissible (each sport has a different calendar) • Contact period = coaches may have in-person contact with PSAs • Evaluation period = coaches may watch PSAs compete, but may not have in-person contact away from the institution’s campus • Quiet period = coaches may not have in-person contact with PSAs away from the institution’s campus and may not watch PSAs compete • Dead period = coaches may not have in-person contact with PSAs and may not watch PSAs compete
Recruiting – Other Terms • Contact = in-person exchange of more than a greeting • Evaluation = coach observes a PSA practicing or competing
• Official visit = visit with expenses/meals covered by the institution • You may take up to five (5) official visits, and no more than one (1) to any institution • May take official visits starting the first day of classes of your senior year (January 1 of junior year if men’s basketball)
• Unofficial visit = visit with no expenses or meals provided by the institution • You can make an unofficial visit at any time, except during dead periods
Athletic Scholarships • NCAA Division I and II institutions offer athletic scholarships • Athletic scholarships can be for one year or multiple years • They may be renewed annually for up to five years • Athletic scholarships range from full scholarships (tuition, room, board, and books (and even cost of attendance)) to very small scholarships
Amateurism • To be eligible to compete in college, you must maintain amateur status. • Basically, this means that you cannot be paid for your participation in athletics • Cannot receive prize money above your actual and necessary expenses • Cannot agree to be represented by an agent
• It’s important to update your sports participation information with the NCAA Eligibility Center often, especially if you participate in events outside of the normal high school season • Always ask before you act
Resources • www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future • NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete: www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/CBSA17.pdf
• www.2point3.org (website with new academic requirements) • Resources tab on the Eligibility Center website (www.eligibilitycenter.org) • www.naia.org – About the NAIA – Play Sports in College – NAIA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete
• NCAA Eligibility Center customer service staff – 877-262-1492
Burlington Central High School • September 20, 2017
Overview • NCAA Divisions, NAIA, and NJCAA • Steps to Achieving Eligibility • NCAA Eligibility Center
• Academics – Initial Eligibility • Core Courses • GPA and Test Scores
• Recruiting • Athletic Scholarships • Amateurism
NCAA Division I • Division I includes most major universities, with larger budgets and facilities, and usually more students • Median undergraduate enrollment is 9,205
• Division I is divided into the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) • Division I schools offer the most athletic scholarships of the divisions • 56% of all student-athletes receive some level of athletics aid
NCAA Division II • Division II is an intermediate division between the more expensive Division I and Division III, which offers no athletic scholarships • Division II schools tend to be smaller public universities and private institutions • Median undergraduate enrollment is 2,530
• Athletic scholarships are offered in most sports, but with more limitations than in Division I •
•
Ex. – In football, Division II schools may offer the equivalent of 36 full scholarships. Division I-FBS schools may offer athletic aid to 85 student-athletes in football (63 for FCS). 61% of all student-athletes receive some level of athletics aid
NCAA Division III • Division III consists of colleges and universities that choose not to offer athletic scholarships • Median undergraduate enrollment is 1,860
• Division III athletics are treated as an extra-curricular activity for students – so they do not offer athletic scholarships, do not redshirt freshman, and do not use funds whose primary purpose is to benefit athletics • 82% of all student-athletes receive some form of academic grant or needbased scholarship; institutional gift aid totals $17,000 on average
NAIA • Not affiliated with the NCAA • Membership consists of mostly smaller colleges and universities • The NAIA has less strict recruiting rules, allowing more contact with coaches
• There are limits on the number of full athletic scholarships available for each sport (which can be divided among multiple student-athletes) • To register with the NAIA Eligibility Center, go to www.playnaia.org
NJCAA • Not affiliated with the NCAA • The NJCAA is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments
NCAA Academic Requirements • Graduate from high school on time • Complete NCAA approved courses (the number required depends on which Division)
• Earn a minimum Core Course GPA • Earn a required ACT or SAT sum score (refer to sliding scale)
Freshman Year • Concentrate on getting the best grades you can to set up your GPA for the rest of high school • Access and print your high school’s list of approved NCAA courses on the Eligibility Center website (www.eligibilitycenter.org) • Take classes that are on your high school’s list of NCAA courses • The NCAA Eligibility Center will only use approved courses to certify your initial eligibility
Sophomore Year • Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center at the beginning of your sophomore year • www.eligibilitycenter.org
• Work hard on your GPA • Take NCAA Core Courses • Use summer courses if needed to catch up in terms of your GPA and/or Core Course requirements
NCAA Eligibility Center www.eligibilitycenter.org
Click here to create your account
Junior Year • Register to take the ACT, SAT, or both and use the NCAA Eligibility Center code “9999” as a score recipient • Keep up on your Core Courses
• Get your high school to send official transcripts to the NCAA Eligibility Center after completing your junior year • •
The Eligibility Center does not accept faxed or emailed transcripts, but there is an online system some schools are able to use Need a transcript from each high school you attended
• Check with your counselor and the Eligibility Center between your junior and senior year to make sure you are taking enough Core Courses during your senior year
Senior Year • Take the ACT and/or SAT as many times as necessary • Finish your Core Courses (check the list of approved courses for your school) • Continue to take college prep courses • Graduate on time – 8 semesters (4 years) – by June 30 • Apply to colleges – application deadlines vary from school to school and can be as early as December, so check deadlines early • Complete the FAFSA (available October 1 the year before) •
Apply for any scholarships you think you qualify for
NCAA Eligibility Center • Visit the “My Planner” page after you register to view your status and check for any missing information or documents
• Review your sports participation (amateurism) responses and request final amateurism certification beginning April 1 (if you are enrolling in the fall) or October 1 (if you are enrolling in the spring) • After graduation, ask your high school counselor to send your final official transcript to the NCAA Eligibility Center with proof of graduation
Core Courses • Core Courses are classes that qualify for high school graduation in the following subjects: • • • • • •
English Math Natural or physical science (biology, chemistry, physics, etc.) Social science Foreign Language Comparative religion or philosophy
• Core Courses are 4-year college preparatory and are taught at or above the high school’s regular academic level (no remedial courses) by a qualified instructor • Math – must be Algebra I level or higher
Core Courses • Division I: •
From the time you start 9th grade, you have 4 years (8 semesters) to complete your Core Course requirements
•
If you do not meet the requirements on time, Core Courses taken after the 8th semester will not be counted toward your NCAA academic eligibility requirements
•
“On time” also means that if your high school graduation takes place June 1, you must graduate June 1. If you do not graduate June 1 with the rest of your high school class, you have not completed your requirements “on time”
• Division II: •
You are permitted to use all core courses completed from your 9th grade year until the time you enroll full-time at a college or university
Division I Core Courses • Complete 16 Core Courses: •
4 years of English
•
3 years of Math (Algebra I or higher)
•
2 years of Natural or Physical Science (1 year of lab if offered by your high school)
•
1 additional year of English, Math, or Natural/Physical Science
•
2 years of Social Science
•
4 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language, or comparative religion/philosophy)
Division II Core Courses • Complete 16 Core Courses: •
3 years of English
•
2 years of Math (Algebra I or higher)
•
2 years of Natural or Physical Science (1 year of lab if offered by your high school)
•
3 additional years of English, Math, or Natural/Physical Science
•
2 years of Social Science
•
4 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language, or comparative religion/philosophy)
Division III Core Courses • Unlike Divisions I and II, there is 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 • The NCAA Eligibility Center does not perform certifications for Division III college-bound studentathletes
Core Course GPA • The NCAA does not use the GPA reported on your high school transcript – they only use grades earned in approved Core Courses • No plus/minus – an A- is an A (4.0), a B+ is a B (3.0) • Some advanced courses may be weighted (check your list of approved courses)
Test Scores • On the ACT, you get scores for 4 parts of the test and an overall average score – the NCAA adds up the scores for the 4 parts to determine your sum score • The SAT has 2 parts – add these together for your combined score • Writing is not included for either the ACT or SAT • The NCAA will use your best score for each part of the ACT or SAT to determine your sum score • • • •
Ex. – You take the ACT and get these component scores: 20, 19, 17, 25 - Then you re-take it and get scores of: 19, 22, 21, 19 – The NCAA would take the highest score in each section: 20, 22, 21, 25 – Which would make your sum score 88, better than the single test sum score of 81
Division I Sliding Scale
The full sliding scale can be found at www.eligibilitycenter.org under Resources
Academic Changes – 2016 (Div. I) • Minimum Core Course GPA of 2.300 to be a Qualifier • 10 Core Courses must be completed before the beginning of your senior year • Of these 10 courses, at least 7 must be in English, Math, or Science
Qualifer (Div. I) • Qualifiers met all of the initial eligibility requirements • During their first academic year, qualifiers can: •
Receive an athletic scholarship
•
Practice
•
Compete
• Early academic qualifier – Automatically a qualifier after six (6) semesters (after junior year) if: •
SAT sum score of at least 900, or ACT sum score of at least 75
•
3.000 core course GPA
•
3 years of English, 2 years of math, 2 years of science, 2 additional years of English, math, or science, and 5 additional core courses in any area
Academic Redshirt (Div. I) • Two ways to end up an Academic Redshirt: • Core Course GPA below 2.300 but above 2.000 • Do not meet the 10/7 core course requirement by senior year
• Academic Redshirts: • Can receive an athletic scholarship and practice during first regular academic term •
Must pass at least nine (9) semester hours or eight (8) quarter hours in order to practice in the next term
• Cannot compete during first academic year
Non-Qualifiers • If you do not meet the academic requirements to be either a Qualifier or Academic Redshirt, you are a Non-Qualifier
• Non-Qualifiers: • Cannot receive athletic financial aid during their first year at an NCAA Division I institution • Cannot practice or compete during the first year at a Division I institution
Division II GPA & Test Scores • Instead of a sliding scale, Division II currently has minimum requirements for GPA and test scores: • Earn a 2.000 GPA or better in your core courses • Earn a combined SAT score of 820 or an ACT sum score of 68
• Beginning August 1, 2018, Division II will start using a sliding scale:
Division II Outcomes • Qualifier • May practice, compete, and receive an athletic scholarship in first year
• Partial Qualifier • Similar to Division I’s Academic Redshirt • May receive an athletic scholarship and practice in first year • May not compete
• Non-Qualifier • Cannot practice, compete or receive an athletic scholarship
Recruiting – General Rules • College coaches are not permitted to contact PSAs until certain times (times vary depending on the sport). Generally speaking: • In-person contact is not permitted until Sept. 1 of your senior year • Phone calls, texts, email, and mail not permitted until Sept. 1 of your junior year
Recruiting – General Rules • There are recruiting calendars which limit when certain actions are permissible (each sport has a different calendar) • Contact period = coaches may have in-person contact with PSAs • Evaluation period = coaches may watch PSAs compete, but may not have in-person contact away from the institution’s campus • Quiet period = coaches may not have in-person contact with PSAs away from the institution’s campus and may not watch PSAs compete • Dead period = coaches may not have in-person contact with PSAs and may not watch PSAs compete
Recruiting – Other Terms • Contact = in-person exchange of more than a greeting • Evaluation = coach observes a PSA practicing or competing
• Official visit = visit with expenses/meals covered by the institution • You may take up to five (5) official visits, and no more than one (1) to any institution • May take official visits starting the first day of classes of your senior year (January 1 of junior year if men’s basketball)
• Unofficial visit = visit with no expenses or meals provided by the institution • You can make an unofficial visit at any time, except during dead periods
Athletic Scholarships • NCAA Division I and II institutions offer athletic scholarships • Athletic scholarships can be for one year or multiple years • They may be renewed annually for up to five years • Athletic scholarships range from full scholarships (tuition, room, board, and books (and even cost of attendance)) to very small scholarships
Amateurism • To be eligible to compete in college, you must maintain amateur status. • Basically, this means that you cannot be paid for your participation in athletics • Cannot receive prize money above your actual and necessary expenses • Cannot agree to be represented by an agent
• It’s important to update your sports participation information with the NCAA Eligibility Center often, especially if you participate in events outside of the normal high school season • Always ask before you act
Resources • www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future • NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete: www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/CBSA17.pdf
• www.2point3.org (website with new academic requirements) • Resources tab on the Eligibility Center website (www.eligibilitycenter.org) • www.naia.org – About the NAIA – Play Sports in College – NAIA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete
• NCAA Eligibility Center customer service staff – 877-262-1492
