Tuesday, March 10, 2015

NCAA Eligibility - How to Register

How to Register with the NCAA to begin eligibility process
To register with the eligibility center, you must complete the Student Release Form and amateurism questionnaire at the beginning of your junior year online and send the eligibility center the registration fee ($50 for domestic and $75 for international students). This Student Release Form does two things:

1) It authorizes each high school you have attended to send the eligibility center your transcript, test scores, proof of graduation and other necessary academic information.
 

2) It authorizes the eligibility center to send your academic information to all colleges that request your eligibility status.
 

The only method is to register online. Go online to the
 NCAA Eligibility Center. Select Prospective Student-Athletes and then register as a U.S. or international student. Complete the Student Release Form online and include your credit or debit card information to pay the fee. Then follow instructions to complete the transaction. Print a copy of your completed registration form and both Copy 1 and Copy 2 of the Transcript Release Form. Sign the Transcript Release Forms and give both to your high school guidance office.
Eligibility Requirements
Division I
If you enroll in a Division I college on or after August 1, 2008, and want to participate in athletics or receive an athletic scholarship during your first year, you must:
Graduate from high school;
Complete these 16 core courses: 
4 years of English
 
3 years of math (algebra 1 or higher)
 
2 years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if offered by your high school)
 
1 extra year of English, math or natural or physical science
 
2 years of social science
 
4 years of extra core courses (from any category above, or foreign language, nondoctrinal religion or philosophy);
 
Earn a minimum required grade-point average in your core courses; and
 
Earn a combined SAT or ACT sum score that matches your core course grade-point average and test score sliding scale(see below) (for example, a 2.400 core-course grade-point average needs an 860 SAT).
 
Division II
If you enroll in a Division II college and want to participate in athletics or receive an athletics scholarship during your first year, you must: 
Graduate from high school;
Complete these 14 core courses: 
3 years of English
 
2 years of math (algebra 1 or higher)
 
2 years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if offered by your high school)
 
2 extra years of English, math or natural or physical science
 
2 years of social science
 
3 years of extra core courses (from any category above, or foreign language, nondoctrinal religion or philosophy);
 
Earn a 2.000 grade-point average or better in your core courses; and
 
Earn a combined SAT score of 820 or an ACT sum score of 68.
 
Note: There is no sliding scale in Division II. Also, Division II will require 16 core courses (similar to NCAA Division I) beginning on August 1, 2013.
Division III
Division III does not use the NCAA Eligibility Center. Contact your Division III College admission office regarding its policies on admission, financial aid, practice and competition.
Core GPA SAT/ACT Sliding scale

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