NCAA+Clearing+House

=[|NCAA Clearinghouse] Information for Student Athletes =

===[|Course work requirements for NCAA athletics and NCAA scholarships*] === **16 Core Courses** **(2008 and Beyond)** ||~ **Division II:** **14 Core Courses** **(2005 and Beyond)** || *The NCAA is the authoritative source for eligibility criteria. Visit the NCAA eligiblity center.
 * ~ **Division I:**
 * < **4** years of English ||< **3** years of English ||
 * < **3** years of math (algebra 1 or higher level) ||< **2** years of math (algebra 1 or higher level) ||
 * < **2** years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if offered) ||< **2** years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if offered) ||
 * < <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**1** extra year of English, math, or science ||< <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**2** extra years of English, math, or science ||
 * < <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**2** years of social science ||< <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**2** years of social science ||
 * < <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**4** years of additional core courses (from any category above, or in a foreign language, nondoctrinal religion, or philosophy) ||< <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**3** years of additional core courses (from any category above, or in a foreign language, nondoctrinal religion, or philosophy) ||

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">Division I eligibility

 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">All students entering college on or after August 1, 2008 must have completed** 16 core courses ** in high school.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Students with a minimum GPA of 2.0 after graduation must have either a combined SAT® score of 1010 or sum ACT score of 86.*

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">Division II eligibility
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">*Note that there's a sliding scale between GPA and test scores: if a student has a high GPA, a lower test score is permitted.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">All students entering college on or after August 1, 2005 must have completed**14 core courses** in high school.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Standards require a minimum GPA of 2.0 and a combined minimum SAT score of 820 or sum ACT score of 68.*

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">NCAA core courses definition
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Remedial, special education, or compensatory courses are not admissible. And not all classes that meet high school graduation requirements meet NCAA course work requirements. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Help your students check your high school's list of approved core courses on the<span style="color: #006699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">NCAA Clearinghouse High School Administration page. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">**Meeting NCAA admission requirements does not guarantee admission into college**—it simply determines whether students may participate in athletics during their freshman year. Students must follow each member school's admission policies and apply directly to that school.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">An academic course in one or a combination of these areas: English, mathematics, natural/physical science, social science, foreign language, nondoctrinal religion, or philosophy.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">A four-year college preparatory course; and a course at or above the high school's regular academic level, for example, an AP® class or outside college course.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|FAQs about the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse]
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Student athletes must register with the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse to be eligible to play NCAA Division I or Division II sports in college. (Athletes playing in NCAA Division III do not have to register.)

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What is the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse?
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">**The NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse is the organization that** **determines whether prospective college athletes are eligible to play sports** at NCAA Division I or Division II institutions. It does this by reviewing the student athlete's academic record, SAT or ACT scores, and amateur status to ensure conformity with NCAA rules.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What are NCAA Divisions I, II, and III?
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">The NCAA is the governing body of many intercollegiate sports. Each college and university regulated by the NCAA has established rules on eligibility, recruiting, and financial aid, and falls into one of the three membership divisions (Divisions I, II, and III). Divisions are based on school size and the scope of their athletic programs and scholarships.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">When should students register with the clearinghouse?
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">The NCAA recommends that student athletes register with the clearinghouse at the**beginning of their junior year** in high school, but many students register after their junior year. There is no registration deadline, but students must be cleared by the clearinghouse before they receive athletic scholarships or compete at a Division I or Division II institution.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">How do students register with the clearinghouse?
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Students can register online at the <span style="color: #006699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">NCAA Clearinghouse website. They will have to enter personal information, answer questions about their athletic participation, and pay a registration fee. The website will then prompt them to have their high school transcript and ACT or SAT scores sent to the clearinghouse.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can students have the registration fee waived?
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Students who have received a waiver for the SAT or ACT are eligible for a waiver of the clearinghouse registration fee. The student's counselor must submit confirmation of the student's test fee waiver. Go to the NCAA Clearinghouse's <span style="color: #006699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">High School Administration page for more information.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What records does the clearinghouse require?
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Students should arrange to have you send their high school transcript to the clearinghouse as soon as they have completed at least six semesters of high school. The transcript must be mailed directly from their high school. They must also arrange to have their ACT or SAT test scores reported directly by the testing company to the clearinghouse. Students can arrange this when they register for the ACT or SAT. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">**You are responsible for sending in students'** **final transcripts and** **proof of graduation** at the end of their senior year.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">How often can students update their athletics participation information?
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Students can update the information on the athletics participation section online as often as they want (and should update it regularly), up to the time when they request a final certification of their status. At that point (usually three to four months before enrolling in college), students must finalize their information.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What are the NCAA academic eligibility requirements?
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">To play sports at an NCAA Division I or Division II institution, the student must: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">For more information, see the NCAA's //Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete//, available at the <span style="color: #006699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Publications section of the <span style="color: #006699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">NCAA website.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Complete a certain number of high school core courses (defined below)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Earn a certain minimum grade point average in these core courses
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Earn a certain minimum score on the SAT or ACT (for Division I, this is scaled according to the student's core-course GPA)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Graduate from high school

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What are core courses?
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Core courses" is the name that the NCAA gives to high school courses that meet certain academic criteria specified by the association. Students must complete a certain number of core courses for NCAA Division I and II eligibility.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">How are high school courses classified as core courses?
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">All participating high schools submit lists of the courses that they offer that meet NCAA core-course criteria. If approved, the courses are added to a database that the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse maintains. You can check this database, or view a list of approved core courses on the <span style="color: #006699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">High School Administration page to see whether your student athletes are enrolled in courses that will count toward NCAA eligibility. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">It will most likely be your job as counselor to provide the NCAA with the list of your school's core courses, and to update this list annually. The NCAA may ask for more information before approving a core course.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">What are the NCAA amateurism eligibility requirements?
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">To play sports at an NCAA Division I or Division II institution, the student-athlete must follow NCAA amateurism rules as regards receiving a salary or prize money for athletic participation, playing with a professional team, and other areas. For more information, see the //Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete// linked above.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Keep in mind
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">** The best way for students to prepare for a future in college athletics is to complete the approved core courses and earn appropriate grades in them. **Indeed, more students fail to qualify to play NCAA sports because of lack of appropriate course work than for low test scores. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Make sure your athletes are enrolled in the courses on your high school's core-course list, and also know the eligibility requirements on the <span style="color: #006699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">NCAA Clearinghouse website. Then make sure your athletes are taking the necessary courses, earning the necessary grades, and doing anything else they must to stay on track for NCAA eligibility.