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Mark Hicks, NCAA NCAA Eligibility Center December 2012
Overview
Quick Refresher – NCAA & NCAA Eligibility Center Initial Eligibility Requirements NEW REQUIREMENTS – Class of 2016 Portal Enhancements – managing a list of courses Role of the high school Role of the student/parent
Student Athletes Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Football Baseball Men's Ice Hockey Men's Soccer
High School Student -Athletes 545,844 438,933 1,108,441 471,025 36,912 398,351
High School Senior Student -
Athletes 155,955 125,409 316,697 134,579 10,546 113,815
NCAA Student- Athletes 17,500 15,708 67,887 31,264 3,944 22,573
NCAA Freshman Roster Positions 5,000 4,488 19,396 8,933 1,127 6,449
NCAA Senior Student -Athletes 3,889 3,491 15,086 6,948 876 5,016
NCAA Student -Athletes
Drafted 48 32 255 806 11 49
Percent High School to NCAA 3.2% 3.6% 6.1% 6.6% 10.7% 5.7%
Percent NCAA to Professional 1.2% 0.9% 1.7% 11.6% 1.3% 1.0%
Percent High School to
Professional 0.03% 0.03% 0.08% 0.60% 0.10% 0.04%
Helpful resources
www.eligibilitycenter.org High school portal Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete
High school only toll-free number 877/622-2321
The NCAA
Voluntary organization governing intercollegiate athletics
Division I – 335 member schools (120 FBS, 115 FCS)
Division II – 288 member schools Division III – 447 member schools
Who makes the rules?
Division I and Division II member colleges/universities
Division I – representative structure Division II – convention vote Academic rules vetted through academic committees
• Input from secondary school community
NCAA Eligibility Center
Certifies initial eligibility for incoming prospective student-athletes in Division I and Division II Domestic and international academic & amateurism certification 100,000 annual certifications, 10% nonqualifiers
Departments Academic certification Amateurism Customer service High school review National Letter of Intent
NCAA Eligibility Center
Academic Certification – 100,000 Final Evaluations New High School Review – 450 new schools Core Course Review – 100,000 core course
submissions Nontraditional Program Review – 750 programs High School Review – 150 academic fraud cases Amateur Certifications – 90,000 reviews NLI – 38,000+ annual signees
What is initial eligibility?
First year at a Division I or Division II college/university
Academic requirements needed for the prospective student-athlete (PSA) to: Practice Compete Receive Athletics aid (scholarship)
Continuing eligibility = progress-toward-degree requirements
Four elements to initial eligibility
High school graduation Minimum number of core courses Minimum grade-point average taken from core
courses Minimum SAT or ACT test score Sliding scale – Division I only
Core course requirements
Courses Division I Division II
English 4 3
Math 3 2
Science 2 2
Social Science 2 2
English, Math or Science 1 3
Other Core 4 4
Total 16 16
Division I index or sliding scale
Division II and Division III requirements
Division II Minimum 2.000 core-course GPA Minimum 820 SAT (critical reading/math only) or minimum
68 sum ACT Division III
Based on admission standards No specific NCAA requirements
Test scores
SAT: Critical reading and math are used. Writing section is not used
ACT: All four subject areas (English, math, science, reading) are combined for the sum score
Test Date Critical
Reading Math Total
10/10 450 450 900
12/10 400 500 900
Best Score 450 from 10/10
500 from 12/10
950
Definition of a core course
High school graduation credit in English, math, science, social studies, foreign language, comparative religion/philosophy
Academic, four-year college preparatory At or above the high school’s regular academic level In math, Algebra 1 or higher Taught by a qualified instructor
Nontraditional courses
Courses taught via Internet, correspondence, software-based credit recovery, independent study, individualized instruction Have ongoing student/teacher access and interaction for
teaching, evaluating, providing assistance Have a defined timeframe for completion (minimum and
maximum) Student work available for evaluation/validation Meet all requirements for a core course
New requirements
For students enrolling full time at an NCAA Division I college or university on or after August 1, 2016, there are three possible academic outcomes: Full qualifier = competition, athletics aid (scholarship), and
practice the first year. Academic redshirt = athletics aid the first year, practice in
first regular academic term (semester or quarter). Nonqualifier = no athletics aid, practice or competition the
first year.
Summary of changes
Minimum core-course GPA of 2.300 required; Change in GPA/test score index (sliding scale); and Ten core courses required before beginning of senior year.
Status Athletics Aid Practice Competition
Qualifier Yes Yes Yes
Academic Redshirt Yes Yes No
Nonqualifier No No No
Abbreviated Sliding Scales
Core course progression
Core-course progression. Must complete 10 core courses before seventh semester
of high school (e.g., senior year). Of the 10 core courses completed, seven must be in the
area of English, math, or science. These 10 core courses become “locked in” for the purpose of GPA
calculation. • A repeat of one of the “locked in” courses will not be used if taken
after the seventh semester begins.
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You MUST use this upload function to send information regarding pending courses to the NCAA Eligibility Center. Documents via fax, email or mail will no longer be accepted.
Submitting courses
First, you must log in to the High School Portal using your CEEB code and PIN. Once you have logged in, you may view the status of courses
you submitted by clicking on “Status of Updates.”
This status page will show all the courses you have submitted in the
last 90 days, and the status of those courses. In this case, you will see
that the courses submitted are currently “Pending Review.” Review
of courses initially submitted for consideration usually takes
24-72 hours.
To see what specific decisions have been made, look back to your List of NCAA Courses by clicking on
“My High School’s NCAA Courses.”
Note that if this course is directly related to the initial-eligibility
certification for a specific student-athlete, you can check the box
and input the student’s information.
How can you help?
Annual updates of school’s list of NCAA courses Send official transcripts for registered PSAs at the
end of junior year and senior year Look up registered students in portal Use electronic transcript providers (see portal) No faxed/e-mailed transcripts; mailed or e-transcripts only
Role of the high school continued
Attest to fee waivers if applicable For students who have received fee waivers from ACT/SAT
Counsel PSAs to take four-year college preparatory classes Refer to NCAA list of courses as a guide
Familiarity with NCAA rules Team with coaches and athletics administrators
• Encourage coaches to work with PSAs to register during junior year Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete publication
• DI and DII worksheets in Guide can help with planning
Sharing What’s Worked
Comprehensive plan Who needs to be involved? What messages need to be delivered? When? How?
Strategies 8th-9th grade transition Annual check-ups Annual NCAA Info nights
Helpful resources
www.eligibilitycenter.org High school portal Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete
High school only toll-free number 877/622-2321