NCAA Eligibility and NAIA Eligibility Center Information Night

Please pick up, one per family, the… “2019-120 Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete” &
“NAIA Guide for the College Bound Student-Athlete”

a copy of tonight’s PowerPoint and any other documents

NCAA Division Eligibility

Eligibility for DIVISION I and DIVISION II
Colleges and Universities

No Eligibility requirements

for Division III or smaller schools, or for Community Colleges.

Information (pgs 3-8)

Information by Division pg 5

Time Management Info by Division- pgs 6-8 Number of athletes- pg 4
NCAA Sports including Emerging Sports – pg 3

Division I Requirements (pages 18-21)

Graduate from high school Complete 16 course standard
 4 years of English

3 years of mathematics (algebra I/Math 1 or higher)  2 years of natural/physical science
 1 year additional of above course areas  2 years social science
4 years of additional core courses (any category above or foreign language)
Have a qualifying core-course GPA and SAT/ACT Index (chart on page 20)

 2.3 GPA/980 SAT(75 ACT) – 3.55 GPA/400 SAT (37 ACT)

(the writing component of the ACT or SAT is not used to calculate the ACT or SAT test score requirement)

Division 1 Requirements

College-Bound Student-Athletes will be divided up into 4 categories:

Early Academic Qualifier (based on 6 semesters)

Qualifier: May receive athletics aid (scholarship), practice and compete their first year in a Division I college or university.

Academic Redshirt: May receive athletics aid (scholarship) and may practice (first semester or quarter), but may NOT compete in the first year of enrollment.

Nonqualifier: Cannot receive athletics aid (scholarship), cannot practice and cannot compete in first year of enrollment.

Qualifier must:

 Complete 16 core courses from the distribution below

4 yrs English, 3 yrs Math (Alg 1/Math 1),2 yrs Science (1 yr lab) 1 yr extra from first 3 areas, 2 yrs Social Science 4 yrs extra (English, Math, Science, Soc Sci, or Foreign Lang)

Ten (10) of the 16 core courses must be completed before the start of the Senior year.

Seven (7) of the 10 core courses must be in English, math or science.

 Have a minimum core-course GPA of 2.3 (GPA of the 16 core courses) from above

 Grades earned in the 10 required courses required before the 7th semester (senior year) including 7 in English, math or science, are “locked in” for purposes of GPA calculation

A repeat of one of the “locked in” courses will not be used to improve the GPA if taken after the beginning of your senior year. Therefore if a course needs to be repeated (poor grade) and you wish to use it to bring up GPA of core courses- it must be done prior to the beginning of the senior year---the sooner the better.

 Meet the GPA for Competition sliding scale requirement of GPA and ACT/SAT score (click here to see sliding scale B).

 Graduate from high school.

Academic Redshirt must:

Complete 16 core courses from the distribution below

4 yrs English, 3 yrs Math (Alg 1),2 yrs Science (1 yr lab) 1 yr extra from first 3 areas, 2 yrs Social Science, 4 yrs extra (English, Math, Science, Soc Sci, or Foreign Lang)

Have a minimum core-course GPA of 2.00

Meet the ACT/SAT

GPA sliding scale requirement of GPA and score

Graduate from high school

Can retake core courses during senior year to improve GPA (unlike Qualifier)

Nonqualifier is a college-bound student-athlete who fails to meet the standards for a qualifier or for an academic redshirt.

Early Academic Qualifiers DI

If you meet specific criteria after six semesters, you may be deemed an early academic qualifier for Division I

Criteria:

* Achieve a SAT score of 980 or higher or an ACT sum score of 75 or higher; and
* Achieve a core-course grade point average of 3.00 or higher based on completion of 14 core courses after six semesters. The 14 core shall include 3 courses in English, 2 courses in Mathematics, 2 courses in natural or physical science, 2 additional years of English, math or science; and 5 additional courses in any NCAA core area

GPA is calculated using only the 16 core courses described on the previous slide.

See page 21 for document

Worksheets

NCAA Course keep track of

Check-Off Sheet- used to courses needed

NCAA Course GPA Calculator (online)-keeps track of GPA in 16 courses

3
years of English
2 years of natural/physical science
2 years of social science
above or foreign language)
ACT sum score
DIVISION II

Graduate from high schoo
Qualifier

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Complete 16 core courseslw/ this distribution

2 years of mathematics (algebra I or higher)

3 years additional from above course areas

4 years of additional courses (any category

et the sliding scale of core-co
urse grade
Mepoint average (minimum of 2.2) and SAT/

3
years of English
2 years of natural/physical science
2 years of social science
above or foreign language)
ACT sum score
Graduate from high schoo
DIVISION II Partial Qualifier

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Complete 16 core courses lw/ this distribution

2 years of mathematics (algebra I or higher)

3 years additional from above course areas

4 years of additional courses (any category

et the sliding scale of core-cou
rse grade
Mepoint average (minimum of 2.0) and SAT/

Early Academic Qualifiers DII

If you meet specific criteria after six semesters, you may be deemed an early academic qualifier for Division II

Criteria:

* Achieve a SAT score of 900 or higher or an ACT sum score of 68 or higher; and
* Achieve a core-course grade point average of 2.50 or higher based on completion of 14 core courses after six semesters. The 14 core shall include 3 courses in English, 3 courses in Mathematics, 2 courses in natural or physical science and 6 additional courses in any NCAA core area

GPA is calculated using only the 16 core courses described on the previous slide.

See page 24

Division III

While Division III schools do not offer athletics scholarships, 80 % of Division III student-athletes receive some form of merit or need-based financial aid.

Division III admissions

schools set their own and eligibility standards.

The Eligibility Website http://eligibilitycenter.org

Click Here for D1 or D2 (Certification Account)

Click Here for D3 or undecided (Profile Page)

Certification Account VS Profile Page

Certification Account: Need to be certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center to compete at an NCAA Division I or II school. Need to be fully registered with a Certification Account before you can make official visits or sign a National Letter of Intent in DI or DII.

Profile Page: If you plan to compete at a DIII school or not sure what you want to do.

Core Courses, plus

Must be four-year college prep courses (P) Courses from the areas of…
English Mathematics
Natural/Physical Science Social Science Foreign Language
Non-doctrinal Religion/Philosophy

Special education courses do not qualify Buchanan approved courses listed online
Buchanan school code is 050618.

How to view BHS Core Courses Click on Help

Click on Find your core courses

1. Type in BHS’ code:050618 and hit submit

2. Hit the submit button.

3. Classes are separated by
core area (AP courses are weighted)

Registering with Eligibility Center Register after six semesters completed

Do online @ http://eligibilitycenter.org

What you will be asked during Registration: Valid Student E-mail. Basic Student Personal Information. Basic Student Education History. Student Sports Participation History.

(see page 11)

Payment (Certification Account) $ 90 fee Complete Student Transcript Release Forms
Pick up 2 copies of Transcript Release Forms from Mr. Hodges Student signs both forms
Give back to Mr. Hodges

Transcripts must come from each High School you have attended (does not count S.S. in CUSD)

1. Click here to register

2. Type in your e-mail address and repeat.
This becomes your username.

3. Fill out Registration form

4. Send an e-mail to jeffhodges@cusd.com to notify him of the registration

5. Mr. Hodges will give the student 2 transcript release forms to fill out to send both Junior and Senior year transcripts to the Eligibility Center.

Other Information

Send SAT/ACT scores to Eligibility Center when register for test (Not accepted on transcript)- See pg 13

SAT/ACT Prep-

found on Counseling Center website at http://bhs.cusd.com/

Use code 9999 If take tests more
than 1 time can use best subscores.
For SAT- Math and Critical Reading
For ACT- Math, Science, English and reading

Other Information
Pre-Enrollment Amateurism bylaws (pg. 27-28)

Recruiting Calendars, pages 33-35 National Letter of Intent info, pg 4 NCAA contact information, page 1
Information regarding Credit Recovery Courses. CANNOT take Study Skills/e2020 (at BHS).

To contact School call

Mr. Hodges at Buchanan High 327-3144 or e-mail at

jeffhodges@cusd.com

List of Sponsored Sports Pg. 3

NAIA Eligibility Center www.playnaia.org

Freshman Eligibility Requirements

Meet two of the three following requirements-

1. Achieve a minimum test score requirement of: 18 on the ACT
or

970 on the SAT

2. Achieve a minimum overall GPA of 2.0

3. Graduate in the top half of your high school class.

Early Decisions for high school Seniors
Students who have completed their junior year of high school and have at least a 3.0 GPA and the minimum test scores required (18 ACT or 870 SAT) may obtain an eligibility determination before graduating from high school.

Early Decision GPA and 18

after 1 sem of senior year with 2.5 ACT or 970 SAT

Need to register and request that their official transcripts be sent after their junior year. If not previously sent, contact ACT or SAT to have test scores to be sent.

Steps to take Register at playnaia.org

See page 2 for information about financial aid, scholarships, grants and loans.

When you register for the ACT or SAT include the NAIA Eligibility Center using the code 9876.

Meet with Mr. Hodges to sign a transcript release form for junior( if wishing early decision) and senior year

Additional Information

Cost to register is $90

NAIA Connections Service-

Allows you to create a customized Sport Resume and they will send your Sport Resume to the schools you want to connect with.

Sports

Registration Click on

NAIA Eligibility Center

Click on Register

NAIA

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