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OverviewOverview
What is the NCAA and the NCAA What is the NCAA and the NCAA Clearinghouse?Clearinghouse?
What are the Academic Eligibility What are the Academic Eligibility Requirements?Requirements?
How do students register with the How do students register with the Clearinghouse?Clearinghouse?
What happens after they register?What happens after they register? How does the recruiting process How does the recruiting process
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NCAA Initial Eligibility NCAA Initial Eligibility ClearinghouseClearinghouse Commonly referred to as “The Commonly referred to as “The
Clearinghouse”Clearinghouse” An organization that works with the NCAA to An organization that works with the NCAA to
determine a student’s eligibility for athletics determine a student’s eligibility for athletics participation in college sports during their participation in college sports during their first year of college enrollmentfirst year of college enrollment
Follows NCAA bylaws and regulations in Follows NCAA bylaws and regulations in analyzing and processing a student’s high analyzing and processing a student’s high school academic records, ACT or SAT scores school academic records, ACT or SAT scores and key information about amateurism and key information about amateurism participationparticipation
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Academic Eligibility Academic Eligibility RequirementsRequirements
Division IDivision I Graduate from high Graduate from high
schoolschool Complete the Complete the 1616 core core
coursescourses Earn a minimum GPA in Earn a minimum GPA in
core coursescore courses Earn a combined SAT or Earn a combined SAT or
ACT sum score that ACT sum score that matches your core matches your core course GPA and test course GPA and test score sliding scalescore sliding scale
Division IIDivision II Graduate from high Graduate from high
schoolschool Complete the Complete the 14 14 core core
coursescourses Earn a 2.000 GPA or Earn a 2.000 GPA or
better in your core better in your core coursescourses
Earn a combined SAT Earn a combined SAT score of 820 or an ACT score of 820 or an ACT sum score of 68. sum score of 68.
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Core CoursesCore Courses
Division IDivision I 4 years of English4 years of English 3 years of math 3 years of math 2 years of natural or 2 years of natural or
physical sciencephysical science 1 extra year of English, 1 extra year of English,
math, or natural or physical math, or natural or physical sciencescience
2 years of social science2 years of social science 4 years of extra core 4 years of extra core
courses from any category courses from any category above, or foreign language, above, or foreign language, nondoctrinal religion or nondoctrinal religion or philosophyphilosophy
Division IIDivision II 3 years of English3 years of English 2 years of math2 years of math 2 years of natural or 2 years of natural or
physical sciencephysical science 2 extra years of English, 2 extra years of English,
math, or natural or physical math, or natural or physical sciencescience
2 years of social science2 years of social science 3 years of extra core 3 years of extra core
courses from any category courses from any category above, or foreign language, above, or foreign language, nondoctrinal religion or nondoctrinal religion or philosophyphilosophy
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Core Courses (cont.)Core Courses (cont.)
Must be an academic course in one or Must be an academic course in one or a combination of these areas: English, a combination of these areas: English, math, natural/physical science, social math, natural/physical science, social science, foreign language, science, foreign language, nondoctrinal religion or philosophynondoctrinal religion or philosophy
Must be designated “college Must be designated “college preparatory”preparatory”
Must be at or above the student’s high Must be at or above the student’s high school’s regular academic levelschool’s regular academic level
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Calculating the GPACalculating the GPA
Done on a traditional 4.000 scale with an A = 4pts, B Done on a traditional 4.000 scale with an A = 4pts, B = 3, C = 2, etc.= 3, C = 2, etc.
Schools that use numeric grades (e.g. 82, 93) will be Schools that use numeric grades (e.g. 82, 93) will be changed to letter grades changed to letter grades
Plus and minus grades are not used to calculate a Plus and minus grades are not used to calculate a student’s core-course GPAstudent’s core-course GPA
If the high school normally weights honors or If the high school normally weights honors or advanced courses, these courses may improve the advanced courses, these courses may improve the student’s core-course GPAstudent’s core-course GPA
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ACT and SAT TestsACT and SAT Tests
Students must achieve the required score on an ACT Students must achieve the required score on an ACT or SAT test before their full-time college enrollmentor SAT test before their full-time college enrollment
Students may take either test more than once as their Students may take either test more than once as their best subscores from the different tests will be used to best subscores from the different tests will be used to meet the minimum test score requirementmeet the minimum test score requirement
ALL SAT and ACT test scores must be sent directly to ALL SAT and ACT test scores must be sent directly to the clearinghouse by the testing agency.the clearinghouse by the testing agency.
When registering for either test, students should enter When registering for either test, students should enter the code of 9999 to make sure the score is reported the code of 9999 to make sure the score is reported directly to the clearinghouse directly to the clearinghouse
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Division I Sliding ScaleDivision I Sliding ScaleGPAGPA SATSAT ACTACT
3.550 & Above3.550 & Above 400400 3737
3.3003.300 500500 4444
3.0003.000 620620 5252
2.5002.500 820820 6868
2.0002.000 10101010 8686
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Registering with the Registering with the ClearinghouseClearinghouse Students can register with the NCAA Clearinghouse by Students can register with the NCAA Clearinghouse by
filling out the Student Release Form (SRF) online after filling out the Student Release Form (SRF) online after their junior year and submitting their payment online their junior year and submitting their payment online ($50 domestic, $75 international)($50 domestic, $75 international)
- - www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
- Click on Prospective Student-Athletes- Click on Prospective Student-Athletes
- Select Domestic or International Student Release - Select Domestic or International Student Release FormForm
- Complete the SRF online, print two copies of the - Complete the SRF online, print two copies of the transcript release form and give both to transcript release form and give both to their high school counselortheir high school counselor
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Amateurism Amateurism ClearinghouseClearinghouse Created in response to the NCAA membership’s concerns about Created in response to the NCAA membership’s concerns about
amateurism issues related to both international and domestic amateurism issues related to both international and domestic prospective and transfer student-athletesprospective and transfer student-athletes
Prospective student athletes will utilize the same website, Prospective student athletes will utilize the same website, www.ncaaaclearinghouse.net as no hard copies will be available as no hard copies will be available
Things that would raise red flags with the clearinghouse include:Things that would raise red flags with the clearinghouse include:- Contract with a professional team- Contract with a professional team- Salary for participating in athletics- Salary for participating in athletics- Prize money- Prize money- Play with professionals- Play with professionals- Tryouts, practices or competition with a professional team- Tryouts, practices or competition with a professional team- Benefits from an agent or prospective agent- Benefits from an agent or prospective agent- Delayed initial full-time collegiate enrollment to participate in - Delayed initial full-time collegiate enrollment to participate in organized sports competitionorganized sports competition
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