Becoming a College Athlete focus: NCAA Eligibility Center Fall 2016

College/University Athletic Governance National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) www.njcaa.org 500+ schools National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) www.naia.org 300+ schools National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) www.ncaa.org 1,100+ schools

NCAA Eligibility Center Formerly known as “NCAA Clearinghouse” Certifies academic & amateur credentials for students wanting to play sports at NCAA Division I or II schools as college freshmen No uniform set of eligibility requirements for Division III schools; eligibility for admission, financial aid, practice and competition is determined by the college or university

Examples of TX schools DI DII DIII Concordia U of Dallas East Texas Baptist Hardin-Simmons Howard Payne McMurry Southwestern Sul Ross State Trinity UT-Dallas UT-Tyler Baylor U of Houston Houston Baptist Lamar UNT Prairie View A&M Rice Sam Houston State SFA Texas A&M Texas Tech UT Abilene Christian Angelo State Dallas Baptist Lubbock Christian Midwestern State St. Edward’s St. Mary’s Tarleton State Texas A&M – Kingsville UT – Permian Basin West Texas A&M

Division I Academic Requirements Graduate from high school; Complete a minimum of 16 core courses; Present required GPA (sliding scale); Present qualifying score on ACT or SAT (sliding scale); and Complete amateurism questionnaire & request final amateurism certification.

Division I 16 Core-Course Breakdown 4 years - English 3 years - math (Alg 1 or higher) 2 years - science 1 year - add’l English, math, or science 2 years - social studies 4 years - add’l core courses from any category above or foreign language

How is the Core GPA Calculated? Only courses on the high school’s approved List of NCAA Courses may be used Student’s best core-course grades will be used for calculation Core GPA is calculated on a 4.0 scale (+1 for “honors” IF approved by NCAA) A (90-100) = 4 pts B (80-89) = 3 pts C (75-79) = 2 pts D (70-74) = 1 pt

Division I 3 possible outcomes: Full Qualifier: aid (scholarship) + practice + compete Academic Redshirt: may NOT compete in 1st year aid (scholarship) + practice ONLY during 1st semester must be academically successful at college to continue to practice for the rest of the year Nonqualifier: no athletic aid (scholarship), no practice, no compete in 1st year of enrollment

Full Qualifier Division I Aid + practice + compete 16 core courses 10 of the 16 cores must be completed before the senior year of HS 7 of the 10 cores must be English, math or science Grades earned in the 10 cores before 7th semester are “locked in” for purposes of GPA calculation Sliding Scale with GPA/test scores Minimum core-course GPA of 2.3

Academic Redshirt Division I Aid + practice (NO compete) Same 16 core courses Minimum core-course GPA 2.0 – 2.299 Meet the academic redshirt sliding scale for GPA and ACT/SAT

Sliding Scale B (partial) Use for Division I beginning August 1, 2016 NCAA DIVISION I SLIDING SCALE GPA GPA SAT(no wri) ACT sum Acad Redshirt Full Qualifier 3.550 400 37 3.250 520 46 2.800 700 57 2.300 900 75 2.299 910 76 2.200 940 79 2.100 980 83 2.000 1020 86

Division II Academic Requirements prior to August 1, 2018 (current 12th) Graduate from high school; Complete a minimum of 16 core courses; Present minimum 2.000 core-course GPA; Present minimum 820 SAT (CR + M only) or 68 sum ACT score; and Complete amateurism questionnaire & request final amateurism certification Full Qualifier: 2.0 and 820/68 Academic Red-Shirt: 2.0 or 820/68

Division II Academic Requirements beginning August 1, 2018 (current 9th, 10th & 11th) Graduate from high school; Complete a minimum of 16 core courses; Present required GPA (sliding scale); Present qualifying score on ACT or SAT (sliding scale); and Complete amateurism questionnaire & request final amateurism certification. Full Qualifier: 2.2 and 840/70 Academic Red-Shirt: 2.0 and 820/68

Division II 16 Core-Course Breakdown 3 years - English 2 years - math (Alg 1 or higher) 2 years - science 3 years – add’l English, math, or science 2 years - social studies 4 years - add’l core courses from any category above or foreign language

Obtaining Your School’s List of NCAA Core Courses Go to www.eligibilitycenter.org Click “Help” Click “Find your core courses” Follow prompts to select school by name or six-digit College Board (CEEB) code AHS = 443583 KHS = 443863 HHS = 443485 KPHS = 443874 SCHS = 443603

Miscellaneous info Students should register with NCAA Eligibility Center during 10th or 11th grade $80 fee (or fee waiver) SAT/ACT scores must be reported directly to NCAA use CODE 9999 on SAT or ACT registration form

Role of Student-Athlete Take college-preparatory courses Maintain highest grades possible in every class Take SAT and/or ACT during junior year (and again if necessary) Complete FAFSA in January of senior year https://fafsa.ed.gov

For more information www.eligibilitycenter.org Your high school coach or counselor danell.kite@humble.k12.tx.us