1. Understanding College Athletics and the NCAA Jared Bruggeman Asst AD Northern Arizona University

2. What is the NCAA? The NCAA stands for the National Collegiate Athletic Association. It is membership organization designed to regulate itself. All rules/bylaws are created by the member institutions with equal representation.

3. What are it’s member institutions? Founded in 1906 There are 1027 member institutions Division I (326) Division II (282) Division III (419) Only Division I & II offer athletic scholarships The NCAA sponsors 88 championships in 23 sports There are over 360,000 Student- athletes currently enrolled in NCAA institutions

4. What’s the difference between Divisions I, II, and III D-I Must sponsor at least 7 men's & 7 women's sports (or 6 & 8) 2 team sports for each gender Each season both genders must be represented Must meet minimum financial aid awards for their athletic program Maximum financial aid awards for each sport

5. What’s the difference between Divisions I, II, and III D-II Must sponsor at least 5 men's & 5 women's sports (or 4 & 6) 2 team sports for each gender Each season both genders must be represented Maximum financial aid awards for each sport Usually feature a number of local/in-state athletes Student athletes pay for school through a combination of scholarships, grants, student loans, and employment earnings Financed in institution’s budget like other academic departments on campus

6. What’s the difference between Divisions I, II, and III D-III Must sponsor at least 5 men's & 5 women's sports 2 team sports for each gender Each season both genders must be represented Athletes receive no athletically related financial aid Athletic Departments staffed and funded like any other department at the university Focus is on athletes rather than spectators Maximize # and variety of athletic opportunity.

7. What is the NCAA Clearinghouse? “A Qualifier” HS Graduate ACT/GPA (D-I: Scale) D-II: 820SAT or 68 ACT; 2.0 GPA D-III: Conf. rules Complete Core Curriculum of course Units “A Partial Qualifier” (No D-I partial qualifiers) HS Graduate Completed either 14 Core courses with a 2.0 GPA or received a combined 820 SAT/68 ACT A P-Q is eligible for practice & Athl. Aid “A Non-Qualifier” Not eligible for practice or Athletic Aid

8. Core Courses DIVISION I 2005-2007 14 Core Courses: 4 years of English. 2 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher). 2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school). 1 year of additional English, mathematics or natural/physical science. 2 years of social science. 3 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language or nondoctrinal religion/ philosophy). DIVISION I 16 CORE-COURSE RULE 2008 and after 16 Core Courses: 4 years of English. 3 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher). 2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school). 1 year of additional English, mathematics or natural/physical science. 2 years of social science. 4 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language or nondoctrinal religion/ philosophy).

9. Core Courses DIVISION II 2005 and after 14 Core Courses: 3 years of English. 2 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher). 2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school). 2 years of additional English, mathematics or natural/physical science. 2 years of social science. 3 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language or nondoctrinal religion/ philosophy).

10. How Long am I Eligible? Div-I: 5 years from when you enroll full- time in a 2 or 4 yr. Institution after HS. The clock automatically starts after you turn 21 Div-II: 10 semester rule (No age limit— however there is an amateurism rule) You are allotted 4 years of competition per sport

11. What is Athletic Aid? All funds administered by the institution, which includes scholarships, grants, tuition waivers, loans… There are maximum amounts S-A’s can receive (AZ resident $11,176; OutSt $20,116) There are maximum amounts institutions can offer and athletic teams can offer.

12. NCAA Grant-in-Aid Limitations Men’s Sports Baseball (11.7/9) Basketball (13/10) XC & Track (18/12.6) Football (85/63/36) Golf (3.6/4.5) Swimming (9.9/8.1) Wrestling (9.9/9.0) Women’s Sports Basketball (13/10) XC & Track (18/12.6) Golf (6/5.4) Soccer (12/9.9) Softball (12/7.2) Swimming (14/8.1) Volleyball (12/8) Tennis (8/6)

13. Misconceptions of Scholarships At NAU there are NO student-athletes on full-scholarships We currently have around 380 student- athletes and about 178 fulls; that works out to be about 0.47 per athlete or 47% equivalency That works out to be $5253 a year for an AZ Student-athlete; or $9455 for OutSt

14. Scholarship misconceptions (cont.) Calculation for Equivalency: Aid = $2794; AZ resident rate = $11,176 per year (tuition/fees/room/board/books) so $2794 divided by $11,176 equals.25 or 25% All of our programs are given equivalencies All NAU sports are fully funded in scholarships Very few D-I schools are fully funded in all sports No D-II schools are fully funded in all sports

15. Any Questions? You can contact : Jared Bruggeman Assistant AD Northern Arizona University Phone #: 928-523- 4001 jared.bruggeman@N AU.EDU Jennifer McCurdy Asst. Director Northern Arizona University Phone #: 928-523- 6763 jja27@nau.edu