NCAA
NCAA ACADEMIC STANDARDS
A student who wants to compete in either Division I or II sports must complete 16 core academic courses and must achieve a minimum grade point average in those courses. The student must also take the ACT and/or SAT College entrance exam. A sliding scale is used to determine the minimum a student-athlete can score.
Students who are potential Division I or II athletes should register with the Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse after completing their junior year in high school. To register, prospective student-athletes should access the registration materials by visiting the new web site at :
http://eligibilitycenter.org/
North Star NCAA Approved class list: enter ACT code of 281304
From the home page, the prospect should click on “Prospective Student-Athletes,” which will link the student-athlete to the necessary information. Students who have received a payment waiver for the ACT or SAT can have the eligibility center fee waived as well. Students must also have their ACT or SAT scores sent to the eligibility center, either from the testing agency or from the high school.
Lincoln North Star students who are planning to register with the Clearinghouse are urged to check with their counselor in the Counseling Center so that a preliminary check of eligibility can be made.
Student’s who enroll in a Division I college in 2008 or later and want to participate in athletics or receive athletic scholarships, must meet all NCAA requirements.
Guidelines for Juniors/Seniors:
Grade 11
P.O. Box 7136
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7136
317/223-0700 (phone)
317/968-5101 (fax)
877/262-1492 (toll free)
www.ncaa.org
If you plan to enter college in 2008 or after, you will need to present 16 core courses in the following breakdown:
A student who wants to compete in either Division I or II sports must complete 16 core academic courses and must achieve a minimum grade point average in those courses. The student must also take the ACT and/or SAT College entrance exam. A sliding scale is used to determine the minimum a student-athlete can score.
Students who are potential Division I or II athletes should register with the Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse after completing their junior year in high school. To register, prospective student-athletes should access the registration materials by visiting the new web site at :
http://eligibilitycenter.org/
North Star NCAA Approved class list: enter ACT code of 281304
From the home page, the prospect should click on “Prospective Student-Athletes,” which will link the student-athlete to the necessary information. Students who have received a payment waiver for the ACT or SAT can have the eligibility center fee waived as well. Students must also have their ACT or SAT scores sent to the eligibility center, either from the testing agency or from the high school.
Lincoln North Star students who are planning to register with the Clearinghouse are urged to check with their counselor in the Counseling Center so that a preliminary check of eligibility can be made.
Student’s who enroll in a Division I college in 2008 or later and want to participate in athletics or receive athletic scholarships, must meet all NCAA requirements.
Guidelines for Juniors/Seniors:
Grade 11
- Register with the eligibility center
- Make sure you are still on course to meet core-course requirements
- After your junior year, request an official copy of your transcript from the registrar’s office to send to the Eligibility Center
- If you have attended any other high schools, make sure a transcript is sent to the Eligibility Center from each high school
- When taking the ACT or SAT, request test scores to be sent to the eligibility center (the code is "9999")
- Begin your amateurism questionnaire (All prospective student-athletes must complete the amateurism certification questionnaire)
- When taking the ACT or SAT, request test scores to be sent to the eligibility center (the code is "9999").
- Complete amateurism questionnaire and sign the final authorization signature online on or after April 1 if you are expecting to enroll in college in the fall semester. (If you are expecting to enroll for spring semester, sign the final authorization signature on or after October 1 of the year prior to enrollment.)
- Request an official copy of your final transcript with proof of graduation from the registrar’s office to send to the Eligibility Center.
P.O. Box 7136
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7136
317/223-0700 (phone)
317/968-5101 (fax)
877/262-1492 (toll free)
www.ncaa.org
If you plan to enter college in 2008 or after, you will need to present 16 core courses in the following breakdown:
- 4 years of English
- 3 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher)
- 2 years of natural/physical science (one must be a lab science)
- 1 year of additional English, math or science
- 2 years of social studies
- 4 years of additional core courses (from any area listed above, or from foreign language, nondoctrinal religion or philosophy)
- Potential student-athletes should take the ACT or SAT at least once during both their junior & senior years
- Refer to the Division I Core GPA & Test Sliding Scale to see what ACT or SAT score should be your goal in regard to academic eligibility requirement
- Official campus visit guidelines include:
- Visits may be done after the first day of the senior year for all sports
- School must have a copy of the high school transcript
- School must have a copy of the ACT &/or SAT scores (Code 9999 is used for the NCAA)
- Student-athletes must be registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center
- Student-athlete’s name must be on the institution’s list
- Student-athletes interested in attending a Division I or II school are allowed 5 visits for 1 school, but only 1 visit can be counted as an OFFICIAL visit
- An OFFICIAL visit is any visit to a college campus by you & your parents paid for by the college. The college may pay all or some of the following expenses: 1) Transportation to & from college; 2) Rooms & meals (3 per day) while you are visiting the college; and 3) Reasonable entertainment expenses , including 3 complimentary admissions to a home athletics contest
- An UNOFFICIAL visit is paid by you & your parents with the institution providing 3 complimentary admissions to a home athletics contest
- A letter of intent can’t be signed before 7 a.m. on the signing date by the student & his/her parent/guardian & it must be accompanied by a scholarship emai
- Beginning in 2013, Division II schools will require student-athletes to complete 16 core courses
- Students with a diagnosed education-impacting disability need to contact the Eligibility Center about the disability if interested in using core courses after high school graduation when planning on attending a Division I college or university