The RBHS Counseling Staff welcomes you to

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The RBHS Counseling Staff welcomes you to

• NCAA Night

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What is the NCAA?

• National Collegiate Athletic Association.
• Governs more than 1,280 colleges, universities,
  and conferences.
• Comprised of 3 separate divisions I, II, and
  III.

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D1 Academic-EligibilityClasses of 2005 - 2007

• To enroll, participate, or receive a scholarship
  in your first year
• Complete these 14 courses
• -4 years of English
• -2 years of math (algebra 1 or higher)
• -2 years of social science
• -2 years of natural or physical science (1 year
  of lab)
• -1 extra year of English, math, or science

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D1 Academic-EligibilityClass of 2005 - 2007,
cont

• -3 years of extra core courses (from any
  category above or foreign lang).
• -Earn a minimum required GPA in core courses.
• -Earn a combined SAT or ACT sum score that
  matches your core-course GPA and test score
  (sliding scale).

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D1 Academic-EligibilityClass of 2008 and Later

• Core course total moves from 14 to 16, in the
  areas of math and extra core courses.
• Math - now 3 years (algebra 1 or higher)
• Extra core course - now 4 years.
• Remember, it was 2 years of math and 3 years
  extra core course.

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D2 Academic-EligibilityClass of 2005 and Later

• To enroll, participate, or receive a scholarship
  in your first year
• Complete these 14 core courses
• -3 years of English
• -2 years of math (algebra 1 or higher)
• -2 years of natural or physical science (1 year
  of lab)
• -2 extra years of English, math or science

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D2 Academic-EligibilityClass of 2005 and Later,
cont

• -2 years of social science
• -3 years of extra core courses (from any
  category above or foreign lang.)
• -Earn a 2.0 GPA or better in core courses
• -Earn a combined SAT score of 820 or ACT sum of
  68 (no sliding scale in D2).

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Division 3

• Division 3 does not use the NCAA
  Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse.
• Best practice is to contact the D3 college
  regarding its policies.

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NCAA Initial-EligibilityClearinghouse

• What is it?
• -The clearinghouse evaluates your academic
  record.
• Why?
• -To determine if you are eligible to participate
  your first year in D1 or D2.

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NCAA Initial-EligibilityClearinghouse

• Where to begin?
• -To register you must complete and sign the
  Student Release Form (SRF) along with 50.
• -register at the end of your junior year.
• Completing this
• Authorizes each high school you have attended to
  send the clearinghouse your academic information.
• Authorizes the clearinghouse to send your
  academic information to all colleges that request
  your eligibility status.

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NCAA Initial-EligibilityClearinghouse

• Contact information
• NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse
• P.O. Box 4043
• 301 ACT Drive
• Iowa City, Iowa 52243-4043
• [phone]
• www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
• You can register online!

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Scholarships

• All athletic scholarships are limited to 1 year.
• Scholarships may be renewed annually for a
  maximum of 5 years.
• They range in a variety of amounts, full to very
  small.

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Recruiting Regulations

• Contact- anytime a coach has any face-to-face
  contact with you or your parents (off campus, at
  the high school, or any competition).
• Contact period- college coach may have in-person
  contact with you or parents on or off campus.
  Coach may also watch play or visit high school.
• Dead period- college coach may not have any
  in-person contact with you or your parents. They
  may write or telephone during this time.

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Recruiting Regulations

• Evaluation- When a coach evaluates your academic
  and athletic abilities, they cannot have any face
  to face conversation with you but can write or
  telephone.
• Official visit- Any visit to a college campus by
  you and your parents paid for by the college.
• Unofficial visit- Any visit by you and your
  parents to a college campus paid for by you or
  your parents.
• Quiet Period- Coach may not have any personal
  contact with you or your parents, watch any play
  but they can by phone. You may visit the college.

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Helpful Websites

• www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
• www.ncaa.org
• www.csumentor.edu
• www.ucop.edu/pathways
• www.fafsa.ed.gov
• www.collegeboard.com
• www.coin3.com

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Questions?

• Thank you!