NCAA

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NCAA NAIA Eligibility Informational Meeting
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What is the NCAA?

• The NCAA, or National Collegiate Athletic
  Association, was established in 1906 and serves
  as the athletics governing body for many
  colleges, universities, conferences and
  organizations.

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What is the NCAA?

• 1,027 total schools as of 2005
• 326 schools in Division I
• Division I is divided into Division I-A and I-AA
  for football only
• 282 schools in Division II
• 419 schools in Division III

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When To Call The NCAA
Please contact the NCAA when you have questions
like these What are the rules and regulations
related to initial eligibility? What are the
rules and regulations related to amateurism?
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What are the rules about athletics scholarships
and how can they be reduced or canceled? I
have a learning disability. Are there any other
requirements for me? Contact Information NCAA P.
O. Box 6222 Indianapolis, IN 46206-6222 317/917-62
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4 p.m.)

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What is the NAIA?

• National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
• (founded in 1940)
• 360 Colleges and Universities divided into two
  Divisions
• Division I
• Division II
• Web Site www.naia.org

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Differences between NCAA NAIA

• Many student athletes automatically think that
  the NCAA is the only way to go..
• Perception is based on larger size of NCAA
  schools, as a general rule, and the prevalence of
  large, State universities in the NCAA Division I
  grouping

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Differences between NCAA NAIA (cont)

• Generally smaller schools but the list contains
  many fine, highly considered, academic
  institutions
• Not unusual to find schools in the NAIA in the
  size range between several hundred to several
  thousand students
• Generally smaller than NCAA Division I and II
  schools
• Can grant athletic scholarships!!!

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Differences between NCAA NAIA (cont)

• Generally speaking, NAIA institutions
• Are primarily private and/or religious based
• Emphasize a liberal arts curriculum
• Have enrollments under 2,000 students
• Provide for a greater sense of community/belonging
  
• Offer fewer graduate programs
• Have higher graduation rates for athletes than
  NCAA D1 or D2

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Kentucky NAIA schools

• Alice Lloyd College, Pippa Passes, Ky.
• Asbury College, Wilmore, Ky.
• Berea College, Berea, Ky.
• Brescia University, Owensboro, Ky.
• Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, Ky.
• University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, Ky.
• Georgetown College, Georgetown, Ky.
• Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, Ky.
• Mid-Continent University, Mayfield, Ky.
• Midway College, Midway, Ky.
• Pikeville College, Pikeville, Ky.
• Spalding University, Louisville, Ky.
• Union College, Barbourville, Ky.

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NAIA Eligibility

• Minimum eligibility rules for NAIA are
  slightly different than those of the NCAA. A
  high school recruit must satisfy two of the
  following three conditions to play at the NAIA
  level
• 1.  Achieve either an 18 (Composite) on the
• ACT or a 860 on the SAT (CR Math)
• 2. A minimum 2.0 grade point average
• 3. Graduate in the upper half of his/her
• graduating class

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http//naia.cstv.com/member-services/legislative/c
urrentissues/FreshmenEligibilityRequirements.htm
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Finding Your Place

• Written in collaboration with various college
  coaches, Finding Your Place contains four
  essays describing each level NCAA D1, D2, D3 and
  NAIA. Each level is explained in terms of college
  characteristics, recruiting and scholarships,
  rules and eligibility, coaching background, and
  schedules and practices.
• http//www.cbsaguide.com/home.htm

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What is the NCAA Eligibility Center?
The NCAA Eligibility Center (the clearinghouse)
is an organization that works with the NCAA to
determine a students eligibility for athletics
participation in his or her first year of college
enrollment.
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• The center is not the NCAA, but an organization
  that performs academic evaluations for the NCAA.
• Students who want to participate in college
  sports during their first year of enrollment in
  college must register with the center.
• Divisions I and II may offer athletic
  scholarships, while Division III colleges and
  universities may not.

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When To Call The Center

• Please contact the center when you have questions
  like these
• How do I register?
• I have forgotten my PIN. Can I get a new one?
• Where do I send my transcripts?
• My report shows I am missing some material.
  What is missing?
• What do the codes on my report mean?

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In November 2007 the Clearinghouse will be moved
to Indianapolis and renamed the NCAA Eligibility
Center. The website will be down Oct 24-29
during the transition and the address and phone
numbers are changing.
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• Contact Information
• As of October 17, 2007 -
• NCAA Eligibility Center
• P.O. Box 7110
• Indianapolis, IN 46207-7110
• www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
• Phone [phone]
• Toll Free [phone] (customer service M
  F, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Central time)
• Fax [phone] (not operational until 10/29)

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Amateurism Eligibility Requirements
If you plan to participate in intercollegiate
athletics at an NCAA Division I or II
institution, you must have both your academic and
amateurism status certified by the clearinghouse
before representing the institution in
competition.
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Amateurism Eligibility Requirements
When you register with the clearinghouse, you
will be asked about benefits and activities that
might impact your status as an amateur.
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Amateurism Eligibility Requirements

• Note If you registered with the center before
  Senior year, you will be asked to return to the
  Web site and answer the amateurism-related
  questions.
• You will not be charged a second registration
  fee for returning to answer these questions, but
  you will need the PIN number you created when you
  initially registered.

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DIVISION I
Requirements
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Academic Eligibility Requirements
Division I If you enroll in a Division I college
and want to participate in athletics or receive
an athletics scholarship during your first year,
you must 1) Graduate from high school 2)
Complete the 16 core courses as follows
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• 4 years of English
• 3 years of math (algebra 1 or higher)
• 2 years of natural or physical science
• (including one year of lab science if
• offered by your high school)
• 1 extra year of English, math or natural
• or physical science
• 2 years of social science
• 4 years of extra core courses (from any
• category above or foreign language)

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3) Earn a minimum required grade-point average
in your core courses (at least a 2.0) and 4)
Earn a combined SAT or ACT sum score that matches
your core-course grade-point average and test
score sliding scale.
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GPA Test Score Sliding Scale
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EHS Graduation Requirements provide 4 years of
English 3 years of Math 3 years of Science 3
years of Social Science 13 total credits of the
16 required by NCAA Therefore, students must
choose THREE additional courses as electives to
fulfill NCAA requirements.
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• Must choose THREE of the following
• Foreign Language (Spanish or French each year
  counts as one credit)
• Drama (has not been offered lately)
• Journalism
• American Government/KY Studies
• Psychology
• College Algebra
• Pre-Calculus
• AP Calculus
• Anatomy Physiology
• Physics
• AP Chemistry
• KVHS AP Courses are not automatically
  approved. They are considered on a case by
  case basis.

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GPA Test Score Sliding Scale
If a student takes the ACT or SAT more than once,
he/she may use the best subscore from different
tests to meet the minimum test-score requirements
for NCAA. NAIA 18 composite must be from one
test sitting
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SAT Test
Example
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GPA Test Score Sliding Scale
Example A student takes the ACT and earns the
following sub-scores English 16 Math
20 Reading 17 Science Reasoning 15 His sum
score is 16 20 17 15 68 Based on the
sliding scale, his core GPA must be at least a
2.500.
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Sliding Scale
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Qualifier vs. Non-Qualifier
You will be a qualifier if you meet the academic
requirements listed previously. As a qualifier,
you Can practice or compete for your college
or university during your first year of
college Can receive an athletics scholarship
during your first year of college and Can
play four seasons in your sport as long as you
maintain your eligibility from year to year.
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Qualifier vs. Non-Qualifier
You will be a nonqualifier if you do not meet the
academic requirements listed above. As a
nonqualifier, you Cannot practice or compete
for your college or university or receive an
athletics scholarship during your first year of
college Can play only three seasons in your
sport as long as you maintain your eligibility
from year to year (to earn a fourth season you
must complete at least 80 percent of your degree
before beginning your fifth year of college).
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DIVISION II
Requirements
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KY Division II Schools
BellarmineKentucky StateKentucky
WesleyanNorthern Kentucky
Complete listing of D2 schools http//www.siue.ed
u/ATHLETIC/d2/
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Academic Eligibility Requirements

• Division II
• If you enroll in a Division II college and want
  to participate in athletics or receive an
  athletics scholarship during your first year, you
  must
• Graduate from high school
• Complete the 14 core courses as follows

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• - 3 years of English
• - 2 years of math (algebra 1 or higher)
• 2 years of natural or physical science
• (including one year of lab science if
• offered by your high school)
• 2 extra years of English, math or natural
• or physical science
• - 2 years of social science
• 3 years of extra core courses (from any
• category above, or foreign language)

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• Earn a 2.000 grade-point average or better in
  your core courses and
• Earn a combined SAT score of 820 or an ACT sum
  score of 68.
• There is no sliding scale in Division II.

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Qualifier, Partial, Non-Qualifier
Qualifier status is the same as that for Division
I. You will be a partial qualifier if you do not
meet all of the academic requirements listed for
Division II but you have graduated from high
school and meet one of the following The
combined SAT score of 820 or ACT sum score of 68
OR Completion of the 14 core courses with a
2.000 core-course grade-point average.
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• As a partial qualifier, you
• Can practice with your team at its home
  facility during your first year of college
• Can receive an athletics scholarship during
  your first year of college
• Cannot compete during your first year of
  college and
• Can play four seasons in your sport as long as
  you maintain your eligibility from year to year.

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You will be a nonqualifier if you did not
graduate from high school, or, if you graduated
and are missing both the core-course GPA and the
required ACT or SAT scores. As a nonqualifier,
you Cannot practice or compete for your
college or university during your first year of
college Cannot receive an athletics
scholarship during your first year of college,
although you may receive need-based financial
aid and Can play four seasons in your sport as
long as you maintain your eligibility from year
to year.
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Core Courses

• Not all classes you take to meet high school
  graduation requirements may be used as core
  courses. Be aware of this when registering.
• Out of state transfer students Must have
  original transcripts from all schools.
• Check the high schools list of approved core
  courses (attached to Quick Reference Sheet).

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Grade-Point Average

• Not all classes you take to meet high
• school graduation requirements will be
• used in calculating your Core GPA.
• ALL grades are used for NAIA (no core).
• The best grades from your NCAA core
• courses will be used.
• Grades from additional core courses you
• took will be used only if they improve your
• grade-point average.

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Grade-Point Average

• The eligibility center will assign the following
  values to each letter grade
• A 4 points
• B 3 points
• C 2 points
• D 1 point
• Therefore, your NCAA Core GPA will be lower than
  your EHS GPA.

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ACT and SAT Tests

• You must achieve the required score on an SAT or
  ACT test before your full-time college
  enrollment. (last test dates are in June).
• The Eligibility Center only accepts scores from
  the SAT or ACT testing agency.
• Save yourself time and money when registering,
  use Code 9999 so that your scores will be sent
  directly to NCAA Eligibility Center.

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ACT and SAT Tests

• If youve already taken test and didnt send
  scores, contact Eligibility Center or go online
  www.actstudent.org to send additional score
  report.
• The writing component of the ACT or SAT will
  not be used to determine qualifier status.

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Filling out the Worksheet

• The worksheet is provided to assist in
  monitoring the progress in meeting NCAA
  initial-eligibility standards.
• The Eligibility Center will determine the
  official status after graduation.
• Remember to check the high schools list of
  approved courses for the classes taken.
• Use the following scale
• A 4 quality points B 3 quality points C 2
  quality points D 1 quality points

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Use NCAA Worksheet Examples.
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Students With Disabilities
A student with a disability must meet the same
requirements as all other students but is
provided certain accommodations to help meet
these requirements. Students with a diagnosed
disability only need to let the NCAA know about
their disability if they plan on using core
courses after their eighth semester of high
school and they plan on attending a Division I
college.
See website for more information.
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Clearinghouse Registration
Students who plan to play Division I or II
athletics in college need to register with the
Eligibility Center and complete the Student
Registration Form (SRF) after they complete their
junior year in high school. You must be
registered and pay the fee before you can take an
Official Visit. NEW! Students must register
online at www.ncaaclearinghouse.net .
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Clearinghouse Registration
This form does two things It authorizes each
high school you have attended to send the
Eligibility Center your transcript, test scores,
proof of graduation and other necessary academic
information. It authorizes the Eligibility
Center to send your academic information to all
colleges that request your eligibility status.
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Online Registration
To register with the Eligibility Center, you must
complete this Registration Form online.
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Online Registration

• Go online to www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
• Select Prospective Student-Athletes and click
  on Domestic Student Release Form.
• Complete the SRF form online, and include your
  credit or debit card information to pay the fee
  (may also mail).
• Then follow instructions to complete the
  transaction.
• Print a copy of the SRF for your records!!

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If you do not have a credit card Send the
Registration Form with payment of the 50
registration fee (either by check, money order or
credit card information) by U.S, mail to the
Eligibility Center. NCAA Eligibility Center P.O.
Box 7110 Indianapolis, IN 46207-7110
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• You are eligible for a waiver of the
  registration fee only if you have already
  received a fee waiver for the ACT or SAT fee.
• Your SRF fee waiver section must then be
  completed online by your high school counselor.
• If you have not yet been granted a fee waiver by
  ACT or SAT, you are not yet eligible for a waiver
  of the NCAA Eligibility Center registration fee.

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Registration cont
Print and give signed Copies 1 and 2 of the
Student Release Forms (SRF) to your Guidance
Counselor. Keep copies of all forms for your
records.
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Registration cont
Copy 1 is sent with your preliminary transcript
when you register Copy 2 - is sent with your
final transcript Final transcripts can not be
changed, therefore, you should come in and double
check for errors. We will mail Final
Transcripts the Friday following Graduation!!
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PIN Number

• After you submit the Registration form you may
  check the status of your file
• by phone or
• by visiting the website
• Either way you will need a Personal
  Identification Number (PIN) to access your
  account.

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After you have registered, paid the fee and had
your transcript and SAT or ACT score(s) sent, you
may check your status by1) Phone Eligibility
Center Customer Service toll free
1-877-622-2321 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time M -
F. 2) Internet1. Go to www.ncaaclearinghouse.ne
t 2. Click on Prospective Student-Athlete3.
Click on Registered Student Login and4. Input
SSN and PIN.
Check Your Status
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When Does a Student Receive a Preliminary Report?

• The Eligibility Center prioritizes incoming
  information by the following categories
• Students who are being actively recruited by an
  institution and are on an institutional request
  list (IRL)
• Students with disabilities who have taken a
  non-standard test or who have registered with
  NCAA disability services
• Students who request a report. You can call or
  send an email to request.

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Remember,meeting the NCAA academic rules does
not guarantee youradmission into a college.
You must still apply for admission.
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Questions

• Q If I transferred from another school, how are
  my Core Courses defined?
• A You will use the List of Approved Courses and
  Grading scale from each school attended in
  calculating Core GPA. You will need original
  transcripts from each school, also.

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Questions

• Q If I am taking a class at ECTC, does it count
  toward my Core GPA?
• A Yes, if it is in the area of English, Math,
  Science, or Social Science. You will need to
  provide the NCAA with your ECTC Transcript in
  addition to the EHS transcript.

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Questions

• Q If I am taking a class through Kentucky
  Virtual High School (KVHS), does it count toward
  my Core GPA?
• A More than likely, if it is in the area of
  English, Math, Science, or Social Science. The
  NCAA approves classes taken by non-traditional
  means on a case-by-case basis. However, they
  have researched KVHS and have approved those
  courses in the past.

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Questions

• Q On the registration form it asks for my email
  address. What if I dont have email?
• A All students have free email accounts through
  EHS. However, you could simply leave that part
  blank and indicate, where asked, that you prefer
  the paper option for all correspondence.

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Questions

• Q I took Algebra 1 in the 8th grade. Does it
  count as a Core Course for me?
• A NO only courses taken in the 9th grade and
  beyond count as Core, even if listed on the
  high school transcript.

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You can also access the information online. Go
to www.ncaaclearinghouse.net From the home page,
click on General Information. That page has a
link to the Guide for the College-Bound
Student-Athlete, as well as other helpful
information. You will need Acrobat Reader to view
the Guide. Also found on Guidance website.
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Summary

• Register with Eligibility Center in junior
  year. Give SRF to Guidance Office.
• Take the required number of core courses.
• Take the ACT/SAT send scores to Eligibility
  Center.
• Complete the Worksheet to calculate core GPA.
  Compare GPA and test scores on sliding scale.
• Check status online.