College Admission and Sports Eligibility

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College Admission and Sports Eligibility

• Rancho Cotate High School

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AGPA

• Colleges only look at your academic GPA
• Your AGPA is your GPA from youre A-G courses
• Most will look at your weighted GPA
• You can control your GPA!!! Keep your grades up!

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UC/CSU Requirements

• A-G requirements Must pass with a C or better
  (but a 2.0 will likely not get you accepted!)
• 4 years English
• 3 years Math (4 years recommended for UC/CSU)
• 3 years history
• 2 years science (1 physical, 1 biological) (3
  years recommended)
• 2 years foreign language (3 years recommended)
• 1 year Visual or Performing Art
• Academic electives 10 units (recommended
  additional years are included here)

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CSU Eligibility Index Formula

• Students with an AGPA of 3.0 and have taken
  either the SAT or ACT, are eligible but admission
  is not guaranteed
• CSU minimum eligibility formula
• AGPA x 800 SAT (Reading and Math) 2900
• AGPA x 200 (10 x ACT Comp) 694

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NCAA vs. NAIA
NCAA NAIA
1200 Participating Schools 300 Participating Schools
3 Divisions 2 Divisions
23 Sports 13 Sports
Scholarships for Divisions I and II Scholarships for Divisions I and II
126,000 student athletes 60,000 student athletes
Reference Exactsports.com
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NCAA

• Requirements for practicing, playing and getting
  a scholarship to a Division I or II college or
  university
• Graduate from high school
• Complete 16 core courses with a D or higher
• Meet the required grade point average (GPA)
• Present a qualifying test score on either the
  ACT or SAT
• Complete the amateurism questionnaire and
  request final amateurism certification

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NCAA

• 16 Core Courses

Years Subject
4 English
3 Math (Alg. 1 or higher)
2 Science (Natural/Physical, 1 Year Lab)
1 Additional Course (English/Math/Science)
2 Social Studies (World History, US History)
4 Additional Academic Courses (listed above World Language)
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NCAA

• To Check Approved Courses
• Go to www.eligibilitycenter.org
• Enter as a college bound athlete
• Click on the Resources link at the top
• Click US Student with the pop-up
• Go to Are You On Track? and select List of
  NCAA Courses

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NCAA

• If a course you took is not on the list, then it
  will not be used in your eligibility
  determination
• Courses that appear on your transcript must match
  exactly what is on the list
• NCAA Core courses are not always the same as a-g

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NCAA

• FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE YEARS
• Take core and a-g classes
• GET GOOD GRADES EVERY YEAR!!!
• Pass the CAHSEE (10th Grade)
• Sign-up to take the PSAT (10th Grade)

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NCAA

• JUNIOR YEAR
• Students should register with the eligibility
  center their junior year in high school at
  www.eligibilitycenter.org
• Take NCAA core and a-g approved courses
• Juniors should sign-up for the PSAT in October
• Junior Athletes who are NCAA registered NEED TO
  HAVE A OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT SENT TO NCAA at the
  end of your JUNIOR year. NCAA must receive this
  transcript before the start of your senior year
  if you want to be reviewed for eligibility.
• Official transcripts must be requested and sent
  to the Eligibility Center for EVERY HIGH SCHOOL
  that was attended
• Juniors MUST TAKE the SAT/ACT in the spring and
  SHOULD HAVE their scores forwarded to the
  Eligibility Center directly by using code 9999
  when registering

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NCAA

• SENIOR YEAR
• Take NCAA core and a-g courses
• GET GOOD GRADES!!!
• Take the ACT and/or SAT again, if necessary
• Request final amateurism certification on or
  after April 1st from the Eligibility Center
• Graduate on time (8 semesters)
• After graduation, have Rancho send final
  transcripts to the Eligibility Center with proof
  of graduation

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NCAA

• RECRUITING RULES
• Each sport has a set rules and you must learn
  them.
• Freshman Sophomore year you are allowed
  unofficial visits, up to three complimentary
  tickets to a sporting event and may only talk to
  a coach on his/her campus
• After September 1st of your junior year, you may
  receive literature
• After July 1st at the end of your junior year, a
  coach may contact you, but only off of his/her
  campus and he/she is allowed one phone call per
  week to you
• Senior Year 5 official visits (1 per campus, 2
  days max.)

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NCAA

• CHANGES COMING FOR THE CLASS OF 2015
• 10 of the 16 core courses must be completed prior
  to the start of the senior year
• 7 of the 10 must be from English, Math, Science
• Sliding scale to practice and receive a
  scholarship during the first year stays the same,
  but the sliding scale to compete increases
  significantly

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NCAA

• CHANGES COMING FOR THE CLASS OF 2015
• Sliding Scale Examples

GPA MINIMUM SAT MINIMUM ACT
3.5 600 50
3.0 800 66
2.5 1000 85
2.3 1080 93
Below 2.3 Ineligible Ineligible
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NCAA

• CHANGES COMING FOR THE CLASS OF 2015
• FULL QUALIFIER A college-bound scholar may
  receive a scholarship, practice and compete in
  the first year of enrollment at the Division I
  college or university.
• Complete 16 core courses
• Have a minimum core-course GPA of 2.300
• Meet sliding scale requirement of GPA and
  ACT/SAT score
• Graduate from High School on time

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NCAA

• CHANGES COMING FOR THE CLASS OF 2015
• RED SHIRT College-bound scholar may receive a
  scholarship and may practice during the first
  regular academic term, but may NOT compete in the
  first year of enrollment.
• Complete 16 core courses
• Have a minimum core-course GPA of 2.000
• Meet academic redshirt sliding scale for GPA and
  ACT/SAT
• Graduate from High School on time

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NAIA

• ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Must meet two of three
Test Score GPA Class Rank
Achieve a minimum of 18 on the ACT or 860 on the SAT Achieve a minimum overall high school GPA of 2.0 Graduate in the top half of the high school class
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NAIA

• JUNIOR YEAR
• You must register at www.playnaia.org
• 65 Fee, but can be waived with a Fee Waiver if
  applicable.
• When registering for the ACT/SAT include sending
  your scores to the NAIA by using code 9876
• Early Decision
• Completed Junior Year
• Will enroll in an NAIA institution after high
  school
• Have at least a 3.0 GPA
• Have at least an 860 SAT or 18 ACT
• Send in your transcript.

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Community College

• Junior Colleges in California do not give
  athletic scholarships
• Most JCs in other states give athletic
  scholarships and many have dorms.