NCAA INFO

NCAA Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse

If you are planning to enroll in college as a freshman and participate in Division I or II intercollegiate athletics the Clearinghouse must, with few exceptions, determine eligibility status.

The requirements for eligibility to participate at D - 1 differ from those of D - ll. Those participating at the D  lll level are not required to register with the clearinghouse. The guidelines of each D - lll college/university determine playing eligibility.

Students normally should register after completion of their junior in high school and only after an informed judgment has been made as to the prospects potential at the D  l or ll level. (Done at this time the student still has his senior year in which to add missing mandatory courses.)

Waivers of requirements are granted to students under a few specific conditions, i.e., home schooled during all grades 9 - 12, approved diagnosed disabilities, objective evidence that demonstrates an overall academic record warrants the waiver of the normal application of the legislation.

Attendance at a secondary school outside the USA for all or portion of the 9 - 12 years requires different evaluation procedures.

Correspondence or independent study classes may not be used to meet the 13 cores – course requirements.

Students enrolling in a D  l institution may not use courses taken after high school graduation to meet core – curriculum requirements except for those players with approved diagnosed disabilities.

To Contact the Clearinghouse:

Write to: NCAA Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 4044, Iowa City, IA 52243

Fax: NCAA Clearinghouse – 319-337-1556

Call: 319-337-1492, between the hours of 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM CST

To be certified by the Clearinghouse, you must Graduate from High School.  Earn a grade point average of at least 2.00 (on a 4.00 scale) in a core curriculum of at least 13 academic courses, which were successful, completed during grades 9 - 12. Only courses listed as approved on your high school List of NCAA Approved Core Courses can be used to calculate your NCAA GPA. No special values are allowed for “+” or“–“ grades.

English 4 years 3 years
Math Core 2 years 2 years
Science Core 2 years 2 years
Social Science Core 2 years 2 years
From English, Math, Science 1 years 2 years
Additional Core 2 years 2 years

Earn a sum of scores of at least 68 on the ACT or a combined score of at least 820 on the re-centered SAT on a national test date.

The minimum grade point average in the 13 core courses and required ACT or SAT score varies according to an index applied to those aspiring to D-l athletics. Following are Index examples:

Core GPA/ ACT/ SAT

2.500 & Above/68/820
2.425/70/860
2.300/75/900
2.200/79/940
2.100/82/970
2.000/86/1010