NCAA CLEARINGHOUSE

1. NCAA CLEARINGHOUSE High School Time Line

2. What is the Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse • The clearinghouse certifies whether a prospective student-athlete is eligible academically to practice, compete, and receive athletically related financial aid at an NCAA Division I or II college or university in the student-athlete’s freshman year. • They use GPA of 16 (Division I 2008) core courses, High School Graduation, and a recorded score from an ACT or SAT using a sliding scale.

3. PARENTS • . STATISTICS • 1 in 27 will play a college sport • 1-2% will receive a Division I scholarship • 1 in 1000 will become a pro football player • Odds of becoming a “Brain Surgeon” are greater than being on a NBA team • By late teens, almost 90% of the kids who started playing as youth are in the stands.

4. PARENTS • Keep in touch with your son’s/daughter’s teachers during the school year (9th -12th). • Reinforce at home what is learned at school. • Make sure son/daughter is taking correct core courses (8th grade core does not count). • Instill that academics comes first. • Help set academic goals.

5. FRESHMAN YEAR

6. Parents….. • Concentrate on a solid high school Curriculum. • Be familiar with the core courses that are necessary for the NCAA Clearinghouse. • Setup a workout schedule allowing comfortable time for academics and sports. • (Student-athletes)Talk to your coaches or Athletic Director if you are interested in playing a sport in college. • “PREPARATION” - it’s never too early, but it can be too late.

7. SOPHOMORE YEAR

8. Parents….. • Continue striving for academic success. • Make sure you are “on target” for all core requirements. • Stay active in your sport. • Continue communicating with your coach - make sure of your possible candidacy for future college sport participation. • Start investigating colleges and their admission requirements. • Monitor the academic requirements of the universities you want to attend.

9. JUNIOR YEAR

10. Parents….. • Keep up with your studies and once again review the NCAA requirements to make sure they have not changed • Request ACT/SAT test scores be sent to the NCAA Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse (Code - 9999). • Keep communicating with your coach. • At the end of your junior year, you need: • 1. ACT/SAT score 2. Clearinghouse form sent to NCAA 3. On target for core courses 4. Dedication to your sport and school

11. How does the prospective student-athlete apply • At the end of their Junior year (September), a student athlete may apply online with the NCAA Clearinghouse (www.ncaaclearinghouse.net). • White sheet is mailed with a check for $50 to the NCAA Clearinghouse. Pink and Yellow sheet is given back to the counselor. • Counselor will send official transcripts. • Code 9999 sends ACT/SAT scores to the NCAA Clearinghouse

12. Deadline for applying to NCAA Clearinghouse • There is no deadline for applying to the Clearinghouse. • The prospective student-athlete will not receive any athletic financial-aid or participate on an athletic team until clearance from the clearinghouse. • An athlete may not take an official visit to an institution until a score from an ACT, SAT, or PSAT has been recorded.

13. SENIOR YEAR

14. Parents….. • Apply to NCAA Clearinghouse in fall of Senior year. • DO NOT LET UP ON ACADEMICS. • Review your core requirements. • GPA • Continue taking ACT/SAT (Code - 9999) • Sliding scale • Study hard and play hard. YOU ARE A “STUDENT-ATHLETE”, NOTICE WHICH WORD COMES FIRST

15. CONCLUSION • Students/Parents must be committed to academics. • If the course is approved on the 48H form, it counts as core. (make sure student is in the correct class) • Take ACT/SAT Spring of Junior year. • Apply for NCAA Clearinghouse by September of Senior year.

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