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Collegiate Athletics

Interested in collegiate athletics? Learn about the first steps, grades, eligibility, and choosing the right level of competition. Find out about NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA divisions. Discover how to become eligible and register with the NCAA Eligibility Center. Explore high school statistics and other athletic opportunities.

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Collegiate Athletics

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  1. Collegiate Athletics What Do I Need To Do & Is It For Me?

  2. CollegiateAthletics • Take Care Of The First Step • Grades and Required Coursework • Eligibility AND Admissibility • Next, Identify A Realistic Level To Compete • NCAA (Div. I, Div. II, Div. III, NAIA, NJCAA) • Talent + GPA + Coursework + Test Scores • Finally, How Do I Become Eligible? • Register With Eligibility Center or • Meet Requirements of Level of Competition

  3. High School Statistics • 8 million students currently participate in high school athletics in the United States • 480,000 (6%) of them will compete at NCAA schools • Other athletic opportunities

  4. Collegiate Athletics National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics National Collegiate Athletic Association National Junior College Athletic Association

  5. Collegiate Athletics Divisions NCAA I & NCAA II National Collegiate Athletic Association http://www.ncaa.org • NCAA I-Largest and strongest division, biggest universities • NCAA II-Smaller colleges and universities • NCAA has own "Initial-Eligibility-Clearinghouse", “clears student-athletes to compete.” • Must register with Eligibility Center to play D-I/D-II

  6. College Sport Divisions: NAIA National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics http://www.naia.org • NAIA –Play level comparable to NCAA II • Fewer sports offered in NAIA vs. NCAA • Must register with NAIA Eligibility Center

  7. College Sport Divisions: NJCAA National Junior College Athletic Assoc. http://www.njcaa.org • Association of community/junior college athletic departments throughout United States • Mission-promote and foster 2yr college athletics • Divided into divisions and 24 separate regions.

  8. NCAA Let’s start with the NCAA…

  9. NCAA Statistics-Male

  10. NCAA Statistics-Female

  11. NCAA Realities…

  12. NCAA-It is for ME! What’s next?

  13. NCAA Eligibility Center • What the NCAA Eligibility Center IS? • Warehouse which stores athlete’s academic and amateurism information that is accessible to colleges • What the NCAA Eligibility Center is NOT? • Recruiting service • Place to send athletic film, stats, etc.

  14. NCAA Eligibility Center • Registration: (COST $80) • Who-All HS Athletes with D-I/II potential Where-https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/ • When- at the beginning of their Junior Year • Why- in order to compete in D-I/II Athletics • What does it guarantee?-Certification of Eligibility if all criteria is met

  15. NCAA ELIGIBILITY • Academic Requirements for Incoming Freshmen in D-I? • To get a scholarship, practice and compete in their first year, incoming freshmen must meet a series of academic requirements, including: • Complete 16HHS Core Courses (HHS CODE-030141) 10 of which must be completed before the beginning of senior year of high school. Of the 10 core courses, 7 must be in English, math or science. (10 Courses locked prior to start of Semester 7, no retake for grade change) • Earn a 2.3 grade-point average in the total 16 core courses. • Meet the Sliding Scale Requirements of GPA and test score (ACT or SAT). • Graduate from high school.

  16. NCAA ELIGIBILITY DIVISION I Core-Course Requirement (16) HHS Core Course List (030141) 4 years of English 3 years of math (Algebra I or higher) 2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered) 1 year of additional English, math or natural/physical science 2 years of social science 4 years of additional courses (any area above, foreign language or comparative religion/philosophy) *Most Online Courses do NOT meet NCAA Core Course Requirements

  17. NCAA ELIGIBILITY DIVISION I – 2016 Qualifier Requirements *Athletics aid, practice, and competition •  16 core courses • o Ten (10) core courses completed before the start of seventh semester (Sr. Year.) Seven (7) of the 10 must be in English, math or natural/physical science. •  "Locked in" for core-course GPA calc. by 7th semester. •  Corresponding test score (ACT sum score or SAT combined score) and core-course GPA (minimum 2.300) on Sliding Scale B. •  Graduate from high school.

  18. NCAA ELIGIBILITY Test Scores and Transcripts • ACT/SAT Test scores must be sent directly to NCAA Eligibility Center using CODE-9999 • Transcript Release Form-submit to HHS Registrar at time of registration

  19. NCAA SLIDING SCALE D-I NCAA SLIDING SCALE

  20. NCAA SLIDING SCALE D-II SLIDING SCALE D II

  21. NCAA ELIGIBILITY Eligibility + Admissibility • Now that you have met the academic requirements of the NCAA Eligibility Center…what’s next? College Admission Requirements • Athletic eligibility does not guarantee admission. The admission committee — not the college coach — decides whether students are admissible.

  22. ADMISSIBILITY In-State Universities Admission Requirements: 4-years English 4-years Mathematics (1 above Algebra II) 3-years Lab Sciences (multiple disciplines) 2-years Social Studies 2-years Foreign Language 1-year Fine Art/CTE *Must have qualifying GPA 3.0 + Minimum ACT 22/SAT 1100 Score*

  23. NAIA ELIGIBILITY And now NAIA…

  24. NAIA ELIGIBILITY • Registration: (COST $80) • Who-All HS Athletes with NAIA potential • Where- http://www.playnaia.org/eligibility-center • When- end of their Junior Year • Why- in order to compete in NAIA Athletics • What does it guarantee?-Eligibility Determination if all Freshman criteria is met

  25. NAIA ELIGIBILITY Requirements • Graduate from an Accredited U.S. High School • Meet 2 of 3 following Requirements: • Test Score • High School GPA • High School Rank

  26. NAIA ELIGIBILITY

  27. NAIA ELIGIBILITY NAIA Eligibility Center NAIA Eligibility Make sure you complete the Big Three to get in the game: • Submit your profile at PlayNAIA.org • Send all required documents to the NAIA Eligibility Center (and make sure they're received) as soon as available after graduation or if qualifying for Early Decision • Secure a spot on your school's Short List • students with a break between high school graduation and enrollment at the NAIA school must be on a Short List before the eligibility review process can begin

  28. NAIA ELIGIBILITY Test Scores and Transcripts • ACT/SAT Test scores must be sent directly to NCAA Eligibility Center using CODE-9876 • Transcript Release Form-submit to HHS Registrar at time of registration

  29. NJCAA Eligibility Requirements NJCAA Eligibility Pamphlet A student-athlete must be: • graduate of a high school with a state department of education approved standard academic diploma, or • state department approved general education diploma, or • state department of education approved high school equivalency test.

  30. NJCAA ItemsNOTNeeded For Community College Athletics: • ACT or SAT Test Scores • Registration with an Eligibility Center • Minimum Rank or GPA

  31. COLLEGE ATHLETICS QUESTIONS?

  32. Wrap-up and Worksheets Choose a worksheet and begin the GPA Calculation Process: • Transcript- • NCAA- DIVISION I OR II • NAIA

  33. THANK YOU Please remember to take our survey on the following link provided QR CODE SURVEY LINK https://goo.gl/I8ofhn

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