NCAA and NAIA

1. NCAA and NAIA Registering your student athlete

2. Information • Counselors meet with students at the end of each year in order to create their schedule for the following school year. • Mentioning NCAA each year is important! • Counselors will guide your student to take approved courses.

3. Recommendations • Freshmen • Ask your counselor for a list of approved NCAA courses. • Sophomores • Register at the beginning of your sophomore year at www.eligibilitycenter.org (takes 15 mins to 1 hour) • Costs $65. Fee waivers are available for students on F/R lunch or 21st Century Scholars • Let your counselor know you intend on playing sports in college.

4. Recommendations • Juniors • Take the SAT and/or ACT at the end of Junior year and submit your test scores to the NCAA using code 9999. • Ask your counselor to send your transcript to the Eligibility Center at the end of your Junior year. • Seniors • Take the SAT and/or ACT again if necessary. • After you graduate, as your counselor to upload your final transcript to the NCAA.

5. Division II Division I • Core Courses • 4 years English • 3 years math • 2 years natural/physical science • 1 year of additional English, math, or science • 2 years of social science • 4 years of additional courses (any area above or foreign language) • 10 Core courses must be completed before start of 7th semester. These cannot be repeated for GPA improvement to meet eligibility. • Also look at SAT/ACT scores and GPA of the 16 Core Courses • Core Courses • 3 years English • 2 years math • 2 years natural/physical science • 3 years additional English, math, or natural/physical science • 2 years of social science • 4 years of additional courses (from any area above or foreign language) • GPA requirement= 2.0 of Core Courses • Test score minimum: SAT 820 or ACT sum score of 68

6. NAIA • NAIA and NCAA are different. If a student wants to play a sport at an NAIA college or university they must register here: www.playnaia.org • A few NAIA Indiana colleges and universities: Marian University, Huntington University, Indiana Tech, Taylor University • A full list can be accessed here: http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205322922

7. NAIA • The registration fee is $70 • Fee waivers are available for students who are eligible for an ACT/SAT waiver and/or on Free or Reduced Lunch • Graduating seniors must meet two of the three to be eligible to play an NAIA sport: • 2.0 on a 4.0 scale • 18 ACT or 860 SAT (Math and Critical reading) • Score must be achieved in one sitting • Can choose to send scores directly to NAIA Eligibility Center (Code: 9876) • Graduate in top 50% of class

8. More Information • http://www.freerecruitingwebinar.org/registration/indiana/ • Free webinar for parents to learn about the eligibility requirements • NCAA • www.eligibilitycenter.org • NAIA • www.playnaia.org

9. Contact Information • FCHS Athletic Dept. • Phone: 346-8222 • FCHS Guidance Dept. • Phone: 346-8011 • Kacee Murphy (10-12) A-G • Jan Henderson (10-12) H-O • Cristy Williams (10-12) P-Z • Wendy Ralston (9th grade)