Eligibility Requirements: See NCAA Eligibility Center Quick Reference Guide at ck_reference_sheet.

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2 Eligibility Requirements: See NCAA Eligibility Center Quick Reference Guide at ck_reference_sheet.pdf YOU MUST TAKE CARE OF YOUR GRADES! Better grades and test scores = More opportunities Have your parents complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) in January or February of your senior year

3 Prospective college football players should put together a recruiting profile, which is sort of like an athletic resume. Besides contact information, student-athletes should include their academic history, including grades and standardized test scores, and an accurate account of their on-field accomplishments. Statistics, team and league records, and awards should be included.

4 Since coaches rarely scout camps or games without identifying specific players for attention beforehand, scholar-athletes should prepare highlight films to catch coaches attention and market their abilities to college programs outside of the student s geographic area. According to Recruiting-101.com, films should include no more than five minutes of a player s best plays. Some videos include a player s contact information and vitals, such as 40-yard dash times and bench press amounts. It is better to use the school s film, rather than personal film.

5 Student-athletes should post their highlight films and recruiting profiles online, to ensure the widest possible exposure to college coaches. Many coaches only view information from verifiable, trusted sources. If a recruiting website or blog links to a studentathlete s page, that student s chances of a recruitment offer increase significantly.

6 Very few high school players receive scholarship offers from Division I or Division II schools. To improve a student s chances of playing in college, parents should prepare to contact schools, according to the National Collegiate Scouting Association. Players should conduct themselves with excellent sportsmanship on-field and stay out of trouble outside of football and school. Additionally, players should not rule out Division III schools, despite the fact that they do not offer athletic scholarships; many institutions, though, offer ample need-based financial aid. Student-athletes should remember that their college selection should be a good fit academically and socially as well.

7 Full Qualifier Academic Redshirt Nonqualifier

8 May receive athletics aid (scholarship) May practice and compete in the first year of enrollment at the Division I college or university

9 Complete 16 core courses (same distribution as in the past click here to view); Ten of the 16 core courses must be completed before the seventh semester (senior year) of high school. Seven of the 10 core courses must be English, math or science.

10 Have a minimum core-course GPA of 2.30; Grades earned in the 10 required courses required before the senior year are locked in for purposes of GPA calculation. A repeat of one of the locked in courses will not be used to improve the GPA if taken after the seventh semester begins.

11 Meet the competition sliding scale requirement of GPA and ACT/SAT score (this is a new scale with increased GPA/test score requirements); and Graduate from high school.

12 Complete 16 core courses (same distribution as in the past click here to view); Have a minimum core-course GPA of 2.00 Meet the academic redshirt sliding scale requirement of GPA and ACT/SAT score; and Graduate from high school.

13 A college-bound student-athlete who fails to meet the standards for a qualifier or for an academic redshirt.

14 Q: A college-bound student-athlete completes 15 core courses with a core-course GPA and an 820 SAT score (critical reading and math). What is the college-bound student-athlete s NCAA initial-eligibility status? A: The college-bound student-athlete is a nonqualifier because only 15 core courses were completed, not the required 16 core courses.

15 Q: A college-bound student-athlete completes 16 core courses in the required framework with a core-course GPA and a 68 sum ACT. What is the college-bound student-athlete s initial-eligibility status? A: The college-bound student-athlete is an academic redshirt. Under the new competition scale, a 68 sum ACT score requires a core-course GPA.

16 Sport Men Baseball 11.7 Basketball 13 Cross Country Track & Field 12.6 Fencing 4.5 Football (BCS) 85 Football (FCS) 63 Golf 4.5 Gymnastics 6.3 Ice Hockey 18 Lacrosse 12.6 Rifle 3.6 Skiing 6.3 Soccer 9.9 Swimming/Diving 9.9 Tennis 4.5 Volleyball 4.5 Water Polo 4.5 Wrestling 9.9

17 Sport Women Archery 5 Badminton 6 Basketball 15 Bowling 5 Cross Country Track & Field Equestrian 15 Fencing 5 Field Hockey 12 Golf 6 Gymnastics 12 Ice Hockey 18 Lacrosse 12 Rowing 20 Rugby 12 Skiing 7 Soccer 14 Softball 12 Squash 12 Swimming/Diving Synchronized Swim 5 Team Handball 10 Tennis 8 Volleyball 12 Water Polo 8

18 Sport Men Baseball 9 Basketball 10 Cross Country Track & Field Equestrian 12.6 n/a Fencing 4.5 Field Hockey n/a Football 36 Golf 3.6 Gymnastics 5.4 Ice Hockey 13.5 Lacrosse 10.8 Rifle 3.6 Skiing 6.3 Soccer 9 Swimming/Diving 8.1 Tennis 4.5 Volleyball 4.5 Water Polo 4.5 Wrestling 9

19 Sport Women Archery 9 Badminton 10 Basketball 10 Bowling 5 Cross Country Track & Field Equestrian Fencing 4.5 Field Hockey 6.3 Golf 5.4 Gymnastics 6 Ice Hockey 18 Lacrosse 9.9 Rowing 20 Rugby 12 Skiing 6.3 Soccer 9.9 Softball 7.2 Squash 9 Swimming/Diving 8.1 Synchronized Swim 5 Team Handball 12 Tennis 6 Volleyball 8 Water Polo 8

20 Students must achieve the required score on the SAT/ACT before full-time collegiate enrollment. Both domestic and international students are required to take the ACT and/or SAT. The required SAT or ACT score must be achieved under national testing conditions on a national testing date. A state administered ACT may be used to meet the test-score requirement.

21 Tests may be taken more than one time. If a student takes either test more than once, the Eligibility Center will use the best subscore from different tests to meet the minimum test score requirement.

22 ACT and SAT continued Tests scores are calculated by adding up each subscore. ACT: math, science, English and reading SAT: math and critical reading (previously verbal) The writing component of the ACT and SAT will not be used to determine a student s qualifier status. The SAT writing section is mandatory, the ACT writing section is optional.

23 All SAT and ACT scores must be reported to the Eligibility Center DIRECTLY from the testing agency. Test scores will NOT be accepted if reported on a high school transcript. Students should input the Eligibility Center code to make sure the score is reported directly to the NCAA Eligibility Center.

24 A student with a disability must meet the same requirements as all other students.

25 Calculating Grade-Point Average Only the best grades will be used. Grades from additional core courses will be used only if they improve a student s gradepoint average. The following values are assigned to each letter grade: A: 4 points B: 3 points C: 2 points D: 1 point

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