N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 1 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R What You Need to Know About the NAIA Eligibility Center Name Title

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 2 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R Challenges faced by the Eligibility Center  Peak periods for the Eligibility Center occur as a sport’s season begins  Students often left out schools they attended; this delayed the receipt of a determination while we waited on transcripts  NAIA rules often require the Eligibility Center to contact a third party for additional information

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 3 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R Learning from challenges  Tell prospective students to register early!  Avoid peak times at the beginning of sport seasons  Help students understand eligibility requirements/what to have ready when registering  Students must disclose ALL schools EVER attended or enrolled in and have official transcripts sent from each  Talk to students about how the registration process works  Transfer student determinations take time; students should be prepared to answer phone calls and s from the Eligibility Center

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N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 5 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R When does a student need to go through the Eligibility Center?  ALL first-time NAIA student-athletes  Previously determined “Not Eligible” by the Center  Previously determined “Eligible” by the Center, but never enrolled at an NAIA school  Previously determined “Eligible” by the Center, but never competed and did not maintain continuous identification at the same NAIA school

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 6 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R PlayNAIA Manager  Your school’s NAIA Eligibility Center home base  AD grants access permissions  Login at PlayNAIA.org  Manage Short List, access NAIA Connections, view the Directory of Competition

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 7 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R Login for PlayNAIA Manager

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N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 9 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R Short List  Each school adds recruits from registered students to help the Center determine priority students  Only students on Short Lists will receive an eligibility determination  Exclusive to your school; cannot be seen outside your school  Use your Short List to view a student’s status  Students who will not be competing at your school should be removed from the Short List as soon as possible

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 10 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R View status, reactivate students from Short List

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 11 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R Directory of Competition  Evolving list of competitive experiences that the Eligibility Center has reviewed  Shows whether each league is determined to be chargeable, not chargeable, pending, or submitted for review  Not an all-inclusive list – includes only competitive experiences that have been researched  Available only to Eligibility Center staff and designated NAIA campus personnel

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 12 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R Directory of Competition

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 13 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R NAIA Connections  Optional service for registered students  Customized Sport Resume that can be sent directly from student to up to 5 schools or searched by school  Find Sport Resumes in PlayNAIA Manager

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 14 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R NAIA Connections Sport Resume

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 15 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R NAIA Connections school search

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 16 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R Sport Resumes sent to your school

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 17 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R Common questions GPA  For transfer students  Calculated on the basis of all quality points divided by all GPA hours attempted from ALL previous colleges  For students who have identified at an NAIA school one or more terms  Cumulative GPA taken from NAIA school’s transcript  When applying 24/36 Hour Rule Exception, calculated the same way it is calculated for transfer students

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 18 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R Common questions 24/36 Hour Rule after initial identification  Any hours taken after initial identification at an NAIA school must be accepted and transferred in by the NAIA school to count toward rule  Transcripts from original institution AND NAIA school are required by the Eligibility Center  Hours are never converted for 24/36 hour rule

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 19 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R Common questions Repeat classes  IF your school transfers in a class, then the Eligibility Center defers to your evaluation of the course to determine whether the student has a repeat at your school  If your school does NOT transfer in the class, then we evaluate course descriptions and other relevant information to determine whether the student has a repeat

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 20 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R Common questions Progress Rule after initial identification  Hours must be transferred in to NAIA school after one or more terms of identification to count toward Progress Rule

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 21 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R Common questions Terms of attendance  A student is charged a term by representing the school in competition, OR  By enrolling in 12 or more institutional credit hours as reported by the official transcript after the institution’s census date

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 22 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R Common questions International students  NAIA admissions offices can send school-stamped copies of international academic records  These records must come from admissions or the registrar’s office (not the athletic department)  The records must be accompanied by a letter explaining how documents were received by your school  How the Eligibility Center converts international university credits may be different from the way your school does it  The EC uses a conversion rate that assumes 30 U.S. credits will be awarded for one academic year of coursework if the student took a normal class load

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 23 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R Common questions Competitive Experience  Students who maintain full-time enrollment consecutively from high school graduation forward are not exposed to the competitive experience rule  Seasons charged at previous institutions are taken at face value by the Eligibility Center  Unattached competition is not subject to the competitive experience rule (provided the student is full-time)

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 24 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R Common questions Using the secure online drop box  Available for NAIA registrars only  May be used to forward official NAIA school transcripts to the Eligibility Center  Cannot be used to forward transcripts you have on record that are for schools other than your own  Include both sides of transcript  Contact if you need instructions sent to you

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 25 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R Common questions Why is the Eligibility Center calling me?  Question about a possible repeat course  Something on the student’s transcript doesn’t add up  CLEP credits are not shown in a specific term  Student has credits that have not been transferred in

N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S 26 E L I G I B I L I T Y C E N T E R Questions?  Visit: PlayNAIA.org   Call:  Check out our social media:  Facebook.com/PlayNAIA  Twitter.com/Play_NAIA