1. Dr. Donna Simpson, Counselor
Navigating the NCAA
Dr. Donna Simpson, Counselor 1

2. Agenda
Eligibility Center
Academic Requirements
SAT/ACT
Next Steps 2

3. NCAA Eligibility Center
What’s the point?
Registration Process
Register
Initial transcript
Test scores
Final transcript
POINT- means to certify academic and amateur status of college bound athletes for Div I and II
REGISTRATION- NCAA recommends by soph year but save $70; will need personal info, courses you have taken and info about your sport(s). Remember to communicate with your guidance counselor as they do not get auto generated s from EC requesting transcripts.
Final certification is only performed on students that are on an Institution’s request list.
DIV III-sets own admissions standards per school
NAIA- playNAIA.org to register
WAIVER- must qualify for ACT/SAT waiver to get NCAA EC registration fee waiver (F/R lunch) 3

4. 9th Grade Plan
Start planning by working hard to earn best grades possible
Make sure you take NCAA-approved core courses
Approved core - No E2020 academic courses. All Carroll County except College Readiness Math. 4

5. 10th Grade Plan Register at eligibilitycenter.org
If you fall behind on courses, do not take shortcuts. See your counselor to find NCAA approved courses to catch up. 5

6. 11th Grade Plan Make sure you are on track to graduate on time.
Register for the SAT, ACT, or both. Use the NCAA Eligibility Center code “9999” to send scores to NCAA. They do not accept scores from your high school. Don’t forget to STUDY for the test. 6

7. 12th Grade Plan
Take the ACT or SAT again, if necessary, and send scores to NCAA by using code “9999”.
Ask your counselor to send your Final Transcript to NCAA. 7

8. Eligibility Requirements
Division I
Division II
Graduate
16 core courses, 10 “locked in” before 7th semester (7 of 10 must be English, math, or science)
Sliding scale of GPA (2.3 for competition) vs test score
Graduate
16 core courses
Current: 2.0 GPA & SAT min 820 or ACT sum 68
Changes in 2018 to sliding scale
DOES NOT = ADMISSION TO SCHOOL!
Advise printing off the Guide for College-bound student athletes off of EC website. Has ALL reqmnts and changes 8

9. Division I Sliding Scale (Abbreviated)
Core GPA SAT ACT
DOES NOT = ADMISSION TO SCHOOL!
Advise printing off the Guide for College-bound student athletes off of EC website. Has ALL reqmnts and changes 9

10. Proceed with Caution… Online Courses Summer School Credit Recovery
EOCT Test out Option 10

11. SAT/ACT Take both as early as possible PSAT: October of Sophomore year
Use KhanAcademy.org or USATestPrep to study for test
Fee Waivers (for 11th & 12th on F/R)
Use Code when you register to test
NCAA: 9999
NAIA: 9876
NCAA will use best scores from each section;
SAT-use only the critical reading and math WRITING SECTION NOT USED
ACT-sum of Eng, math, reading and science
Fee waviers-from counselor 1 waiver for each test per year
Code: will save you approx $12 per test per times sent; counselors cannot report scores. 11

12. Dr. Donna Simpson donna.simpson@ carrollcountyschools.com
Questions?
Dr. Donna Simpson carrollcountyschools.com 12

13. Next Steps
Calculate your core GPA Register at eligibilitycenter.org Register for ACT or SAT using code “9999” Study for ACT or SAT test Keep your grades as high as possible 13