1. Heritage High School Spring 2014
NCAA: Want to Play
Heritage High School
Spring 2014

2. Overview of Tonight’s Handout
Links to Resources
NCAA Eligibility Timeline
NCAA D-1 and D-2 Academic Eligibility

3. Links to Resources Page 1 NCAA Eligiblity Center GCBSA Link
Student – Athlete: NCAA D-1, NCAA D-2, NCAA D-3, NAIA, Junior College (NJCAA), Club Sports, Intramurals

4. Timeline Page 2 – NCAA Eligibility Timeline
Generally – Middle School students; get good grades, 10/16 NCAA core courses have to come before your senior year
Juniors – ACT tomorrow, send scores to NCAA (9999), know your scores, keep in a safe location, game plan with scores
Juniors – Send an official transcript to NCAA Eligibility Center this summer (notes on page 2)
All Students – Annual NCAA GPA Check-in during registration time

5. NCAA Academic Eligibility
NCAA GPA – for NCAA D-1 and D-2
NCAA rules differ for current juniors/seniors and all younger students
16 core classes – younger than a junior – 10/16 core classes must be before senior year (page 4)
NCAA Division 1 – sliding scale (page 3)
NCAA Division 2 – 2.00 NCAA GPA, 820 SAT (CR+M) or 68 ACT Sum Score

6. Sample Transcript and NCAA GPA
Page 6 – sample transcript
Page 7 – sample NCAA Division 1 GPA worksheet
NCAA List of Approved Core Courses
Page 9 - Set up an appointment with your counselor and ask them to calculate your student’s NCAA GPA