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NCAA Eligibility Center: Overview and Updates
Christa Palmer, NCAANick Sproull, NCAANovember 5, 2015
Game Plan
– What is the NCAA?
– Initial-Eligibility Requirements
– Eligibility Center Process
– Nontraditional Core Course Rules
– Nontraditional Core Course Review Process
NCAA Eligibility Center Process
– What is “initial-eligibility?”
• Requirements necessary in order to: – Practice– Compete– Receive athletically-related financial aid
• First year at a Division I or II campus• Subsequent academic eligibility based on progress toward
degree requirements– Students may lose/gain eligibility in each term
NCAA Eligibility Center Process
– Evolution of initial-eligibility•1973: 2.000 minimum high school GPA
•1986: 700 SAT/15 ACT; 11 core courses, core GPA: 2.000
•1995: 700 SAT/17 ACT; 13 core courses, sliding scale (DI)
•2003: Amended sliding scale, 14 core courses (DI)
•2005: 14 core courses for DII
•2008: 16 core courses for DI
•2013: 16 core courses for DII
•2016: NEW REQUIREMENTS
Probability of going pro
Who makes the rules?
– NCAA member institutions
• Representative structure in Division I • Convention voting in Divisions II and III• Academic rules generally vetted through academic
committees – Input from secondary school community
NCAA Eligibility Center Process
– Elements of determining initial-eligibility•Graduation from high school
•Minimum number of core courses
•Minimum grade-point average in those core courses
•Minimum SAT or ACT test score
NCAA Eligibility Center Process
– Elements of determining initial-eligibility•Graduation from high school
•Minimum number of core courses
•Minimum grade-point average in those core courses
•Minimum SAT or ACT test score
Courses Division I Division II
English 4 3
Math 3 2
Science 2 2
Social Science 2 2
English, Math or Science
1 3
Other Core 4 4
Total 16 16
NCAA Eligibility Center Process
– Division I Academic Index (abbreviated)
New Requirements – Division I
– Qualifier:
• Increased sliding-scale: 2.3 minimum core-course GPA• Core-course progression requirement
– Academic Redshirt
• Satisfaction of current requirements, but not increased requirements
– Nonqualifier
New Requirements – Division I– New sliding-scale
• High School Portal– Core-course progression
• Students must complete 10 core courses before seventh semester of high school (e.g., senior year).
• Of the 10 core courses completed, seven must be in the area of English, math, or science.
• These 10 core courses become “locked in” for the purpose of GPA calculation.
• A repeat of one of the “locked in” courses will not be used if taken after the seventh semester begins.
NCAA Eligibility Center Process
– Determining initial-eligibility
• Division II– Minimum 2.000 core-course GPA– 820 SAT or 68 sum score ACT– “Partial qualifier”
• Division III– No specific NCAA legislation
NCAA Eligibility Center Process
– Role of the student
• Academic achievement• Register at any time
– Stay current on “tasks”
• Send test scores via 9999
NCAA Eligibility Center Process
– Role of the high school
• Annually update list of core courses• Transcripts
– New direct upload feature
• Fee waiver requests
NCAA Eligibility Center Process
– Definition of an NCAA core course:
• English, mathematics, natural/physical science, social science, foreign language or comparative religion;
• Academic, four-year college preparatory; • Algebra I or higher;• Taught by a qualified instructor; and• At or above the high school’s regular academic level
NCAA Eligibility Center Process
– Definition of an NCAA core course:
• “Typical” core courses: – AP Calculus BC, Biology, Advanced Composition, French V
• “Typical” non core: – Consumer Math, Personal Finance, Resume Writing,
Fundamentals of Algebra
• Not so easy: – Film Literature, Transition to College Math, English 9 CP2,
Conceptual Physics etc.
Nontraditional Courses
– Prior to 2000
• Nontraditional courses prohibited– 2000-2010
• Certain nontraditional cores allowed• Transition from Clearinghouse to Eligibility Center• Increased participation in nontraditional coursework
Nontraditional Courses
– Nontraditional core courses:
• Requires teacher/student access and interaction– Must be required – Must be ongoing and regular for the duration of the course– Teaching, evaluating, and providing assistance
• Defined time period for completion• Student work must be made available
Nontraditional Courses
– You be the judge
Nontraditional Courses
– You be the judge
Nontraditional Courses
– You be the judge
Nontraditional Courses
– You be the judge
Nontraditional Courses
– You be the judge
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Nontraditional Courses
– Review process
• Call the Eligibility Center Customer Service toll-free number– 877-262-2321
• Questionnaire– Questions regarding curriculum, instruction, interaction,
feedback, transcript designations
• Possible outcomes– Approved– Extended Evaluation– Not approved
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Nontraditional Courses
– Review process
• Accountability and responsibility for the status of a course, program, or school lies with the entity responsible for instruction and assessment.
• Accuracy and integrity• What does a list mean? What doesn’t it mean?
High School Portal
High School Portal
Nontraditional Courses
Questions?
www.eligibilitycenter.org
877-262-2321