Tips for NCAA Eligibility

Below are a series of recommendations provided by the NCAA on steps to be taken to ensure eligibility at NCAA institutions. For more information about eligibility visit the NCAA Eligibility Center Online.

Grade 9

* Verify with your high school guidance counselor and the online core-course listing to make sure you are on track.

Grade 10

* Verify with your high school guidance counselor and the online core-course listing to make sure you are on track.

Grade 11

* Register with the eligibility center. U.S. students should register here; International students should register here.
* Make sure you are still on course to meet core-course requirements (verify you have the correct number of core courses and that the core courses are on your high school’s 48-H with the NCAA Eligibility Center). After your junior year, have your high school guidance counselor send a copy of your transcript. If you have attended any other high schools, make sure a transcript is sent to the eligibility center from each high school.
* When taking the ACT or SAT, request test scores to be sent to the eligibility center (the code is “9999″). Begin your amateurism questionnaire.

Grade 12

* When taking the ACT or SAT, request test scores to be sent to the NCAA Eligibility Center (the code is “9999″).
* Complete amateurism questionnaire and sign the final authorization signature online on or after April 1 if you are expecting to enroll in college in the fall semester. (If you are expecting to enroll for spring semester, sign the final authorization signature on or after October 1 of the year prior to enrollment.)
* Have your high school guidance counselor send a final transcript with proof of graduation to the NCAA Eligibility Center.

NCAA Eligibility Center - NCAA Clearing House

NCAA Eligibility Center Contact Information

The NCAA Eligibility Center (found here) evaluates your academic record to determine if you are eligible to participate at a Division I or II college as a freshman student-athlete.

Contact Information
NCAA Eligibility Center
Certifications Processing
P.O. Box 7136
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7136

Package or overnight delivery
1802 Alonzo Watford Sr. Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46202

Web address: www.ncaaclearinghouse.org

Eligibility center customer service
Representatives are available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
U.S. callers (toll free): 877/262-1492
International callers: 317/223-0700

Eligibility Center Registration
To register with the eligibility center, you must complete the Student Release Form and amateurism questionnaire at the beginning of your junior year online and send the eligibility center the registration fee ($50 for domestic and $75 for international students). This Student Release Form does two things:

1) It authorizes each high school you have attended to send the eligibility center your transcript, test scores, proof of graduation and other necessary academic information.

2) It authorizes the eligibility center to send your academic information to all colleges that request your eligibility status.

The only method is to register online. Go online to the NCAA Eligibility Center. Select Prospective Student-Athletes and then register as a U.S. or international student. Complete the Student Release Form online and include your credit or debit card information to pay the fee. Then follow instructions to complete the transaction. Print a copy of your completed registration form and both Copy 1 and Copy 2 of the Transcript Release Form. Sign the Transcript Release Forms and give both to your high school counselor.