2023-24 Eligibility Center Resources

High School Counselor and International Guides Available!

The following updated resources are designed to help you and your colleagues as you provide information to students and families on the initial-eligibility certification process.

If you have these resources saved locally on your hard drive, please be sure to download and replace with the 2023-24 versions. Watch for release of additional updated resources in the coming weeks!

Early Graduates: Request Final Amateurism

Do you have students graduating this December?
College-bound student-athletes enrolling for the first time at an NCAA Division I or II school and international students enrolling for the first time at a Division III school in winter/spring 2024 must request their final amateurism certification. The Eligibility Center staff can not process the student’s amateurism certification without this request.

A YouTube video is available for students who have questions about this simple process, or they can contact customer service at 877-262-1492 Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.

NCAA Sports Wagering Education

New Module Provides Direction for Student-Athletes

Earlier this month, the NCAA launched its first sports wagering e-learning module designed to further educate more than 500,000 current and college-bound student-athletes on problem gambling’s harms and the risks sports wagering poses to the integrity of their games. Following feedback from student-athletes and campus leaders, the NCAA engaged former college athletes, including an NFL player, to better connect with current student-athletes. Topics covered also include NCAA rules and social media harassment.

The module is a free, interactive tool that immerses the learner in an educational experience with helpful information, scenarios, Q&As and resources, all delivered by former student-athletes, for student-athletes. Every student-athlete registered with the Eligibility Center will be tasked to complete this module via their Eligibility Center account. Please encourage your students to complete this important course.

NFHS/NCAA Course on Initial Eligibility Released

In collaboration with the National Federation of State High School Associations, the NCAA Eligibility Center and NFHS have partnered to create a course to educate on NCAA initial-eligibility requirements. This course is designed to educate high school coaches, administrators and parents about the NCAA's initial-eligibility standards. After completing the course, participants will be aware and prepared to advise student-athletes about initial-eligibility standards, as well as the steps student-athletes need to take to register, be certified and complete in NCAA Divisions I and II athletics. Please encourage your school's coaches and any nonscholastic coaches you may be connected with to complete the valuable educational module. Click here to access the course.

Webinar Recordings Now Available

Last month, the Eligibility Center hosted a series of webinars. Staff provided overviews of NCAA requirements for high school counselors and administrators and initial-eligibility requirements for student-athletes. Click below for the specific webinar you would like to watch or share.

Webinar for High School Counselors and Administrators

Recording.
PowerPoint presentation.

Webinar for Student-Athletes and Their Families

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PowerPoint presentation.

Maintaining Your School’s Core-Course List

If you are your school’s primary or secondary contact with the Eligibility Center, and your school is not part of a unified-curriculum NCAA district account, you are responsible for keeping your school’s NCAA core-course list up to date. This includes adding courses, changing course titles and archiving courses via the High School Portal. For more information on updating your school's core-course list, click here.

Dual-Enrollment Coursework

Dual-enrollment coursework may be used to satisfy NCAA core-course requirements if the courses appear on the student’s high school transcript with grade and credit and meet all requirements for an NCAA-approved core course. College courses must be placed on the student’s high school transcript with a designation that the course was completed through a two- or four-year college. Courses completed at a college should not be submitted for your high school’s list of NCAA courses. However, dual-enrollment courses that meet core-course requirements and are taught by your high school instructors should be submitted for inclusion on your school’s core-course list.

Grading Scales

Is your high school’s grading scale up to date? If your high school reports numeric grades on student transcripts, log in to your high school’s NCAA account and check that the correct numeric grading scale is on file.

Weighted Grades

If your high school adds weight to advanced level courses, the Eligibility Center can apply that weight in student certifications, provided that your high school's course weight policy aligns with NCAA course weight guidelines. Click here for information regarding how to update grading scales.

Before an Official Visit

An official visit is any visit to a college campus paid for by the NCAA school a student is visiting. Before a Division I or II official visit, a student must:

Be on the institutional request list of the NCAA school inviting the student.
Send the NCAA school inviting the student a copy of their high school transcript.
Register for an Eligibility Center Academic and Amateurism Certification account.

Proactive Calls

The Eligibility Center Customer Service team may be reaching out to your school’s primary or secondary contact if a student has missing transcripts, programs that need reviewed, or open tasks. These calls help with the student's eligibility process, as open issues can affect your student’s initial-eligibility status. We appreciate your attention to the open tasks and providing the information so that we may continue reviews for the college-bound student-athletes. If you have questions, please contact our customer service team at 877-622-2321, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time Monday-Friday.

Sleep and Wellness for Athletes

Sleep matters for athletes, whether high school or collegiate athletes. Poor sleep is associated with decreased athletic and academic performance, may increase injury risk, delay recovery time and may increase risk for mental health symptoms. For more information on how much sleep your student-athletes should have, click here.

The NCAA Sport Science Institute is a leader in providing health and safety resources to college athletes, coaches, athletics administrators and campus partners.

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