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January 2025

IRL and Preliminary Documents 

Managing IRLs and Submitting Documents

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Thank you for continuing to actively manage and monitor your school's IRL for students your school is recruiting. Adding recruits to your school’s IRL early in the process helps the Eligibility Center staff ensure resources are focused on completing preliminary (and final) certifications in a timely manner for your school. Keep in mind there are no limits to the number of students who can be added to your school's active IRL, and we encourage early activation whenever possible.
If you are attempting to activate a student’s account using their NCAA ID but are unable to locate the account on the IRL Activation Search Results page, this likely means the student has a nonpaid certification account. The student will need to submit payment before their account will appear on the search results page.

Once a student's EC account has been added (activated) to your school's IRL, be sure you follow up with recruits and coaches regarding submission of the student's academic records. Records from each school attended should be submitted as early as possible, which ensures the student's account is put in line in the EC's system for a preliminary evaluation once those records are received.

Actively managing your IRL also helps EC staff focus resources on our year-round outbound proactive projects. These projects focus on early transcript and document submissions, course-title submissions, and task responses needed to complete certifications. If your school is no longer recruiting a particular student, please remove that student from your IRL so that resources are not spent on students no longer being recruited. Thank you for your efforts and partnership to move student-athletes' dreams forward!

Official Visit Account Requirements

While all student-athletes must be registered with the EC and be on your school's IRL prior to any official visit, please note the following EC account requirement differences:
  • For a Division I official visit: A certification account is required for recruits taking a Division I official visit. (Fee must be paid or a fee waiver requested.)
  • For a Division II official visit: While recruits may take an official visit to a Division II school with a free Profile Page account, encourage recruits to transition their account to a certification account so that we can begin a preliminary academic certification once transcripts are received.
Please note: All prospective student-athletes must have a certification account prior to signing an athletics aid agreement. (The specific certification account is based on your school's requirements.)
Before recruits come to your campus for an official visit, please remind them about the following additional official visit needs:
  • Know their NCAA ID.
  • Send you a copy of their high school transcript(s).
  • Know their standardized test scores, if required by your school.
  • Arrive with questions!

Early Academic Qualifier Reminder

Early academic qualifier regulations include a requirement to submit a student’s final high school transcript to the Eligibility Center by a specific date, as outlined in each Division’s bylaws. For students who have met the EAQ requirements, please ensure your recruit has a final transcript on file by your division's legislated date.

2024 Membership Survey Results

Thank you to the 129 member representatives who responded to the Eligibility Center's 2024 Membership Survey! Our team values your input and evaluates the survey content for opportunities to better serve our membership. 

NCAA membership was represented by all three divisions with most respondents listing "compliance administrator" as their title, as follows:
Results found the majority of respondents were satisfied with their interaction with the EC during the 2023-24 academic season. From the responses received, 88% of respondents stated the EC exceeded or met their expectations during the 2023-24 academic year, as shown below.

Watch this newsletter for additional survey results. If you missed the opportunity to participate in the 2024 survey, watch for release of our 2025 survey early this fall. The Eligibility Center looks forward to continuous improvement and enhanced services for our membership based on these survey results.
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