National Collegiate Athletic Association
North NCAA Information
North Brochure- Link
Visit ncaa.org/playcollegesports to learn more about the opportunities available at NCAA schools.
Know the academic standards for Division I and Division II.
Complete NCAA-approved courses throughout high school. Your school counselor can help you find and select courses.
Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center at eligibilitycenter.org before your sophomore year if you are interested in playing college sports.
After four semesters of high school, ask your counselor to send official transcripts from all high schools you have attended to the NCAA Eligibility Center.
NCAA Information
COVID-19 Automatic Waiver—2021-22 Enrollment
Given the continuing impact of COVID-19 on the educational environment, the NCAA Eligibility Center has partnered with the NCAA membership to identify the following changes to the initial-eligibility certification process for students who initially enroll full time in a collegiate institution during the 2021-22 academic year
The Eligibility Center will continue to monitor the environment and make necessary adjustments to prioritize health, safety and fairness for all college-bound student-athletes. Click here to hear Felicia Martin, Vice President of the Eligibility Center, talk about the initial-eligibility requirements for the 2021-22 academic year.
Back to School Reminders
The following reminders are designed to help as you provide information to students and families and assist them with the registration, initial-eligibility and certification processes.Advise Students to Create an EC Account
As we head into a new school year, please encourage any student-athletes wanting to play sports in college to create an EC account at eligibilitycenter.org . Incoming freshman and undecided student-athletes may want to register for a free Profile Page account. These accounts can be transferred to paid a Certification account at any time. Profile Page account registrants also get an NCAA ID and important reminders from the EC as they complete high school
Any student-athletes planning to compete at an NCAA Division I or II school need to create a Certification account.
Click here to learn more about which account is right for your student-athletes.