NCAA (Division I or II) Make sure you register with the NCAA Clearinghouse. DIII athletes do not have to register.
Communicate your interest in DI or DII athletics to your counselor early on in high school to make sure you are on track with academic requirements.
Request final junior year transcript be sent to NCAA by Student Services
Transcript must be sent from every high school attended
Email College Coaches and Assistant Coaches
Fill our Prospective Student Athlete Form at the schools website
Schedule time to meet with the coach on college visits
The NCAA Eligibility Center verifies the academic and amateur status of all student-athletes who wish to compete in Division I or II athletics. College-bound student athletes, who want to practice, compete and receive athletically related financial aid during their first year at a Division I or II school need to meet the following requirements:
Division I Full Qualifier
Complete 16 Core Courses
Ten of the 16 core courses must be completed before the seventh semester (senior year) of high school
Seven of the 10 core courses must be in English, Math, or Natural/Physical Science
Earn a core courses GPA of at least 2.3
Earn the ACT/SAT score matching your core-course GPA on the Division I sliding scale
Graduate high school on time
Division II Full Qualifier
Complete 16 Core Courses
Earn a core courses GPA of at least 2.2
Earn the ACT/SAT score matching your core-course GPA on the Division II full qualifier sliding scale
Graduate high school on time
Division III college and universities set their own admission standards. The NCAA does not set initial eligibility requirements in Division III. College-bound student Division I or II athletes are encouraged to register at eligibilitycenter.org at the beginning of their sophomore year of high school.
*Due to the highly specific requirements of the NCAA academic eligibility, it is essential that prospective college athletes seek out information on the NCAA website prior to the start of high school. It is the responsibility of interested students and their parents to start our early in a student's high school career planning to meet NCAA requirements.