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NCAA Clearinghouse

College-Bound Student-Athletes 2023-2024

CEEB Code for Steinert: 311483, Nottingham: 311484, West: 311485

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NCAA Initial Process

Student-athletes must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center to be eligible to play NCAA Division I or II sports in college. Athletes playing in Division III do not have to register.

https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/

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NCAA Athletic Scholarships

Division 1 schools may provide tuition and fees, room and board, books and other

expenses related to attendance to the school.

Division 2 schools may cover tuition and fees and some other expenses
Schools may provide partial tuitions and fees
Only about 2% of high school athletes are awarded athletic scholarships to compete in college

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Letter of Intent

NLI

Students are required to be registered with the NCAA eligibility center to receive a written offer of financial aid and sign a National Letter of Intent (NLI)

Students who are on free or reduced lunch can get a fee waiver for the NCAA eligibility center.

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High School TimeLine

9th grade: students can register for a Free profile page Use your Personal Email Address only- option 1: https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/register/PROFILE
10th grade: monitor your grades and courses that are approved by the NCAA
If you are being actively recruited by an NCAA school, you need to transition your account to the right certification account.
11th grade: stay on track to complete the required courses for graduation and for the NCAA
SAT/ACT scores are no longer required!
Request your transcript to be uploaded into the Eligibility Center at the beginning of your senior year/end of your 11th grade year once transcripts are finalized.
Students must have their final transcript uploaded into the Eligibility Center for Final approval

REMEMBER ONLY APPROVED COURSES COUNT STARTING IN 9th GRADE. STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY A COLLEGE SPORT IF THEY ARE NOT CLEARED THROUGH THE NCAA CLEARINGHOUSE

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What are Core Classes?

English (English 9-12)

Math (Algebra , Geometry, Algebra 2 and higher)

Science (Environmental, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and higher science courses)

Social Science (US 1/2 , World and other approved courses)

World Language (Spanish, French, Italian…)

See the NCAA list of approved courses

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Calculating the Core GPA

Generally, you receive the same number of credits from the NCAA for a core course that you receive from your high school for the class. One academic semester of a class counts for .5 of a core course credit. One academic trimester of a class counts for .34 of a core-course credit. One academic quarter of a class counts for .25 of a core-course credit. A one-year class taken over a longer period of time is considered one core course and is not awarded more than one credit.

To calculate your estimated core-course grade-point average, divide the total number of quality points for all of your core courses by the total number of core-course units you have completed.

To calculate quality points for each core course, multiply the following points for each grade by the amount of credit earned for the class:

A: 4 points
B: 3 points
C: 2 points
D: 1 point

Examples

An A grade (4 points) for a semester course (0.50 units): 4 points x 0.50 units = 2.00 total quality points
An A grade (4 points) for a full-year course (1.00 units): 4 points x 1.00 units = 4.00 quality points

NCAA D1 D2 Worksheet for Grade Calculation

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Division 1

Division I academic eligibility

To be eligible to compete in NCAA sports during your first year at a Division I school, you must graduate high school and meet ALL the following requirements:

Complete 16 core courses:

Four years of English
Three years of math (Algebra 1 or higher)
Two years of natural/physical science (including one year of lab science if your high school offers it)
One additional year of English, math or natural/physical science
Two years of social science
Four additional years of English, math, natural/physical science, social science, foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy

Complete 10 core courses, including seven in English, math or natural/physical science, before your seventh semester. Once you begin your seventh semester, you may not repeat or replace any of those 10 courses to improve your core-course GPA.
Earn at least a 2.3 GPA in your core courses.

For more details about the Eligibility Center’s response to COVID-19, click here (PDF).

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Division II

Division II Academic Eligibility

To be eligible to compete in NCAA sports during your first year at a Division II school, you must meet academic requirements for your core courses, grade-point average (GPA) and test scores.

You must graduate high school and meet ALL the following requirements:

Complete 16 core courses:

Three years of English.
Two years of math (Algebra 1 or higher).
Two years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if your high school offers it).
Three additional years of English, math or natural or physical science
Two years of social science
Four additional years of English, math, natural or physical science, social science, foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy

Earn at least a 2.2 GPA in your core courses.