It is never too early to start carving your path towards a collegiate athletics career. The below timeline will assist students in seeing what steps to take during each year in high school.
9th Grade – PLAN
- Start planning now! Take the right classes and earn the best grades possible.
- Find your high school’s list of NCAA-approved core courses at eligibilitycenter.org/courselist.
- Sign up for a free Profile Page at eligibilitycenter.org for information on NCAA requirements.
10th Grade – REGISTER
- If you fall behind academically, ask your guidance counselor for help finding approved courses you can take.
- Register for a Profile Page or Certification Account with the NCAA Eligibility Center at eligibilitycenter.org.
- Monitor your Eligibility Center account for next steps.
- At the end of the year, ask the Guidance Office Staff at each high school or program you attended (including online programs) to upload your official transcript to your NCAA Eligibility Center account.
11th Grade – STUDY
- Check with your Guidance Counselor to make sure you are on track to complete the required number of NCAA-approved courses and graduate on time with your class.
- Take the ACT or SAT and submit your scores to the NCAA Eligibility Center using code 9999.
- Ensure your sports participation information is correct in your Eligibility Center account.
- At the end of the year, ask the Guidance Office Staff at each high school or program you attended (including online programs) to upload your official transcript to your NCAA Eligibility Center account.
12th Grade – GRADUATE
- Complete your final NCAA-approved core courses as you prepare for graduation.
- Take the ACT or SAT again, if necessary, and submit your scores to the NCAA Eligibility Center using code 9999.
- Request your final amateurism certification beginning April 1 (fall enrollees) or October 1 (winter/spring enrollees) in your NCAA Eligibility Center account at eligibilitycenter.org.
- After you graduate, ask the Guidance Office Staff to upload your final official transcript with proof of graduation to your NCAA Eligibility Center account.
- Reminder: Only students on an NCAA Division I or II school’s institutional request list will receive a certification.
How to plan your high school courses to meet the 16 core-course requirement:
- 9th Grade
- (1) English
- (1) Math
- (1) Science
- (1) Social Science and/or additional core course
- 10th Grade
- (1) English
- (1) Math
- (1) Science
- (1) Social Science and/or additional core course
- 11th Grade
- (1) English
- (1) Math
- (1) Science
- (1) Social Science and/or additional core course
- 12th Grade
- (1) English
- (1) Math
- (1) Science
- (1) Social Science and/or additional core course
