Lamar

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NCAA Clearinghouse

• Lamar
• County
• High
• School
• Athletics

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What is the Clearinghouse?

• The clearinghouse evaluates student courses,
• grades and test scores to determine whether
• students meet prescribed minimum academic
• requirements.

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Clearinghouse ?s

• Do I have to register with the clearinghouse?
• Yes. If you want to participant in Division I or
  II athletics, you must register.
• When is the best time to register with the
  clearinghouse? Junior Year.
• What if I attended more than one high school?
  An official transcript for each high school
  attended is required.
• Is clearinghouse certification the same as
  college admission? No. Initial-eligibility
  certification from the clearinghouse does not
  guarantee your admission to any Division I or II
  college.

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More Questions?

• Is there a registration deadline? No
• Is there a registration fee? Yes, 50. The cost
  can be waived if you receive free or reduced
  lunch and you have used an SAT or ACT waiver. See
  your counselor
• Who may see my academic information? The
  clearinghouse will provide eligibility
  information only to colleges that request your
  academic information.

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Eligibility and Admission

• Admission to an NCAA college or university is NOT
  the same as NCAA initial eligibility. Each
  institution decides which students to admit,
  based on its admissions criteria.
• A student-athlete who meets NCAA
  initial-eligibility standards, may not be
  admitted to the institution. Likewise, a
  student-athlete who gains admission to a college
  or university may not meet NCAA
  initial-eligibility standards.

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Core Course Requirements

• A list of THSs NCAA-approved Core Courses can be
  found at www.ncaaclearinghouse.net.
• Eighth-grade courses DO NOT satisfy
  initial-eligibility requirements.
• Courses taken after a students eighth semester
  (fourth year) of high school will NOT satisfy
  Division I eligibility requirements. However, for
  Division II schools, all core courses completed
  after high school but before initial full-time
  enrollment in college, may meet NCAA requirements.

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Division I Standards

• 2008 and After 16 core courses
• 4 years of English
• 3 years of Math
• 2 years of Science
• 1 year of additional English, Math, or Science
• 2 years of Social Science
• 4 years of additional courses (see 2005-2007)

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Division II Standards

• 14 Core Courses
• 3 years of English
• 2 years of Math
• 2 years of Science
• 2 years of additional English, Math, or Science
• 2 years of Social Science
• 3 years of additional courses

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More Division II Criteria

• There is NO sliding scale.
• The minimum core GPA is 2.0.
• The minimum SAT is 820 (verbal math only) and
  the minimum ACT sum score is 68.

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What is a Nonqualifer?

• If you do not meet the requirements, you
• May not participate in athletics competition or
  practice during your first year in college
• May receive financial aid based only on need (not
  athletics-based financial aid)
• May only play three seasons

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What is a Partial Qualifier?

• Used in Division II only. An individual who has
  met part of the academic requirements.
• Athletes may practice on campus and receive
  financial aid, but cant compete for one academic
  year. However, you may compete for the four
  seasons remaining

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What color is your Shirt?

• Grayshirt an individual who is recruited out of
  high school, but who delays enrollment in college
  for a term or terms.

• Redshirt an individual who does not play in ANY
  college game or scrimmage, in a given academic
  year. If you play in even 1 second of a game as a
  college athlete, you cant be a redshirt

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NCAA Contact Information

• NCAA Website www.ncaa.org
• Clearinghouse Website www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
• U.S. callers 1.877.262.1492
• International Callers 1.319.337.1492
• 24 hour telephone response 1.877.861.3003
• Fax [phone]

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Lamar County High School Counselors