MOON HIGH SCHOOLHS CODE 390840

The Basics

• In order for a student in their first year of collegiate enrollment to practice, compete and receive athletically related financial aid at a Division I and/or II institution they must:– Be registered at the NCAA Eligibility Center– Have Test Scores/Transcripts on file at

NCAA Eligibility Center– Receive a “Final Qualifier” Academic

Certification Status– Receive a Final Amateurism Certification

NCAA Eligibility Center

• The NCAA no longer outsources the initial-eligibility authority to the NCAA Clearinghouse. The term “Clearinghouse” is no longer in use.

• NCAA “Eligibility Center” began full operation in 2007-08.

• Staff is comprised of in-house NCAA Staff Members (whereas Clearinghouse was an outsourced independent operation).

• NCAA Eligibility Center administers:– Academic Certifications (including approval of core courses)– Amateurism Certifications– National Letter of Intent Program– Educational Outreach Initiatives

Registering with the Eligibility Center

• Any student who will attend a NCAA Division I or II institution and wishes to participate in intercollegiate athletics must register at www.eligibilitycenter.org

• Application fee: $70 - Fee waivers accepted from Guidance Counselors.

• Online Registration Only.• Must be registered and paid to go on

official visit.

What is a Core Course?An NCAA core course must meet the following:

1. Recognized academic course which qualifies for high-school graduation credit in one or a combination of: English, math, science, social studies, foreign language, nondoctrinal religion, philosophy;

2. Course must be considered college preparatory for entrance into a four-year college;

3. Mathematics must be at the level of Algebra I or higher;

4. Course must be taught by a qualified instructor;5. Course must be at or above regular academic level.6. Computer Science is eliminated as a core course

unless it has been approved under the math category.

“Eight Semester” Rule

A prospective student-athlete must complete his or her core-curriculum requirements not later than the high school graduation date of the

prospective student-athlete's class as determined by the first year of enrollment in high school

(ninth grade) or the international equivalent. Graduation from high school or

secondary school shall be based on the prospective student-athlete's prescribed educational path in his or her country.

(Division I Only)

High School Transcript and Standardized Test Score

• Core Course GPA will be determined using the official transcript sent by the High School directly to the Eligibility Center. No other type of transcript is accepted.

• SAT score is highest combination of Critical Reading and Math Sections.

• ACT score is highest combination of English, Math, Reading and Science subsections.

Important! Test Scores Submission

• Test Scores must be sent directly to the Eligibility Center via the Testing Agency.

• Code for NCAA Eligibility Center for both SAT and ACT: 9999.

• May be requested upon registration or may be sent after results are posted via the appropriate website.

• Test scores submitted by the high school on an official transcript willnot be accepted.

QUALIFIER• Final Qualifier in Division I:

– Has 16 core courses in designated areas completed within prescribed time period for high school.

– Core Course GPA corresponds with minimum test score requirement on sliding scale.

– Has graduated from High School.– May receive athletic scholarship, practice and/or compete in

first year. Has four seasons of competition.• Any student not meeting any of these requirements is a

final Non-Qualifier.– May not receive aid, practice and/or compete in first year.

Has three seasons of competition.– Some Division I conferences do not permit non-qualifiers to

participate.– No Partial Qualifier.

Division I Core-Course Requirements

• 4 units of English• 3 units of math (at Algebra I or higher)• 2 units of Nat/Phys science (one must be a lab)• 1 unit of additional English, math or science• 2 unit of social studies• 4 units of additional core-course units_____________________________________________• 16 Total Core Courses

NCAA Division I Sliding ScaleCore GPA – SAT (Verbal and Math) – ACT

2.500 820 68 2.475 830 69 2.450 840-850 70 2.425 860 70 2.400 860 71 2.375 870 72 2.350 880 732.325 890 74 2.300 900 75 2.275 910 76 2.250 920 77 2.225 930 782.200 940 79 2.175 950 80 2.150 960 80 2.125 960 81 2.100 970 82 2.075 980 83 2.050 990 84 2.025 1000 85 2.000 1010 86

3.550 & above 400 37 3.525 410 38 3.500 420 39 3.475 430 40 3.450 440 41 3.425 450 41 3.400 460 42 3.375 470 42 3.350 480 43 3.325 490 44 3.300 500 44 3.275 510 45 3.250 520 463.225 530 46 3.200 540 47 3.175 550 47 3.150 560 48 3.125 570 49 3.100 580 49 3.075 590 50 3.050 600 50 3.025 610 51 3.000 620 52•

2.975 630 52 2.950 640 53 2.925 650 53 2.900 660 54 2.875 670 55 2.850 680 56 2.825 690 56 2.800 700 57 2.775 710 58 2.750 720 592.725 730 59 2.700 730 60 2.675 740-750 61 2.650 760 62 2.625 770 63 2.600 780 64 2.575 790 65 2.550 800 66 2.525 810 67

Division II Initial Eligibility Requirements

• Qualifier: Graduates and earns a minimum of 2.0 GPA in 16 core courses as designated and 820 SAT (68 ACT). May practice, compete and receive athletics aid in freshman year.

• Partial Qualifier: Graduates and meets either the GPA requirement or the test score requirement. In freshman year, may receive athletics aid and practice only on campus, but may not compete; still has 4 seasons of eligibility.

• Non-qualifier: Any prospect who is neither a Qualifier nor a Partial Qualifier. No practice, competition or athletics aid in freshman year; still has 4 seasons of eligibility.

Division II Core-Course Requirements

• 3* years of English• 2* years of math (at Algebra I or higher)• 2 years of Nat/Phys science (one must be a lab)• 3* years of additional English, math or science• 2 years of social studies• 4 years of additional core-course units_____________________________________________• 16 Total Core Courses

Approved Courses Form (48H)

Each High School has a 48H form, found at high school administrator website, where

all accepted core courses are listed by subject area. Guidance Counselors may

update this form via the website. A course will not be accepted as core—even if it meets the definition—if it is not listed

properly on this form.*NEW at Eligibility Center: Date of Last Update*

ENGLISH• English 9, 10, 11, 12 A• English 9, 10, 11, 12• English 9, 10, 11 H

• English 11, 12 ACAD• English AP

• Communications 1• Contemporary Fiction• Contemporary Non-

Fiction

• Creative Non Fiction Writing

• Poetry• Shakespearean &

Contemp Drama• Survey of British Lit• Survey of World Lit

MATHEMATICS• ALGEBRA 1• ALGEBRA II• ALGEBRA II H• ALGEBRA IIA (.5 unit max)• ALGEBRA II B (.5 unit max)• APPLIED STATISTICS/CHS• BUSINESS CALCULUS/CHS• CALCULUS• CALCULUS AB/AP• CALCULUS BC/AP• GEOMETRY• GEOMETRY/H• INTEGRATED MATH 1A (.67

unit max)• INTEGRATED MATH 1B/2A

(.67 unit max)

• INTEGRATED MATH 2B (.67 unit max)

• ALGEBRA I Concepts and Skills

• GEOMETRY Concepts and Skills

• TRIG/PRE-CALCULUS• TRIG/PRE-CALCULUS/H• TRIGONOMETRY/COLLEGE

ALGEBRA

Natural Physical Science, each have a lab

• BIOLOGY• BIOLOGY 2/H• BIOLOGY/AP• BIOLOGY/H• CHEMISTRY• CHEMISTRY/AP• CHEMISTRY/H• EARTH AND ITS

ENVIRONMENT

• EARTH/SPACE SCIENCE

• ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

• PHYSICAL SCIENCE• PHYSICS• PHYSICS/COLLEGE IN

HIGH SCHOOL (CHS)• PHYSICS/H

Social Sciences• 20TH CENTURY AMERICA• 20TH CENTURYMERICA/H• Social Studies 9, 10, 11, 12 A• CHANGING AMERICA• CIVICS AND ECONOMICS• COMP WORLD HISTORY 10, 11• COMP WORLD HISTORY 10, 11 H• COMPARATIVE WORLD HISTORY• COMPARATIVE WORLD HISTORY H• CONTEMP GLOBAL HIST AND

CURRENT EVENTS (also H)• ETHICS • EUROPEAN HISTORY/AP• INTRO. TO BEHAVORIAL SCIENCES• MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY• MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY/H

• PRACTICAL JUSTICE• PSYCHOLOGY

• SOCIOLOGY• U.S. GOVERNMENT/ECONOMICS• U.S. GOVERNMENT/POLITICS/AP

• U.S. History 9 A• U.S. HISTORY 9, 10

• U.S. HISTORY 9, 10 H• US HISTORY 1865-1945

• US HISTORY 1865-1945 H• US HISTORY AP

• WORLD CULTURES• WORLD CULTURES H

Additional Core Courses• FRENCH 1• FRENCH 2• FRENCH 3• FRENCH 4• FRENCH 4/H• FRENCH 5• FRENCH 5/H• GERMAN 1• GERMAN 2• GERMAN 3• GERMAN 4

• GERMAN 4/H• GERMAN 5• GERMAN 5/H• SPANISH 1• SPANISH 2• SPANISH 3• SPANISH 4• SPANISH 4/H• SPANISH 5• SPANISH 5/H• MANDARIN CHINESE 1• MANDARIN CHINESE 2

DENIED COURSES• ENGLISH 11/APPLIED • ENGLISH 12/APPLIED • BUSINESS MATH • APPLIED BIOLOGY• APPLIED CHEMISTRY• EARTH & ITS ENVIRON-

APPLIED • DATABASE PWRPT

ACCOUNTING 1• ACCOUNTING 1• ADV ACCOUNTING

• DESKTOP PUBLISHING • ORACLE INTERNET

ACADEMY• ORACLE INTERNET

ACADEMY 1-4• SPREADSHEET /

DATABASE• VISUAL BASIC 1• VISUAL BASIC 2• WORD PROCESSING

•FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE YEAR

MEET WITH YOUR GUIDANCE COUNSELER AND ONLINE CORE COURSE LISTING TO ENSURE YOU ARE ON TRACK

AS A PROSPECTIVE

STUDENT-ATHLETE, WHAT DO I

NEED TO DO?

• Junior year Take ACT or SAT test.Report scores directly to the NCAA Eligibility Center: Code 9999.Be sure to double check your approved core courses list (48H) to be sure that it reflects the current coursework being offered at your high school.Register on line with the Eligibility Center.

• After junior year Register on line with the Eligibility Center.Students must be registered for the NCAA Eligibility Center in order to begin taking official (paid) visits during their senior year of high school.Counselor sends six-semester official transcript to the Clearinghouse. If PSA has attended multiple high schools, transcripts from each high school must be submitted.

Once PSA receives preliminary report they should review it closely.

During the senior yearContinue to monitor course selection.Check preliminary report. Check course titles against Approved Courses Form (48H) for

each high school attended.Remind students to have all test scores and transcripts sent to

Eligibility Center. (Test Scores must be sent online).

After the senior yearCounselor sends final official transcript (with proof of graduation)

to the NCAA Eligibility Center.

Upon enrollment in a Division I or II institution, a recruited student may participate in practice activities for no more than 14 days without a FINAL academic and amateur certification. A non-recruited student may participate for 45 days. No

students may compete with a pending status.

PIN Numbers

• Students who forget PIN numbers and passwords (specifically Eligibility Center PIN and SAT/ACT website password) are experiencing delays in certification process.

• What can ADs/Guidance Counselors do?– If they assist with registration, save PIN/Password.– Have test scores sent to Eligibility Center upon

registration for test.

New Eligibility Center Website

eligibilitycenter.org

Financial Aid

• National Letter of Intent (NLI)– Binding one-year agreement.– Prospect must attend that institution for one year.– Institution must provide prospect with athletics

financial aid in conjunction with the NLI.– Athletic aid is for one year only, renewed on a year-

to year basis.

Mr. Pat Bostick• Former NCAA / Univ. of Pittsburgh

Scholarship Athlete• Assistant Director of Development – Pitt

Athletics• IMG Sports Network – Pitt Football Radio

Color Analyst

HOW TO GET RECRUITED• Get Evaluated: Coaches don’t have time to look at every player

so they have to rely on credible sources to get their information.

• Post your academic/athletic resume online: This is a fast and easy way to get connected with coaches.

• Create a winning highlight/skills video: Again, coaches can’t personally look at every recruit so they need a way to see your talents.

• Contact coaches: They can’t recruit you if they don’t know who you are!

• Start building relationships and following up with coaches now: The recruiting process started yesterday! With how competitive recruiting has become, athletes need to start building relationships with coaches as early as junior high.

Moon Athletic Information

• www.moonarea.net – click Athletics and Activities, click Sports

• Twitter @moontigersports

• www.highschoolsports.net, search Moon Area

Questions??

•Mr. Rich – Director of Athletics

rrich@moonarea.net

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•Ms. Wagner – Guidance Counselor

ewagner@moonarea.net

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