NCAA & NAIAScholar-Athlete

Information for High School Students

There are Two College Sports Governing Associations

NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association

NAIA -National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

NCAA has 3 Divisions

Division I –Typically large, highly ranked schools with more financial aid available than other divisions. Note: Division I Schools further divide into Division IA and IAA (football only)

Division II – Intermediate- level collegiate play with some athletic financial aid available.

Division III - Consists of colleges that choose not to offer athletically related financial aid to their student-athletes.

Tennessee Division I SchoolsFOOTBALL

ONLYAustin Peay State U

Belmont UUT-CETSU

Lipscomb UU of Memphis

MTSUUT-KUT-MTSUTTU

Vanderbilt U

Division I-A –U of MemphisMiddle Tennessee State UniversityUT-KVanderbilt University

Division I-AA –Austin Peay State UniversityUT-ChattanoogaUT-MartinTennessee State UniversityTennessee Technological University

NCAA Division I -Eligibility Requirements

HS Coursework, ACT, and GPA

HS Coursework4 years of English

3 years of Math (Alg I & higher)2 years of Science

1 additional year of an English, Math or Science4 additional years of any combination of English, Math, Science, Foreign Lang., philosophy/religion

HS GPA & ACT Requirement

The ACT score required for Division I is based on your GPA. (See Mrs. Jones in SCC for scale)For example, with a 3.0 GPA you would need at least a 52 sum of ACT scores (GPA is figured on NCAA required HS courses only).

O Scale is available in SCC or online at www.eligibilitycenter.org

ACT Score used by NCAA

NCAA – Division II Schools (TN only)

Carson–Newman CollegeChristian Brothers University

King College Lane College

LeMoyne–Owen College Lincoln Memorial University

Tusculum College

HS Requirements for NCAA-Division II

HS Coursework 3 years of English

2 years of Math (Alg I & higher)2 years of Science

2 years of Social Science3 additional years of English, Math or Science

4 additional years of any combination of English, Math, Science, Foreign Lang., philosophy/religion

HS GPA & ACT Requirements-NCAA Division II

► ACT Sum of Scores = or greater than 68

and► GPA – 2.0 on a 4.0 scale and is figured based only on NCAA required HS coursework

ACT Score used by NCAA

NCAA-III Tennessee SchoolsMaryville CollegeRhodes College

Sewanee: The University of the South

There are no special requirements for NCAA-Division III

Schools. (See school for admission

requirements)

NAIA - National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

Every student who plays in the NAIA for the first time must have

their eligibility determined through the NAIA Eligibility Center

beginning in 2010.

NAIA TN Schools

Bethel University Bryan College

Cumberland University Fisk University

Freed-Hardeman University Lee University

Martin Methodist College Milligan College

Tennessee Wesleyan College Trevecca Nazarene University

Union University

Eligibility Requirements for NAIA Schools

Graduate from an accredited high school

& Meet two (2) of the following

requirements:►Score minimum of 18 on the ACT (composite score)► 2.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale)► Graduate in top 50% of your high school class

How do I register?First, determine which governing association you will need to register with (NCAA/NAIA) according to your sport and college preference(s).For NCAA – ► Plan HS course selections according to NCAA eligibility requirements► Go to www.ncaaeligibilitycenter.com and register by end of Semester 1 of Senior year.► Come to SCC office to request transcript sent to NCAA.► Continue to be aware of your GPA each semester and improve your ACT► Use code “9999” to have ACT scores sent directly to NCAA

► Plan HS course selections according to college requirements► Go to www.PlayNAIA.org and register by the end of Semester 1 of Senior Year.► Come to SCC office to request transcript sent to NAIA.► Continue to be aware of your GPA each semester and improve your ACT► Use code “9876” to have ACT scores sent directly to NAIA

Registration process for NAIA:

ReferenceYou can obtain more information about individual sports and scholarship guidelines by visiting:NCAA – www.ncaaeligibilitycenter.org and

www.ncaa.org

NAIA – www.PlayNAIA.org and www.NAIA.org