College Admission College Admission and Sports and Sports EligibilityEligibility

Rancho Cotate High School

AGPAColleges only look at your academic GPA

Your AGPA is your GPA from you’re A-G courses

Most will look at your weighted GPA

You can control your GPA!!! Keep your grades up!

UC/CSU Requirements A-G requirements: Must pass with a C

or better (but a 2.0 will likely not get you accepted!) 4 years English 3 years Math (4 years recommended for UC/CSU) 3 years history 2 years science (1 physical, 1 biological) (3 years

recommended) 2 years foreign language (3 years recommended) 1 year Visual or Performing Art Academic electives – 10 units (recommended additional

years are included here)

CSU Eligibility Index Formula

Students with an AGPA of 3.0 and have taken either the SAT or ACT, are eligible but admission is not guaranteed

CSU minimum eligibility formula: AGPA x 800 + SAT (Reading and Math) =

2900AGPA x 200 + (10 x ACT Comp) = 694

NCAA vs. NAIANCAA NAIA

1200 Participating Schools 300 Participating Schools

3 Divisions 2 Divisions

23 Sports 13 Sports

Scholarships for Divisions I and II Scholarships for Divisions I and II

126,000 student athletes 60,000 student athletes

Reference: Exactsports.com

NCAARequirements for practicing, playing and getting a scholarship to a Division I or II college or university:

1.Graduate from high school

2.Complete 16 core courses with a “D” or higher

3.Meet the required grade point average (GPA)

4.Present a qualifying test score on either the ACT or SAT

5.Complete the amateurism questionnaire and request final amateurism certification

NCAA16 Core Courses

Years Subject

4 English

3 Math (Alg. 1 or higher)

2 Science (Natural/Physical, 1 Year Lab)

1 Additional Course (English/Math/Science)

2 Social Studies (World History, US History)

4 Additional Academic Courses (listed above & World Language)

NCAATo Check Approved Courses

1. Go to www.eligibilitycenter.org

2. Enter as a college bound athlete

3. Click on the “Resources” link at the top

4. Click “US Student” with the pop-up

5. Go to “Are You On Track?” and select “List of NCAA Courses”

NCAAIf a course you took is not on the list, then it will

not be used in your eligibility determination

Courses that appear on your transcript must match exactly what is on the list

NCAA Core courses are not always the same as a-g

NCAAFRESHMAN & SOPHOMORE YEARS:

Take core and “a-g” classes

GET GOOD GRADES EVERY YEAR!!!

Pass the CAHSEE (10th Grade)

Sign-up to take the PSAT (10th Grade)

NCAAJUNIOR YEAR:

Students should register with the eligibility center their junior year in high school at www.eligibilitycenter.org

Take NCAA core and “a-g” approved courses

Juniors should sign-up for the PSAT in October

Junior Athletes who are NCAA registered NEED TO HAVE A OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT SENT TO NCAA at the end of your JUNIOR year. NCAA must receive this transcript before the start of your senior year if you want to be reviewed for eligibility.

Official transcripts must be requested and sent to the Eligibility Center for EVERY HIGH SCHOOL that was attended

Juniors MUST TAKE the SAT/ACT in the spring and SHOULD HAVE their scores forwarded to the Eligibility Center directly by using code “9999” when registering

NCAASENIOR YEAR:

Take NCAA core and “a-g” courses

GET GOOD GRADES!!!

Take the ACT and/or SAT again, if necessary

Request final amateurism certification on or after April 1st from the Eligibility Center

Graduate on time (8 semesters)

After graduation, have Rancho send final transcripts to the Eligibility Center with proof of graduation

NCAARECRUITING RULES

1.Each sport has a set rules and you must learn them.

2. Freshman & Sophomore year you are allowed unofficial visits, up to three complimentary tickets to a sporting event and may only talk to a coach on his/her campus

3.After September 1st of your junior year, you may receive literature

4.After July 1st at the end of your junior year, a coach may contact you, but only off of his/her campus and he/she is allowed one phone call per week to you

5.Senior Year: 5 official visits (1 per campus, 2 days max.)

NCAACHANGES COMING FOR THE CLASS OF 2015

1.10 of the 16 core courses must be completed prior to the start of the senior year

7 of the 10 must be from English, Math, Science

2.Sliding scale to practice and receive a scholarship during the first year stays the same, but the sliding scale to compete increases significantly

NCAACHANGES COMING FOR THE CLASS OF 2015

Sliding Scale Examples

GPA MINIMUM SAT MINIMUM ACT

3.5 600 50

3.0 800 66

2.5 1000 85

2.3 1080 93

Below 2.3 Ineligible Ineligible

NCAACHANGES COMING FOR THE CLASS OF 2015

FULL QUALIFIER: A college-bound scholar may receive a scholarship, practice and compete in the first year of enrollment at the Division I college or university.

1.Complete 16 core courses

2.Have a minimum core-course GPA of 2.300

3.Meet sliding scale requirement of GPA and ACT/SAT score

4.Graduate from High School on time

NCAACHANGES COMING FOR THE CLASS OF 2015

RED SHIRT: College-bound scholar may receive a scholarship and may practice during the first regular academic term, but may NOT compete in the first year of enrollment.

1.Complete 16 core courses

2.Have a minimum core-course GPA of 2.000

3.Meet academic redshirt sliding scale for GPA and ACT/SAT

4.Graduate from High School on time

NAIAELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Test Score GPA Class Rank

Achieve a minimum of 18 on the ACT or 860 on the SAT

Achieve a minimum overall high school GPA of 2.0

Graduate in the top half of the high school class

Must meet two of three

NAIAJUNIOR YEAR:

You must register at: www.playnaia.org $65 Fee, but can be waived with a Fee Waiver if

applicable. When registering for the ACT/SAT include sending your

scores to the NAIA by using code “9876”

Early Decision1. Completed Junior Year2. Will enroll in an NAIA institution after high school3. Have at least a 3.0 GPA4. Have at least an 860 SAT or 18 ACT5. Send in your transcript.

Community CollegeJunior Colleges in California do not give athletic

scholarships

Most JCs in other states give athletic scholarships and many have dorms.