Jennings High School:Guide to NCAA/NAIA

Eligibility

Welcome to JSH

Jennings Athletics (Fall) August-November

• FOOTBALL • SOFTBALL• VOLLEYBALL• CHEERLEADING

Winter Sports November-February

• CHEERLEADING• BASKETBALL

Spring Sports(February-May)

• TRACK• BASEBALL• SOCCER

Clubs/Activities• Student Council• NHS (National Honor Society• FCCLA (Family Career and Community Leaders of America)• Spirit/Pep Club• Band• Choir• Art Guild• FBLA/DECA (Future Business leaders of America)• Math Club• Journalism/Yearbook Club• Poetry Slam Club• Anime Club• Swim Club• Tennis Club

NAIA Eligibility requirements

• Graduating HS Seniors must meet 2 out of the 3:

• Minimum GPA of 2.0 on 4.0• 18 ACT or 860 SAT• Graduate in the top 50% of

class

What you need to complete in 4 years (for NCAA eligibility)

NCAA CoursesRegistering with the NCAA clearinghouse

• NCAA eligibility center reveals approved courses in our high school (see link)

*Student-athletes will need to begin thinking about their athletic future when they begin the ninth grade.

Registration with clearinghouse by the start of your Junior year.

www.eligibilitycenter.org/ https://web1.ncaa.org/hsportal/exec/hsAction

Earning Credits• A student may earn (.5) one-half unit of credit

for each class passed per semester. Students passing all their classes can earn (3.5) credits per semester and 7.0 credits per regular school year.

• YOU WILL BE CLASSIFIED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CREDITS YOU EARNED AT THE END OF EACH SEMESTER.

0-5.5 = Freshman 6.0-11.5 = Sophomore

ARE YOU ELIGIBLE?

How do you become ineligible?• Academics• You must earn 3.0 credits each semester to maintain eligibility. (Basically earning 2

Fs makes you ineligible.

• Citizenship•  You must be a creditable citizen.  Creditable citizens are those students whose

conduct - both in school and out of school - will not reflect discredit upon themselves or their school.

• NOTE: Conduct involving law enforcement must be reported to your principal or athletic director immediately as your conduct may affect eligibility or contest outcomes.

•  Sportsmanship

• If you commit an unsportsmanlike act while participating in an event, you could become ineligible.

• If your conduct as a spectator is found to be unsportsmanlike, you could be barred from attending any further high school contests.

• The unsportsmanlike conduct of any spectator, regardless of age, could cause that spectator to be barred from attending school contests.