Transcript OVERVIEW

Expectations of a
NCAA Division I
Student-Athlete
Presented by:
Mitzi Clayton
Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance
University of Missouri
OVERVIEW
Initial-Eligibility
Amateurism
Recruiting
Continuing Eligibility
Athletics Aid
Life as a Collegiate StudentAthlete
INITIAL-ELIGIBILITY
Four Parts of Initial Eligibility
1. Graduation from high school.
2. Minimum core grade-point average.
3. Minimum ACT or SAT test score.
4. Completion of 16 core courses.
[NCAA Bylaw 14.3.1.1]
Core Course Definition
1. Qualifies for graduation credit in English, math,
science, social studies, foreign language,
nondoctrinal religion, philosophy;
2. Considered college preparatory for entrance
into a four-year college;
3. Taught by a qualified instructor; and
4. At or above regular academic level.
[NCAA Bylaw 14.3.1.2]
Use of Non-Traditional Courses
Internet, Distance Learning, Independent Study, Individualized Instruction, Correspondence
1.
Must meet definition of NCAA core course;
2.
Instructor and student have access to one another
for teaching, evaluating, assisting;
3.
Evaluation of work is conducted by appropriate
academic authorities; and
4.
Acceptable for all students, and is placed on the
high school transcript.
[NCAA Bylaw 14.3.1.2.2]
2008 Division I Requirements:
16 Core Courses
4 years of English
3 years of math (at Algebra I or higher)
2 years of science (one must be a lab)
1 year of additional English, math or
science
2 years of social science
4 years of additional core course units
from any of the above areas
[NCAA Bylaw 14.3.1.1]
Division I Initial-Eligibility
Index
NOTE: This is an abbreviated version of the full scale.
Core GPA
SAT
ACT
(Sum Score)
3.550
400
37
3.000
2.750
2.500
2.250
620
720
820
920
52
59
68
77
2.000
1010
86
[NCAA Bylaw 14.3.1.1.1]
Accommodations for
Students with Disabilities
Use of a nonstandard ACT and/or SAT
test.
[NCAA Bylaw 14.3.1.3.3]
Use of courses taken after high-school
graduation.
[NCAA Bylaw 14.3.1.2.1.1]
Use of courses specifically designed for
students with disabilities.
[NCAA Bylaw 14.3.1.2.5]
How to Prepare for Qualifier Status
• Carefully (and strategically!) choose courses
• Core course lists are available at
www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
• Junior Year: take ACT or SAT
• Report test score to Clearinghouse (Code:
9999)
• NEW! All ACT/SAT test scores must be sent
directly to Clearinghouse by ACT/SAT
[NCAA Bylaw
14.3.1.3.4]
How to Prepare for Qualifier Status
• After Junior Year: register with Clearinghouse
($50.00)
• Have HS Counselor send a 6th semester
transcript to the Clearinghouse
Senior Year: course selection is key
• Retake ACT or SAT, if necessary
• After Senior Year: have HS Counselor send a final
transcript to the Clearinghouse with proof of
graduation
Transcript Accuracy is Key
Once the Clearinghouse receives
a final transcript, a revised transcript will
not be used.
All transcript changes after graduation
must be handled through the initialeligibility waiver process.
[NCAA Bylaw 14.3.1.2.1]
What is the NCAA’s jurisdiction?
NCAA Working Group on Initial Eligibility Trends
Does it include the pre-collegiate environment?
– The NCAA has the right to establish initial eligibility standards,
verify core courses and validate the institutions they attend.
– In June 2006, 15 schools were invalidated. In March 2007, 4
more schools were invalidated and 200 more schools are
expected to be placed under review.
– Even if a school is not invalidated, individual student-athlete’s
academic record could be invalidated based on an individual
review.
Core-Curriculum Time Limitation
Prospect must complete core courses not
later than the date he/she is expected to
graduate based upon his initial enrollment
in 9th grade.
– EXCEPTION: May use one core course after
high school graduation
AMATEURISM
Definitions
Amateurism: student-athletes shall be amateurs in
an intercollegiate sport, and their participation
should be motivated primarily by education and by
the physical, mental and social benefits to be
derived. Student participation in intercollegiate
athletics is an avocation, and student-athletes
should be protected from exploitation by
professional and commercial enterprises. [NCAA Bylaw 2.9]
Professional Athlete: an athlete who receives any
kind of payment, directly or indirectly, for athletics
participation.
[NCAA Bylaw 12.02.3]
What is the Amateurism
Clearinghouse?
New for all student-athletes entering a
Division I or II institution after 8/1/07
Streamlined with the Initial Eligibility
Clearinghouse.
Determines whether a prospective
student-athlete (both domestic and
international) is an amateur.
General Information
Students will complete an online
questionnaire about their athletics history
(www.ncaaclearinghouse.net)
Online registration will be part of the existing
process that certifies academic eligibility
No additional fee ($50.00)
Elite athletes will be reviewed automatically by the
NCAA staff.
What types of questions
will be asked?
Contracts with a
professional team
Salary for participating in
athletics
Prize money above actual
and necessary expenses
Play with professionals
Educational expenses
from individual or entity
other than the prospect’s
parents
Preferential treatment
based on athletics
participation or reputation
Tryouts, practice, or
competition with a
professional team
Benefits from an agent or
prospective agent
Agreement to be
represented by an agent
Organized-competition
rule
RECRUITING
Recruiting Definitions
Contact: any face-to-face encounter between a
prospect or prospect’s relative or legal guardian
and an institutional staff member or athletics
representative during which any dialogue occurs
in excess of an exchange of greetings.
[NCAA Bylaw 13.02.3]
Evaluation: any off-campus activity designed to
assess the academic qualifications or athletics
ability of a prospect.
[NCAA Bylaw 13.02.6]
Telephone calls: all electronically transmitted
human voice exchange.
[NCAA Bylaw 13.02.14]
Recruiting Definitions
Official Visit: an official visit to a member
institution by a prospective student-athlete is a
visit financed in whole or in part by the member
institution.
[NCAA Bylaw 13.02.15.1]
Unofficial Visit: an unofficial visit to a member
institution by a prospective student-athlete is a
visit made at the prospective student-athlete’s
own expense.
[NCAA Bylaw 13.02.15.2]
Football Recruiting
Recruiting Materials/E-Mails/: September 1st of junior year
[NCAA Bylaw 13.4.1]
Telephone Calls: 1 call between April 15 - May 31 during
junior year and 1 per week starting September
1st of senior year (Unlimited calls during contact periods)
[NCAA Bylaw 13.1.3.1.1]
Off-Campus Contact: Last Sunday following the last
Saturday in November (6 during Senior Year)
[NCAA Bylaws 13.1.1.1.1 and 13.1.6.2]
Evaluations: 1 in fall and 2 from April 15-May 31
[NCAA Bylaw 13.1.8.4]
Official Visit: Opening day of classes of senior year [NCAA Bylaw
13.6.2.2.1]
Men’s Basketball
Recruiting Materials/E-Mails: June 15th following
sophomore year [NCAA Bylaw 13.4.1]
Telephone Calls: 1 per month beginning June 15th following
sophomore year and 2 per week after August 1 of senior
year [NCAA Bylaw 13.1.3.1.2]
Off-Campus Contact: September of senior year (3 during
senior year) [NCAA Bylaws 13.1.1.1.2 and 13.1.6.3]
Evaluations: 7 recruiting opportunities (opportunities =
contacts + evaluations) [NCAA Bylaw 13.1.8.5]
Official Visit: Opening day of classes of senior year
13.6.2.2.1]
[NCAA Bylaw
Women’s Basketball
Recruiting Materials/E-Mails: September 1st of junior year
[NCAA
Bylaw 13.4.1]
Telephone Calls: 1 during each of the months of April and
May, 1 between June 1-20 following the junior year; 1
between June 21 - 30; 3 during the month of July following the
junior year; and 1 per week during the senior year [NCAA Bylaw 13.1.3.1.3]
Off-Campus Contact: September of senior year (3 during
Senior Year) [NCAA Bylaws 13.1.1.1.2 and 13.1.6.4]
Evaluations: 5 recruiting opportunities (opportunities =
contacts + evaluations) [NCAA Bylaw 13.1.8.6]
Official Visit: Opening day of classes
[NCAA Bylaw 13.6.2.2.1]
All Other Sports
Recruiting Materials/E-Mails: September 1st of junior year
[NCAA Bylaw 13.4.1]
Telephone Calls: 1 per week following July 1st of the junior
Year [NCAA Bylaw 13.1.3.1]
Off-Campus Contact: July 1st following junior year (No more
than 3); July 15th in Gymnastics [NCAA Bylaw 13.1.1.1 and 13.1.6.1]
Evaluations: 7 recruiting opportunities (opportunities =
contacts + evaluations) [NCAA Bylaw 13.1.6.1]
Official Visit: Opening day of classes of senior year
13.6.2.2.1]
[NCAA Bylaw
Recruiting: Unofficial Visit
Prospect pays all expenses
[NCAA Bylaw 13.7.2.1]
Institution may provide three complimentary
admissions to an on-campus athletics
event
[NCAA Bylaw 13.7.2.1]
Prospect may take an unofficial visit at any time (except
during a dead period or in men’s basketball, during the
month of July)
[NCAA Bylaws 13.7.1, 13.7.1.1, and 13.7.1.2]
Prospect may make as many unofficial visits as he/she
wishes
[NCAA Bylaw 13.7.1]
Recruiting: Official Visit
Institution finances all or part of the visit
Maximum of 5 visits per prospect
One visit per school
[NCAA Bylaw 13.6]
[NCAA Bylaw 13.6.2.2]
[NCAA Bylaw 13.6.2.1]
Maximum 48 hours in length
[NCAA Bylaw 13.6.3]
Academic requirements for visit:
– Test score (SAT, ACT, PLAN, PSAT)
– HS or College Transcript
– NEW! Must register with the Clearinghouse and be
placed on the institution’s IRL
[NCAA Bylaw 13.6.2.2.2.1]
[NCAA Bylaw 13.6.2.2.2.2]
National Letter of Intent
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
– One year basic penalty: sit a year & lose a
year
Post-NLI Signing
No limit on contacts or evaluations
[NCAA Bylaw 13.1.6.8]
Still no more than one visit per week to HS in
football and men’s basketball during a contact
period
[NCAA Bylaw 13.1.6.8]
Still no contact on- or off-campus during dead
period (except WBB)
[NCAA Bylaws 13.1.6.8 and 13.1.6.8.1]
Unlimited telephone calls
[NCAA Bylaw 13.1.3.3.3]
Practice/Competition site restrictions remain
[NCAA Bylaw 13.1.6.8]
Important Telephone
Numbers & Web Sites
NCAA Clearinghouse
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877/262-1492
877/861-3003 24-hour automated line
319/337-1556 Fax
www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
NCAA National Office
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317/917-6222
800/638-3731 Hotline
317/917-6622 Fax
www.ncaa.org
College Bound Student-Athlete
Guide
– http://www.ncaa.org/library/general/c
bsa/2007-08/2007-08_cbsa.pdf
CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY
What it takes to stay eligible
6 hours a semester
18 hours an academic year
24 hours prior to 3rd semester
The 40/60/80 rule
Term-by-term GPA requirements
Goal is to graduate in five years
The rates: APR, GSR, Federal
Graduation Rates
Athletics Aid
Summer aid to incoming recruits
Equivalency versus Head Count
Outside aid based on athletics may count
towards the SA and sport limitation
Institutional (non-athletics) aid may
necessitate a reduction in athletics aid
Awarded on a year-by-year basis
Life as a Student-Athlete
Practice Requirements
Academic Support Services
Community Service
Life Skills Programming
Social Conduct
Year-Round Drug Testing
Questions?