What is the NCAA Clearinghouse?
The NCAA Clearinghouse is an organization outside of the NCAA
which performs academic record evaluations to determine if a
prospective student-athlete is eligible to participate at an NCAA
Division I or II college as a freshman student-athlete. Please see
Division I Initial Eligibility Requirements for a breakdown of
those minimum academic requirements.
Who needs to be certified by the NCAA
Clearinghouse?
All freshman and two-year college transfers who do not have an
associate degree and would like to participate in any sport at an
NCAA member institution (Division I or II) must register for the
academic portion of the Clearinghouse. Why do I need to be
certified by the NCAA Clearinghouse if I'm going to attend a junior
college? Dependent upon your NCAA Clearinghouse qualification
status (qualifier or non-qualifier), there are different 2-year
school transfer rules to be immediately eligible at the 4-year
institution you transfer to. Please see Junior College Transfer
Requirements for more information.
If I have never registered and/or never been certified
by the NCAA Clearinghouse what is my NCAA qualification
status?
If you have never registered with the NCAA Clearinghouse or never
certified by the NCAA Clearinghouse, you are considered to be a
non-qualifier and must meet non-qualifier transfer requirements
should you decide to attend a junior college.
How do I register with the NCAA
Clearinghouse?
The registration process is completed online by visiting
www.ncaaclearinghouse.net. After your junior year, visit the above
website and complete the Student Release Form (SRF) online and pay
the registration fee ($50 for domestic and $75 for international
students). Fees may be paid online by providing a credit or debit
card number or by sending a check or money order to the
clearinghouse. Please visit the clearinghouse website listed above
for detailed payment instructions. To complete the registration
process, print a copy of your completed registration form and both
Copy 1 and Copy 2 of the transcript release form. Sign the
transcript release forms and give both to you high school
counselor. You can obtain a copy of the "NCAA Guide for the College
Bound Student-Athlete" which contains more detailed instructions of
the clearinghouse registration process by clicking here.
How can I find out if I am enrolled in approved
core-courses which will meet NCAA eligibility
requirements?
You may view your high school's list of NCAA-approved core courses
by visiting www.ncaaclearinghouse.net and selecting List of
Approved Core Courses on the General Information
page or by asking your high school counselor for the
list.
How can I arrange for my test scores to be sent directly
from the SAT or ACT testing agency to the NCAA
Clearinghouse?
When you register to take the ACT or SAT, mark code 9999 so that
the testing agency will send your scores to the clearinghouse. Test
scores must be reported to the clearinghouse
directly from SAT or ACT. The clearinghouse will not accept test
scores reported on high school transcripts.
Once certified by the NCAA Clearinghouse, what is the
difference between a qualifier and a non-qualifier?
Qualifier:
Eligible for athletically related financial aid, practice and
competition during your first year of enrollment at a NCAA member
institution.
You have 5 years to play 4 seasons in your sport if you maintain
your eligibility from year to year.
Non-qualifier:
Ineligible for athletically-related financial aid, practice and
competition during your first year at a NCAA member
institution.
You have 4 years to play 3 seasons in your sport if you maintain
your eligibility from year to year.*
* Non-qualifiers have the ability to gain back a year of
eligibility if they complete at least 80 percent of their degree
prior to the beginning of their fifth year of college.
