This section provides information on becoming and remaining eligible to compete in intercollegiate athletics. It includes information on the NCAA Eligibility Center, as well as guidelines for college-bound student-athletes who are international, home schooled or have education-impacting disabilities. It also contains links to resources that will help high school student-athletes locate colleges and universities that sponsor their sport and compare graduation rates of schools they are considering.
NCAA Eligibility Center
All high school student-athletes wishing to compete in college must register with the Eligibility Center. Information about the Eligibility Center can be found in the Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete. The NCAA national office does not handle initial-eligibility certifications. Please do not contact the NCAA national office with inquiries regarding an individual's initial-eligibility status, including whether transcripts, student release forms, etc., were received or about when you will be cleared. The Eligibility Center maintains and processes all of the initial-eligibility certifications.
The amateurism certification process is the process for determining the amateurism eligibility of domestic and international freshman and transfer prospective student-athletes for initial-athletics participation at NCAA Divisions I and II member institutions.
National Collegiate Athletic Association
