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How to Register

Which Eligibility Center account is right for you?

If you’re unsure, contact the Eligibility Center at 877-262-1492, Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time. International student-athletes (including Quebec) should use the International Contact Form to submit questions.

Registration Resources

Registration Essentials

Below are some items you should have with you when creating an account.  

  • Student information. Provide your name, gender, date of birth, primary and secondary contact information and address.
  • Valid email. Use an email address you check regularly and will have access to after high school. The Eligibility Center uses email to update you about your account throughout the process. Note: If a sibling has registered with the Eligibility Center, use a different email address.
  • Education history. List all U.S. and international secondary and high schools and additional programs you attended, even if you did not receive grades or credits. If you attended ninth grade at a junior high school in the same school system in which you later attended high school, the ninth-grade school should not be listed.
  • Sports participation history. Select each sport you plan to participate in at an NCAA school. For certification accounts, list any teams you have practiced or played with, events in which you participated, expenses, awards and any individuals who advised you or marketed your athletic skills. This helps the Eligibility Center certify your amateur status once you request your final amateurism certification.
  • Payment (certification accounts only). Certification account registration is complete once your fee is paid (or fee waiver is requested, if eligible). Pay online via debit, credit card or echeck. The fee for an Academic and Amateurism Certification account is $100 for domestic students and $160 for international students. The fee for an Amateurism-Only Certification account is $70. Profile Page accounts are free.

All fees are nonrefundable after 30 days. If you completed a duplicate registration and paid your registration fee twice, you may be eligible for a refund via the NCAA refund form.

Registration Fee and Waiver

If you are unable to pay the registration fee for the NCAA Eligibility Center due to financial considerations, there is an option in the Payment section of your Eligibility Center account to indicate you are eligible to receive a fee waiver. You are eligible for an Eligibility Center fee waiver if you meet any of the following criteria:

  • You have received or are eligible to receive an SAT or ACT fee waiver.
  • You are enrolled in or eligible to participate in the Federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program (FRPL).*
  • Your annual family income falls within the income eligibility guidelines set by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
  • Your family receives public assistance (e.g., SSI, SNAP).
  • You are enrolled in a government program that aids students from low-income families (e.g., GEAR UP, TRIO, Upward Bound).
  • You live in government-subsidized public housing, a foster home or are homeless.
  • You are a ward of the state or an orphan.
  • You have received or are eligible to receive a Pell Grant.
  • A school or government official can attest to their economic need.

If you meet any of the above criteria and have attended a U.S. high school, please ask your high school counselor to confirm your fee waiver eligibility through the Eligibility Center's High School Portal after you have completed your certification account registration.

If you meet the above criteria and have not attended a U.S. high school (e.g., international students, homeschooled students), a task will be assigned to your Eligibility Center account with additional instructions for completing the fee waiver requirement.

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