Student-athletes wanting to play sports in college need to create an Eligibility Center account at NCAA Eligibility Center. Incoming freshman and undecided student-athletes may want to register for a free Profile Page account. These accounts can be transferred to a paid Certification account at any time. Profile Page account registrants also get an NCAA ID and important reminders from the EC as they progress through high school.
Any student planning to compete at an NCAA Division I or II school needs to create a Certification account before taking an official visit or signing a National Letter of Intent.
Timeline
Registration
Student athletes should register with NCAA and/or NAIA Eligibility Centers during their junior year.
- Register for NCAA Eligibility Center
- Register for NAIA Eligibility Center
- Fee Waivers are available for those that qualify – see NPHS Counselors for more information.
Transcripts
Both Eligibility Centers will request an official transcript. They cannot accept an official transcript until it has grades 9-11 (3 years/6 semesters). Therefore, once you sign up, we will not send a transcript until June after your Junior year.
- To request that a transcript be sent to either Eligibility Center, contact the Newbury Park High School Registrar
- Any transcript needed for a university or for any other purpose will have to be requested through the Newbury Park High School Registrar.
The Eligibility Center will then request an official Transcript be sent after graduation. These will automatically be sent by the high school based on a list of all students that have registered with the Eligibility Center (this list is given to them by the Eligibility Center).
Test Scores
SAT or ACT test scores should be sent directly to the eligibility center. Copies of scores cannot be sent.
- When signing up for either test there will be an option to send scores to 4 schools/institutions for free. The Eligibility Centers can be requested as one of the institutions to send the score.
- We recommend that students that are registered with the eligibility center should send their scores to the eligibility center and then choose 2-3 schools they would be interested in attending if they later choose to not play sports in college.
To send scores to NCAA Eligibility Center use code – 9999
To send scores to NAIA Eligibility Center use code – 9876
Resources
NCAA Eligibility Center Resource web page with every link (INVALUABLE!): Click Here
A great resource for NCAA Eligibility Center Registration: Guide for the College Bound Student-Athlete
A brief overview of the Division I & II eligibility requirements: Division I Initial Eligibility Quick Reference Sheet
http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future
Students must be registered with the Eligibility Center in order to take an official visit.
