What is the NCAA Eligibility Center and how does the academic eligibility process work?
The NCAA Eligibility Center evaluates high school students’ academic records to determine whether they are eligible to participate at the Division I or Division II level. To register with the Eligibility Center, you must complete the Student Release Form and amateurism questionnaire online and send the eligibility center the registration fee ($50 for domestic and $75 for international students). This Student Release Form does two things: 1) It authorizes each high school you have attended to send the eligibility center your transcript, test scores, proof of graduation and other necessary academic information. 2) It authorizes the eligibility center to send your academic information to all colleges that request your eligibility status. The registration process must be completed on-line. Prospective athletes usually register during their junior year in high school.
