Sophomore Year (10th Grade)

Recruiting Rules

• You may receive camp brochures and questionnaires
• You may call the coach at your own expense, but the coach CANNOT call you
• Off-campus contact and official visits are NOT permitted
• Unofficial visits are permitted ONLY if they are organized without the assistance of the coaching staff, and if NO meetings with the staff are coordinated
• Allowed anytime for Division II

Eligibility

• Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center (https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/)
• For Division I and II, register for a Certification Account. For Division III or unknown, register for a Profile Page.
• Allow 30-45 minutes to register completely.
• Have this info on hand:
• High school CEEB/ACT code
• Valid email address
• Basic student information
• Basic student education history
• Student Sports Participation History (paid expenses, awards, recruiting advisors, etc.)
• $80 USD fee for Canadians

Junior Year (11th Grade)

Recruiting Rules

• You may begin to receive recruiting material and information from the coach starting on September 1st
• You may call the coach at your own expense. The coach can call you starting on September 1st.
• Division II allows phone calls starting on June 15th prior to the Junior Year
• All forms of electronic communication (IM, email, texts, etc.) are permitted starting on September 1st. The communication must be private between the athlete and the coach
• Division II allows electronic communication starting on June 15th prior to the Junior Year
• Off-campus contact is permitted July 1st AFTER your Junior Year
• Division II allows in-person off-campus contact starting on June 15th prior to the Junior Year
• Official visits are allowed beginning on September 1st
• Prospects are allowed one visit per college and a maximum of 5 visits to D1 schools, and unlimited for D2, D3 and NAIA schools.
• Division II allows official visits starting on June 15th prior to the Junior Year
• Unlimited unofficial visits are permitted, beginning on September 1st

Eligibility

• Take the ACT or SAT and make sure the NCAA gets your scores by using the code 9999
• At the end of the school year, ask your counselor to upload your transcript

Senior Year (12th Grade)

Recruiting Rules

• You can receive material and information from the coach
• You can call the coach at your own expense and the coach can call you
• All forms of electronic communication are permitted
• Off-campus contact is allowed, but no more than 3 TIMES
• Official visits are permitted
• Prospects are allowed one visit per college and a maximum of 5 visits to D1 schools, and unlimited for D2, D3 and NAIA schools.
• Unlimited unofficial visits are permitted

Eligibility

• Take the ACT or SAT again, if necessary, and use the code 9999
• Request final amateurism certificate after April 1st
• After graduation, get your counselor to upload your final transcript with proof of graduation

Other Important Information

• Women’s volleyball- coaches only have 80 days in which to evaluate you. They cannot exceed that number
• College coaches have 80 evaluation days and 20 additional evaluation days (for sand volleyball competition only)
• College coaches can evaluate and/or contact you no more than 7 times during your senior year
• During your senior year, a college coach cannot contact you more than 3 times

Academic Standards

• Division I
• Complete 16 NCAA Core Courses
• 4 years of English
• 3 years of math (Algebra I or higher)
• 2 years of natural/physical science (including 1 year of lab science if your high school offers it)
• 2 years of social science
• 1 additional year of English, math, or natural/physical science
• 4 additional years of English, math, natural/physical science, social science, foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy
• Complete 10 NCAA core courses, including seven in English, math or natural/physical science, before your seventh semester.
• Earn at least a 2.3 GPA in your NCAA core courses.
• Earn an ACT sum score or SAT combined score that matches your core-course GPA on the Division I sliding scale.
• Division II
• Complete 16 NCAA core courses
• 3 years of English
• 2 years of math (Algebra 1 or higher)
• 2 years of natural or physical science (including one year of lab science if your high school offers it)
• 2 years of social science
• 3 additional years of English, math or natural or physical science
• 4 additional years of English, math, natural or physical science, social science, foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy
• Earn at least a 2.2 GPA in your NCAA core courses.
• Earn an ACT sum score or SAT combined score that matches your core-course GPA on the Division II sliding scale.
• Divisions I and II use sliding scales to match test scores and GPAs to determine eligibility. The sliding scale balances your test score with your GPA. If you have a low test score, you need a higher GPA to be eligible. If you have a low GPA, you need a higher test score to be eligible.

*For Canadians*

• Official copies of Canadian transcripts must be sent directly from the high school or the Ministry of Education (Grade 9-12) to:

NCAA Eligibility Center

International Certification Processing

P.O. Box 7136

Indianapolis, IN 46207-7136

• F1 Student Visa is required (talk to your school about getting this)