• NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (NCAA)

    The NCAA Eligibility Center certifies the academic and amateur credentials of student-athletes intending to participate in intercollegiate athletics at the Division I or II level. It is the responsibility of each individual student-athlete to make sure that their courses are approved by the NCAA yearly. Students MUST register with the NCAA Eligibility Center if they wish to participate in athletics and receive athletically based financial aid. You can register at: NCAA Eligibility Center. Division I and Division II schools offer athletics scholarships. Division III schools cannot. 
     
    Gates Chili School District has a list of NCAA approved courses. Please enter our CEEB code (334803) on the Eligibility Center website to view the list. After checking the list and completing the registration process, visit the Counseling Center to request an initial copy of your transcript be sent to the Eligibility Center. Students who have attended more than one HS will need to requests transcripts from each HS. A final transcript will be sent to the NCAA upon graduation. 
     
    All Division I or II athletes use code 9999 when reporting ACT or SAT scores to the NCAA eligibility center.
     
    For more information on the Section 5 Athlete visit this website.
     
    For more resources, look at NCAA'S resource list here.
    SAT/ACT: Students who initially enroll full time during the 2021-22 or 2022-23 academic years and intend to play NCAA Division I or II athletics will not be required to take a standardized test to meet NCAA initial-eligibility requirements. While it is no longer required for NCAA eligibility, most student-athletes should still consider taking a standardized test. When polling D1 colleges, the NCAA stated that “About 37% indicated at that time they still will require the SAT or ACT. The remaining 21% have policies that are unclear or dependent on other variables (e.g., major, high school GPA).”
     
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