NCAA Eligibility

College-bound student athletes hoping to enter NCAA Division 1 or Division 2 colleges and universities must meet academic rules in order to get scholarships, practice or compete during their first year.

The NCAA Eligibility Center has tons of helpful resources to guide students and parents in the planning/preparing process including:

A FREE online course for student-athletes that we strongly encourage prospective students and parents to take. Click HERE to access this amazing resource.
UPDATES for Class of 2022 and 2023 available HERE.

Please review MHHS's list of Approved NCAA Courses.

For more information, please review our College Bound Athlete presentation from MHHS's College Night 2023.

The College Bound Athlete's Responsibilities

Students are responsible for maintaining their academics throughout high school. These requirements will help keep them on track for meeting academic initial-eligibility standards.

Grade 9

Students review the NCAA guide for college bound athletes.
Students review the NCAA course listing on MHHS Course List
Students need to notify their counselor if they want to participate in NCAA.

Grade 10

Students need to notify their assigned high school counselor of their plans to play college level sports.
Students register with the NCAA Eligibility Center HERE

Grade 11

Students work with their school counselor to ensure they will graduate on time with the required number of NCAA core courses.
Students take the ACT or SAT and submit their scores to the NCAA Eligibility Center using code 9999.
- NCAA has removed testing requirements, but students must check with specific schools on whether testing is required.
Students ask their counselor to upload their official transcript to the NCAA Eligibility Center at the end of the year (make sure official records are sent from all other schools you have attended).

Grade 12

Students complete last NCAA core courses.
Students take the ACT or SAT again, if necessary, and submit their scores to the NCAA Eligibility Center using code 9999.
Students should apply to the school of their choosing and confirm they have been accepted.
Students request final amateurism certification beginning April 1 before enrolling in college in the fall.
Students ask their counselor to upload their final official transcript with proof of graduation to the NCAA Eligibility Center.

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