The College Recruiting Clearing House:

What is the NCAA Clearinghouse?

The NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse (the clearinghouse) is an organization that works with the NCAA to determine a student’s eligibility for athletics participation in his or her first year of college enrollment. Students who want to participate in NCAA college sports during their first year of enrollment in college must register with the clearing house.

The NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse, located in Iowa City, Iowa, is the organization that handles ALL inquiries regarding an individual's initial eligibility status. The Clearinghouse operates a separate Web site at www.ncaaclearinghouse.net which maintains and processes all of the initial-eligibility certifications.

To register with the Clearinghouse
Fill out the online form at the Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse Web Site or call the NCAA publications hotline at 800/638-3731 and ask for a free copy of the "Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete" which contains the registration forms and a Clearinghous brochure. This guide can also be viewed online in our Student-Athlete Eligibility and Recruiting Section.

ATTENTION: All prospective student-athletes intending to enroll in an NCAA Division I or II institution for the first time on or after August 1, 2007 must complete the NCAA Amateurism Certification questionnaire.
( If you enrolled full time in a Division I or II institution prior to the Fall of 2007, you do not need to complete the amateurism questions.)

NOTE: Test scores must be reported directly from either ACT or SAT.

As a prospective student-athlete at a Division I or II institution, you have certain responsibilities to attend to before you may participate. Information concerning who needs to register with the Clearinghouse and what documents should be submitted can be found in The Guide for College-Bound Student-Athletes (see General Information Menu).

IMPORTANT! New Eligibility Rules! Click here to read about the changes.
Home-Schooled Students, read about changes below.

Domestic Student Release Form - For students who have attended a U.S. high school for all academic years, and have or will graduate from a U.S. high school (including home school or an American school abroad), fill out the Domestic Student Release form. Note: the Clearinghouse only performs certifications for students currently in their senior year or already graduated from high school.

International Student Release Form - If you are attending or have attended high school (secondary school) outside the U.S., fill out the International Student Release Form. (Students educated outside the U.S. normally can only have their certification status evaluated after their final academic records are completed and forwarded to the Clearinghouse. See the country specific requirements here and then scroll to "Guide to International Academic Standards for Athletic Eligibility.")

Registered Student Login - For students already registered with the Clearinghouse. If you previously have registered with the Clearinghouse (using either a paper application or online submission) and would like to access your information.

The List of Approved Core Courses - Review the list of approved core courses.

Attention Canadian Prospects: Core course listings for each province are now listed on the Clearinghouse website under the following high school codes:

   Alberta 998-004
   British Columbia 998-005
   Ontario 998-003
   Quebec 998-001
   Saskatchewan 998-002
   All others 998-006

Home School - Use high school code 969999 as the high school code for any home school coursework.

This information should be helpful if you attended a home school or nontraditional school for either all or part of your high school career. In order to evaluate your certification status for purposes of NCAA athletic initial eligibility, please submit the following information to the Clearinghouse:

• Completed Student Release Form.
• Fee Payment.
• Standardized test score (ACT and/or SAT) must be submitted directly from the testing agency. Note that test scores received on a home school transcript cannot be used by the Clearinghouse. A Student Score Report or scores taken directly from a Student Score Report cannot be accepted by the Clearinghouse for initial eligibility purposes.
• Home school transcript that includes:
  • Course titles;
  • Course grades;
  • Units of credit for courses;
  • Grading Scale (if other than A-F letter grades); and
  • Signature of the home school administrator (the parent or other person who organized, taught, and evaluated your home school coursework).
• Transcript from any other high school, college, nontraditional program attended (mailed directly from the issuing institution).
• Proof of high school graduation, including specific graduation date.
• Evidence that home schooling was conducted in accordance with state laws (a written statement from the home school administrator verifying compliance with state home school legislation). Please attach any supporting documentation.
• List of texts used throughout home schooling [text titles, publisher and in which course(s) used].