Any senior who is planning to participate in any athletic event at the college level needs to register with the NCAA Clearinghouse in order to be eligible.
The NCAA Initial-Eligibility 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 college sports during their first year of enrollment MUST register with the clearinghouse.
Located in Iowa City, Iowa, the clearinghouse staff follows NCAA bylaws and regulations in analyzing and processing a student’s high school academic records, ACT or SAT scores, and key information about amateurism participation, to determine the student’s initial eligibility.
The clearinghouse website is a wonderful source of information, and I encourage you to check it out at
www.ncaaclearinghouse.net. If you still have questions after reviewing all of the information on the website, call 317/917/6222 Monday through Friday, noon – 4 p.m. Eastern time.
Below is a “simplified version” of how to register your son or daughter.
Steps to Signing Up for the NCAA Clearinghouse
1. Go online to
www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
2. Click on “Prospective Student-Athletes
3. Click on “Registration Forms for U. S. Students
4. Scroll down towards the bottom of the page until you see the registration application.
5. You will need your child’s social security number. Do not insert hyphens. Just type in the number.
6. When you get to the high school code, you can either look up the code or just type in our code: 446450
7. You will also need to list ALL high schools your child has attended. If they have only attended SHS, you will leave this section blank. If they have been enrolled in ANY other high school, complete the required information.
8. You will be asked to submit four numbers for a PIN number. I suggest using the last four digits of your phone number so that you can easily remember it. You will need the PIN number throughout the year.
9. You will need to pay with a VISA or MasterCard. The fee is $60.00.
10. Once you have completed the application, ask me to send a transcript with test scores to the Clearinghouse. We do not require a “Release Statement”, so you can ignore that part of the application form. Just be sure and let me know to send the transcript.