N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER What You Need to Know About the NAIA Eligibility Center Name Title 1
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER Challenges faced by the Eligibility Center § Peak periods for the Eligibility Center occur as a sport’s season begins § Students often left out schools they attended; this delayed the receipt of a determination while we waited on transcripts § NAIA rules often require the Eligibility Center to contact a third party for additional information 2
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER Learning from challenges § Tell prospective students to register early! § Avoid peak times at the beginning of sport seasons § Help students understand eligibility requirements/what to have ready when registering § Students must disclose ALL schools EVER attended or enrolled in and have official transcripts sent from each § Talk to students about how the registration process works § Transfer student determinations take time; students should be prepared to answer phone calls and emails from the Eligibility Center 3
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N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER When does a student need to go through the Eligibility Center? § ALL first-time NAIA student-athletes § Previously determined “Not Eligible” by the Center § Previously determined “Eligible” by the Center, but never enrolled at an NAIA school § Previously determined “Eligible” by the Center, but never competed and did not maintain continuous identification at the same NAIA school 5
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER Play. NAIA Manager § Your school’s NAIA Eligibility Center home base § AD grants access permissions § Login at Play. NAIA. org § Manage Short List, access NAIA Connections, view the Directory of Competition 6
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER Login for Play. NAIA Manager 7
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N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER Short List § Each school adds recruits from registered students to help the Center determine priority students § Only students on Short Lists will receive an eligibility determination § Exclusive to your school; cannot be seen outside your school § Use your Short List to view a student’s status § Students who will not be competing at your school should be removed from the Short List as soon as possible 9
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER View status, reactivate students from Short List 10
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER Directory of Competition § Evolving list of competitive experiences that the Eligibility Center has reviewed § Shows whether each league is determined to be chargeable, not chargeable, pending, or submitted for review § Not an all-inclusive list – includes only competitive experiences that have been researched § Available only to Eligibility Center staff and designated NAIA campus personnel 11
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER Directory of Competition 12
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER NAIA Connections § Optional service for registered students § Customized Sport Resume that can be sent directly from student to up to 5 schools or searched by school § Find Sport Resumes in Play. NAIA Manager 13
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER NAIA Connections Sport Resume 14
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER NAIA Connections school search 15
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER Sport Resumes sent to your school 16
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER Common questions GPA § For transfer students § Calculated on the basis of all quality points divided by all GPA hours attempted from ALL previous colleges § For students who have identified at an NAIA school one or more terms § Cumulative GPA taken from NAIA school’s transcript § When applying 24/36 Hour Rule Exception, calculated the same way it is calculated for transfer students 17
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER Common questions 24/36 Hour Rule after initial identification § Any hours taken after initial identification at an NAIA school must be accepted and transferred in by the NAIA school to count toward rule § Transcripts from original institution AND NAIA school are required by the Eligibility Center § Hours are never converted for 24/36 hour rule 18
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER Common questions Repeat classes § IF your school transfers in a class, then the Eligibility Center defers to your evaluation of the course to determine whether the student has a repeat at your school § If your school does NOT transfer in the class, then we evaluate course descriptions and other relevant information to determine whether the student has a repeat 19
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER Common questions Progress Rule after initial identification § Hours must be transferred in to NAIA school after one or more terms of identification to count toward Progress Rule 20
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER Common questions Terms of attendance § A student is charged a term by representing the school in competition, OR § By enrolling in 12 or more institutional credit hours as reported by the official transcript after the institution’s census date 21
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER Common questions International students § NAIA admissions offices can send school-stamped copies of international academic records § These records must come from admissions or the registrar’s office (not the athletic department) § The records must be accompanied by a letter explaining how documents were received by your school § How the Eligibility Center converts international university credits may be different from the way your school does it § The EC uses a conversion rate that assumes 30 U. S. credits will be awarded for one academic year of coursework if the student took a normal class load 22
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER Common questions Competitive Experience § Students who maintain full-time enrollment consecutively from high school graduation forward are not exposed to the competitive experience rule § Seasons charged at previous institutions are taken at face value by the Eligibility Center § Unattached competition is not subject to the competitive experience rule (provided the student is full-time) 23
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER Common questions Using the secure online drop box § Available for NAIA registrars only § May be used to forward official NAIA school transcripts to the Eligibility Center § Cannot be used to forward transcripts you have on record that are for schools other than your own § Include both sides of transcript § Contact ECinfo@naia. org if you need instructions sent to you 24
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER Common questions Why is the Eligibility Center calling me? § Question about a possible repeat course § Something on the student’s transcript doesn’t add up § CLEP credits are not shown in a specific term § Student has credits that have not been transferred in 25
N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N O F I N T E R CO L L E G I A T E A T H L E T I C S ELIGIBILITY CENTER Questions? § Visit: Play. NAIA. org § Email: ECinfo@naia. org § Call: 866. 881. 6242 § Check out our social media: § Facebook. com/Play. NAIA § Twitter. com/Play_NAIA 26