For the Student Athlete

• Student athletes hoping to compete as Division I or II college athletes must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center. If you want a simply-presented page of links regarding NCAA, click here.
  
  Prospective college student-athletes should register with the NCAA Eligibility Center (formerly "NCAA Clearinghouse") after their junior year. This allows interested NCAA member schools to obtain accurate student records from a central source. Registration is very easy and may be done in a few minutes on the web. There is a $50 fee which is payable by credit card. To register via the web, click on "Prospective Student-Athletes," then follow the directions from there. This NCAA site also allows users to find the List of Approved Core Courses offered by a high school,. Click on "List of Approved Core Courses" in the left margin and enter the 6-digit CEEB code for the high school or the school's name. Then scroll down and click "submit query." The school name and address then come up with course categories listed. Select those desired and "submit" to get a complete list of all courses approved by the NCAA Eligibility Center. Urbana High Schools' CEEB code is 144-185.
  
  
• For extensive information on the National Collegiate Athletic Association rules and regulations, the NCAA Online site is full of useful information for the College-Bound Student-Athlete. Academic eligibility, financial aid, recruiting, drug testing, and graduation rates for colleges are just some of the topics found here. Though it's not real optimistic, check out the NCAA's chart entitled "Estimated Probability of Competing in Athletics Beyond the High School Interscholastic Level" If you want a simply-presented page of links regarding NCAA, click here.
  
  
• The National Junior College Athletic Association is similar to the NCAA, but the organization for community (junior) colleges, Search for school by name or for sports (which community colleges in Illinois offer football?). Links to the schools are provided, making for easy contact.
  
  
• Many small private colleges and universities are member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). This site lists school, sports, etc. for the NAIA.
  
  
• The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is the organization of member schools which coordinates many interscholastic activities, particularly sporting/athletic activities in Illinois. Information on member schools, activity schedules, regulations, records, and more may be obtained from their web site.
  
  

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 Last updated: Sat, November 17, 2007

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