Thousand Oaks High School Counseling

Counselors
Robyn Britt rbritt@conejousd.org
Jenna Davis jennadavis@conejousd.org
Dr. Elizabeth Dee edee@conejousd.org
Melissa Doll mdoll@conejousd.org
Darla Scott dscott@conejousd.org
Administration
Danielle Oliveri doliveri@conejousd.org
Gary Walin gwalin@conejousd.org
Lura Bleiberg lbleiberg@conejousd.org
Support Staff
Julie Lange jlange@conejousd.org
Lauren Lukes llukes@conejousd.org
Connie Peters cpeters@conejousd.org
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 Voluntary Organization of over 1000 colleges

Division I over 340
Division II over 280
Division III over 440

** BIGGEST DIVISION

What is the difference?

Division I/II eligibility requirements to receive
athletic financial aid
Division III no athletic financial aid
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UCLA
UCSB
CSUN
SDSU
USC
Stanford
Yale
Georgetown

Humboldt
Fresno State
Azusa Pacific
Sonoma State

Cal Lutheran University
Chapman University
University of La Verne
Occidental College
University of Redlands
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
Claremont McKenna-Harvey
Mudd-Scripps Colleges

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Start on the College Prep or Honors/AP pathway in the 9th grade
Student should contact their counselor during 9th or 10th grade
This will ensure that the counselor/student can create a path to
meet NCAA Division I/II eligibility
Student needs to register with the NCAA in the 10th grade
www.eligibilitycenter.org
Registration is around $75.00; fee waivers are available

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 Take the ACT and/or SAT in the 11th grade

Have scores sent to the NCAA code 9999
SAT Verbal/Math; no writing section necessary
(1600 scale)
ACT sum of English/Math/Reading/Science
Must also have a minimum 2.3 GPA (2.0 for Division II until
2018; 2.2 after 2018)
Send official transcript to NCAA after 11th grade year
Can now submit transcript through Naviance
Contact your counselor to submit transcript
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Technically, yes, but there are some electives/courses

that the NCAA does not accept as part of their core
courses:

UC/CSU YES

Photography
Ceramics
Concert Band
Wind Ensemble
Art Media

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NCAA

- NO

DIVISION I
16 Core Courses

4 years of English

DIVISION II
16 Core Courses

3 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher)

2 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher)

2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of

lab if offered by high school)

2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of

lab if offered by high school)

1 year of additional English, mathematics or

natural/physical science

3 years of additional English, mathematics or

natural/physical science

2 years of social science

2 years of social science

4 years of additional courses (from any area

above, foreign language or comparative
religion/philosophy)

4 years of additional courses (from any area

above, foreign language or comparative
religion/philosophy).

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3 years of English


English 9CP

Classes taken but ineligible:

Any sport/PE
Fine Arts/VPA/Band
Teachers assistant/office aide
Standard level courses
Health
Metals/Woods
ROP classes
Yearbook and/or ASB

English 10 CP
English 11 CP
English 12 CP
Geometry CP
Algebra 2CP
Math Analysis
Biology CP
Chemistry CP

Classes that are eligible :

Philosophy/Comparative Religion
Sociology/Psychology
Scientific Research
Anatomy & Physiology
Marine Science

Physics CP
World History CP
US History CP
Spanish 1CP
Spanish 2CP
Economics CP

Additional language/math/science

Government CP

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Division I

Must graduate on time

Ten of the 16 core courses must be complete before
the start of the 12th grade year (become LOCKED in
for GPA purposes)
Once you begin 12th grade, you may not replace/
repeat any of those 10 core courses for GPA purposes

Division II

All core courses completed following start of ninth

grade and prior to full-time enrollment at a four-year
college
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For college-bound student athletes enrolling full time at
an NCAA Division I school on or after August 1, 2016
there are three possible academic outcomes:
Status

Athletic Aid

Practice Competition

Non-qualifier

NO

NO

NO

Academic Redshirt

YES

YES

NO

Qualifier

YES

YES

YES

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Only the 16 BEST core courses will be used for IE (initial eligibility)
certification
Must have a minimum 2.3 GPA in only those 16 NCAA approved
courses
Use sliding scale for GPA/minimum test scores (SAT/ACT)
Progression
Must complete 10 core courses before 12th grade year
Of the 10 courses completed, 7 must be in English, math, or
science
These 10 core courses become locked in for the purpose of
GPA calculation
Summer between 11th and 12th grade year okay for
make-up as long as class is completed before you start
your 12th grade year
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Only the 16 BEST core courses will be used for IE (initial
eligibility) certification
Minimum GPA 2.00 2.299
If a student does not meet the 10 core course
requirement timeline, they are still able to receive AID
and PRACTICE; no COMPETITION
Students who fail to meet the required 10 core courses
prior to the start of the 12th grade will be allowed to
retake core courses in 12th grade to meet academic
redshirt requirements

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Unable to receive athletic aid during the

first year at the Division I school
Unable to practice or compete during the
first year at the Division I school
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For example: A GPA of 2.50 requires

SAT of 820 or ACT sum of 68

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Retake a core class during summer school

Adult education classes and cyber high classes are
not eligible!!!

Take additional classes during the school

year maybe a 1st or 7th period class
Use a non-traditional course for make-up
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A non-traditional course is a course
taught via the internet, distance
learning, independent study,
individualized instruction,
correspondence, and courses taught by
similar means.
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 Check with the eligibility center for the NCAA

approved course list
Use the planning sheet to map out your courses
for your high school career
Check with your COUNSELOR
Non-traditional courses can be tricky; dont
assume that all non-traditional courses are
accepted
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You can submit your students IEP or 504 plan for special consideration
to NCAA
May use disability courses to meet core requirements
May take classes after graduation to meet core requirements
Student must still meet initial eligibility requirements.
Having an IEP or 504 plan does not waive any NCAA requirements.
Check with your COUNSELOR so they can assist you in planning your
high school path
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