NAIA Eligibility Center

  • The National Association of Interscholastic Athletics (NAIA) is the governing body for athletics programs at its nearly 300 colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada. The long-held mission of the NAIA is to promote the education and development of well-rounded students and productive citizens through intercollegiate athletics. The association offers equitable access and opportunities for participation in its 23 national championship events in 13 sports held annually throughout the country.

    Today, the NAIA strengthens its commitment to student-athletes and strives to enrich their college experience by supporting academic achievement and character development.

    Students wishing to play college athletics at an NAIA school should register for the NAIA Eligibility Center during the spring of their junior year at http://playnaia.org.

    Remember the NCAA Eligibility Center and NAIA Eligibility Center are two different entities and must be done separately. For more information, please talk to your coach, FHS Athletic Director (Mr. Shawn Cluff), or the NCAA Coordinator (Mr. Jeremy Scott).

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NCAA Eligibility Center

  • Student-athletes who desire to pursue athletics at the collegiate level must be certified as an amateur athlete and deemed eligible through the NCAA Eligibility Center.  Students must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center prior to the end of their junior year (although it is recommended earlier) www.eligiblitycenter.org.

    Division I Academic Requirements

    Full Qualifier (practice, compete, and receive athletics scholarship during their first year of enrollment at an NCAA Division I school):
    Complete 16 core courses
    Ten of the 16 core courses must be completed before the seventh semester (first day of senior year) of high school.
    Seven of the 10 core courses must be in English, math, or science.
    Earn a core-course GPA of at least 2.3
    Graduate high school in eight consecutive semesters

    Academic Redshirt (receive an athletics scholarship during their first year of enrollment and may practice during their first regular academic term but may NOT compete during their first year of enrollment):
    Complete 16 core courses
    Earn a core-course GPA of at least 2.0
    Graduate high school in eight consecutive semesters

    Division II Academic Requirements

    Full Qualifier:
    Complete 16 core courses
    Earn a core-course GPA of at least 2.20
    Graduate high school is eight consecutive semesters

    Partial Qualifier:
    Complete 16 core courses
    Earn a core-course GPA of at least 2.0
    Graduate high school in eight consecutive semesters

    All Florence High School core classes are NCAA eligible.

    Any NCAA-related questions can be addressed to the NCAA Coordinator, Mr. Jeremy Scott: jscott@fusdaz.org.