Information from the National Coaches Association (NHSCA):

NCAA
It is the responsibility of every high school student athlete to know the NCAA rules. If a college coach is recruiting a high school student athlete and the coach breaks an NCAA recruiting rule, it can affect the college eligibility of the high school student athlete.

Division I and Division II schools can offer athletic scholarships.   Division III schools can offer other types of merit based and need based forms of financial aid.

Note that by NCAA rules, a student is only allowed 5 "paid visits" to colleges to maintain eligibility.  A paid visit can be as significant as airfare, hotel and meals for a 48 hour visit to campus, or as little as the coach buying a drink or snack for the student on a visit to campus.  Be cognizant that if the student receives anything that involves a form of payment from the college, this constitutes a "paid visit."

NCAA Div I, II, II

Eligibility Center
Recruiting Rules
Compliance

College Admissions

Colleges have different admissions standards.  Most colleges have 3 priority groups (minorities, athletes, and locals).  If you are in a priority group, you may not need quite the same credentials as others to be granted admissions to the college

Financial Aid

There are many types of financial aid.  Some colleges provide their own financial aid.  The state and federal governments also provide financial aid for college students.  Financial aid comes in the form of grants, loans, and jobs.

Grants
A grant is like a scholarship and does not need to be paid back.

Local grants
State grants
Federal grants

Loans
Loans can range from low interest loans to much higher interest loans.  There are also loans that have deferred payments as opposed to immediate payments.

Local bank loans
State student loans
Federal student loans
State parents loans
Federal parent loans

College Scholarships
College scholarships can range from a partial scholarship that covers a portion of college expenses to a full scholarship that covers all college expenses.  College expenses are defined as tuition, room, board, and books.

Athletic Scholarships
Presidential Scholarships
Talent Grants
Military Scholarships

College Jobs
College jobs can range from working at the school to working in the community.  You must qualify financially for a work study job by completing the federal financial aid form.  Non work study jobs do not require you to qualify financially.

Work study
Non work study

Comprehensive List of all Colleges and Universities

SAT dates

ACT dates

Dear Parent/Guardian,

 We are pleased to inform you that A&M Consolidated High School is making CoreCourseGPA.com, a web-based software program, available to all A&M Consolidated High School student-athletes and their parents/guardians free of charge. 

If your child has aspirations of competing athletically as a freshman at an NCAA Division I or Division II school, they must meet NCAA Initial-Eligibility minimum standards, including minimum core course GPA and SAT/ACT test score requirements.  CoreCourseGPA.com is an innovative tool that allows you to easily track your son or daughter’s progress towards meeting these requirements, beginning as soon as the first semester of their freshman year. 

To activate your child’s CoreCourseGPA.com membership, follow these simple steps:

1.            Go to www.CoreCourseGPA.com

2.            Click on “Free Member Account” and enter School ID and School Code in the appropriate fields:

Students/Parents:

School ID: 441400

School Code: 739427788

3.            Click “Continue.”

4.             Fill in the appropriate fields in the Create New Student Account form.

**Remember to write down the new Member Name and Password you have created**

 5.             Click “Submit.”

Congratulations! You have successfully created your CoreCourseGPA.com member account.

 

To login to your member account and begin using the CoreCourseGPA.com software, follow these simple steps:

1.             Go to www.CoreCourseGPA.com

2.             Enter your Member Name and Password in the Member Login box.

**Use the Member Name and Password you created during the account activation process**

3.             Click “Login.”

Begin using your CoreCourseGPA.com account!

 

CoreCourseGPA.com incorporates the NCAA recognized core courses for A&M Consolidated High School into the online course entry forms, calculates BOTH Division I and Division II core course GPA, automatically factors weighted grades into calculations and tracks course requirements for BOTH Division I and Division II.  Your son or daughter’s core course information is saved for the duration of their high school career. 

A&M Consolidated High School is proud to make this innovative software available to you free of charge.  We believe CoreCourseGPA.com will be a very useful academic tool for you and your student-athlete.

Sincerely,

Jamie Boyd