NCAA Eligibility - 5th year high school

Athletic Recruits
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<p>I have a query regarding finishing high school over five years. Hopeful international swim recruit in the future - Australia - and it was my intention to complete year twelve (senior) over two years - our high school program is very different, 11th/12th years being very intensive etc, and due to a number of reasons we have deemed it more appropriate to do year 12 over two years...will this effect ncaa eligibility in any way?</p>

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<p>From scanning this (International Standards)…I don’t think the number of years matter. What matters is your core courses and grades. I would register with the NCAA Clearinghouse to start the process, and work it from there.</p>

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<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>doesn’t age come into play when dealing with NCAA eligibility for D1 programs versus D2 & D3 PROGRAMS</p>

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<p>Thanks Fenway and schoolhouse. My age is irrelevant for if I were not to take a 5th year I would be starting college as a 17 year old.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the link btw, from what I can gather it’s ok as long as you get the core curriculum credits in four years? Is that correct?</p>

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<p>One of the questions that is asked when you sign up for the clearinghouse is if you have taken more than 4 years to complete high school.</p>

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<p>There are countries where high school takes 5 years, so I’m sure that NCAA is aware of that.</p>

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<p>The people at the clearinghouse are very helpful. I’m sure they would clarify the rules in a phone call.</p>

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<p>Wait through the phone queue and get a counselor at the NCAA Eligibility Center.</p>

<p>Last year, Brown recruited a fifth year PG from Maine Central Institute that graduated from high school in Brazil. After enrolling Brown last fall, the NCAA ruled him eligible for this season.</p>

<p>From the Cornell Basketball blog:</p>

<p>Brown got bad news from the NCAA concerning recruit Rafael Maia, who graduated from a Brazilian high school in 2009 and played last year at Maine Central Institute. Because he graduated from a Southern Hemisphere high school and did not enroll at a Division I institution within one year of that date, he has to sit out the 2011-12 season and will lose a year of eligibility.</p>

<p>These rules are squirrelly, they change often, and the NCAA does not give a damn about good intent or a lack of knowledge of the rules. Often the coaching staff does not know. The Brown coach was caught unaware, and one assumes that Brown’s NCAA compliance officer must have been as well. The Brown coaches contract was not renewed this spring.</p>

<p>Get a hold of an NCAA counselor and get an opinion in writing.</p>