Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center for Division I, II, III

Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center for Division I, II, III

In order to participate in college sports in the USA, you must have an authorization from one of the college sports federations (NCAA or NAIA). You can get this from the respective Eligibility Center. The Eligibility Center will check if your academic performance meets the required standards and if you meet the college definition of an amateur. With this guide, we will show you how to apply for eligibility with the NCAA.

Create the NCAA account for Division I and II

To register with the NCAA, you need an account with the NCAA Eligibilty Center. The completion of the online questionnaires usually takes 20-30 minutes.
  1. Go to https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3 in your web browser.
  2. For DIVISION I and II click on REGISTER and Option 3 "Academic and Amatuerism Certification" on the right.
  3. Select Create an Account again in the left window.
  4. Enter your email address twice.

Note
Your email address will be your username for later login. The NCAA will send important messages to this email address during the application process. Therefore, choose an email address that you have good long-term access to. 

  • Check your email inbox for a confirmation email with the verification code.

Tip:
Sometimes the email with the verification code ends up in the SPAM folder. Please check there if you don't have the email in your inbox shortly after registration.

  • Copy and paste the verification code into the space provided in your NCAA account.
  • Select a security question in case you forget your password
  • Choose a password and write it down in a safe place. You will be logging in to the account many times during the course of your college application.
  • Click on Continue.

Create the NCAA account for Division III

  1. Open the NCAA Website in your web browser.
  2. For DIVISION III click on REGISTER and Option 2 "Amatuerism-only Certification" in the middle.
  3. Select Create an Account again in the left window.
  4. Enter your email address twice.

Note
Your email address will be your username for later login. The NCAA will send important messages to this email address during the application process. Therefore, choose an email address that you have good long-term access to.
  • Check your email inbox for a confirmation email with the verification code.
Tip:
Sometimes the email with the verification code ends up in the SPAM folder. Please check there if you don't have the email in your inbox shortly after registration.

  • Copy and paste the verification code into the space provided in your NCAA account.
  • Select a security question in case you forget your password
  • Choose a password and write it down in a safe place. You will be logging in to the account many times during the course of your college application.
  • Click on Continue.

Personal Data

On the following pages you enter your personal data. Questions with a red asterisk are mandatory fields. All other fields you can fill out voluntarily. 

Note:
Don't forget that there are no umlauts in English. If your name or address contains an ä, ö or ü, please enter an ae, oe, or ue. Instead of ß you enter ss.
Confirm the Terms and Conditions by entering your full name at the bottom.

School Career

On the following page you will be asked about your school education.
  • If you are (or have been) attending school outside the USA, answer the first question with Yes. Only if you have spent your entire school career in the USA, click No here.
  • In most cases the picture will look like this:


After clicking on Continue, you will see a table on the next page where you enter information about all school years from your 12th birthday.

Tip:
Since your years of life and your school years are usually not identical
are, confusion can arise. To simplify matters, it is best to start with the year you graduated from school and work backwards from there.

  • Click on the pencil on the left for each year of life and then fill in the data of the respective school year in the pop-up window.
  • You usually answer the first two questions with Yes. If this is different in your case, please let us know.
  • For Type of School you always select Upper Secondary.
  • In the Grade/Level field you enter the school year.
  • With the question Did you (or will you) receive any kind of document ... click on "No". For the last school year, the name of the final certificate must be entered, e.g. High School diploma, certificate of general higher education entrance.

Note:
If you clicked No in the first question, e.g. because you were no longer in school at that age, please contact us before entering anything in the field that appears.

Sports-Specific Information

Now it is all about your sport. Select your sport and then fill in the questions about your previous sporting career. Here you can see the questions using Men's Tennis as an example.


Individual sports (e.g. golf, athletics, swimming, tennis)

General Questions
  • Question 1 and question 2 are usually answered with No. If you answered Yes to any of these questions, please contact us before continuing.
  • Question 3 is about prize money you have received in tournaments/competitions so far.  If you have accepted prize money in the past, Yes is the correct answer. Otherwise, click No.
  • Question 4 should be answered with No again. If you feel that Yes is the right answer in your case, please contact us.
  • In (almost) all cases the correct answer to question 5 will be Yes. Only if you have not played for a club or competed in competitions since the age of 14, No would be the correct answer.

Compensation

If you indicate in question 3 that you have won prize money, you will be asked in the next step to indicate all tournaments/competitions where this was the case. Enter all events in which you have won prize money to the best of your knowledge and belief. The more complete this list is, the better.

  • At Type of Award please select Prize Money.
  • Who paid for this award? should be answered with Sponsor of the Event.
  • If you had expenses at an event, you should enter them. Expenses are e.g. entry fees, travel expenses, food and accommodation costs.
  • Who paid for your expense(s)? you should answer with Family Member.
  • What participation in this event by invitation only? answer with No.
  • Please answer the questions about compensation for you or your teammates to the best of your knowledge and belief.
Teams

Here you are asked to enter all clubs or teams for which you have played or competed since the age of 14. This list should be complete.

  • Under League you can enter the name of the league.
  • If you are asked for division/level, you can simply put YOUTH or MEN'S/WOMEN'S AMATEUR LEVEL
  • As contact person you can enter your coach or another person from your club. It is best to enter only the email address, but not the phone number.
  • The question Does this club/team consider itself to be professional should be answered with No. If you think Yes is the right answer, please contact us.

Team sports (e.g. basketball, field field hockey, football, soccer)

General Questions

  • Questions 1-4 are usually answered with No. If you answered Yes to any of these questions, please contact the uniexperts team before continuing.
  • In (almost) all cases the correct answer to question 5 will be Yes. Only if you have not played for a club or competed in competitions since the age of 14, No would be the correct answer.
Teams

Here you are asked to enter all clubs or teams for which you have played or competed since the age of 14. This list should be complete.
  • Under League you can enter the german name of the league.
  • If you are asked for division/level, you can specify which league (from above) it is (e.g. 5th league).
  • As contact person you can enter your coach or another person from your club. It is best to enter only the email address, but not the phone number.
  • The question Does this club/team consider itself to be professional should be answered with No. If you think Yes is the right answer, please contact us.

Payment of the Registration Fee

After you have answered all questions, you will be asked to pay the registration fee. You will need a valid credit card. Do not complete the payment before your Admissions Specialist has checked your account!

After you have answered all the questions, you tell your AS your login details. We also need a code from you each time to be able to log into the account. Therefore, it is best to arrange an appointment with us via WhatsApp.  We will check your details and make any necessary changes.

Important:
- DO NOT make any payment of the fee
- DO NOT press the "Request Final Amateurism" button
- Please wait for our feedback

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