Before anyone suggests it, I will call the NCAA Clearinghouse with this question, but thought I would ask here if anyone has experience.
My '05 did not register with the Clearinghouse because we knew he would be going to a JUCO and assummed that he would stay there two years and get his AA degree. Things change, and it now looks like he will transfer to a specific DI next year.
My question, is it possible to go ahead and register with the Clearinghouse now? His grades and SAT scores should be fine as far as being a qualifier.
According to transfer guide, someone who does not register is automatically considered a non-qualifier, and would have to sit out a year if transferring prior to obtaining Associates degree.
There might be a good lesson here for others. We chose not to register because we did not think it would be necessary, wanted to save a few bucks, and consider the whole Clearinghouse deal to be somewhat of a "racket". However, we did not anticipate his needing to transfer early. Lesson learned!
BTW- he did have a 3.8 gpa his first semester. I don't know if that factors into the equation in any way.
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