Clearing House Final Certification Question

A looooong time. They prioritze.....we didn't receive the "formal" notice until after son started his freshman year......online the info didn't show until August....

waynek - Last year my son's HS sent his in immediately (end of May) and it was the end of July I believe - maybe even into August before it was processed. It was only done then because a coach that was following him called and requested the info.

If your son has signed, that coach can call and it will be completed more timely.

Wow, you folks just reminded me. My son ('07) is registered with the Clearinghouse but as yet his counselor has sent nothing. Today's the last day of school, should I remind her? Last time I spoke with her about it, a few months ago, she said she had it under control.

POP

REMIND HER___IT CAN'T HURT !!!!

While it's good to get a jump on things, we didn't do the Clearinghouse until last fall. It's not as complicated as it seems.

Thanks for the replies...my son has signed. I'll talk to the coach about contacting the clearing house.

My son received his final clearance last week.

It varies. Verify with the school that they have sent in the final transcript, its not automatic and usually requires a signed release. Then, IMO, if your senior is not cleared by the end of July, request that the school send a duplicate transcript. Don't panic, you have until school/fall ball starts to get cleared but you're doing all the right stuff by keeping an eye on your son's online Clearinghouse status.

But what about baseball scholarship money that has to be applied to tuition and paid by Aug 1? Can they apply the money without the final clearing?

Deposit came right out of scholarship money. My son is still in school and graduates on Thursday. We won't have a final transcript for weeks.

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Originally posted by TRhit:
POP

REMIND HER___IT CAN'T HURT !!!!

Well, just spoke with the guidance counselor who says she doesn't send anything to the Clearinghouse until the beginning of the student's senior year. She said that will be fine. I told her I had heard that it was supposed to be sooner, she says no. And by the way, "This is my last day until late August, so, have a nice summer!"

the clearinghouse will be dealing with 06 graduates until fall.

there is no rush for 07's. the same will happen for you next summer. there is no finality to the clearinghouse until they get your final senior grades.

if an 07 sends anything now it will be set aside until all 06's are processed, they are pretty swamped this time of year.

Thanks for that last comment. I keep forgetting that the 06's must certainly take the priority at this time of year.

My son is an '06 and we're still "pending" with the NCAA Clearinghouse. They have everything they need, but say that paperwork is processed in the order it is received. I'm not going to worry since its out of our hands. I would imagine that many '06 grads will be waiting till the last weeks of summer before the requests are processed.
Thanks for the post... it reminded my to check the website and see where we stand!

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Originally posted by KCBaseball:
Thanks for the post... it reminded my to check the website and see where we stand!

I never thought about it either.

EDIT: Ok we just checked and it looks like she's good to go. It's kind of confusing though.

The Clearing House site now lists the transcript for our 2006 as received, but not processed. They are sure waiting till the last minute!

We were in a different situation in that we were getting certification from a 2004 graduation (went to an NAIA school out of high school and didn't go through the clearinghouse at that time). Upon transferring to an NCAA school we went back to the Clearinghouse in order to meet all the standards of a "qualifier." It took about 3 weeks for them to acknowledge receipt of the high school transcript. At that point I called them and they said it would be 10 days to 2 weeks following "receipt" of the transcript. It ended up being about 10 days. days. The entire process took the better part of a month and a half.

My son was certified after his senior year, then un certified and the certifed once again only after the treat of a civil rights violation lawsuit--The Clearinghouse will never cease to amaze me

As of today, My son is still not listed as certified on the clearing house site...and fall baseball at his college begins Aug 28.

The CH has thousands to certify and maybe 5 people doing it!
We were worried about it also but his coach told him he was ready to go before he got there. I think he has a hot line or you can bet your bottom dollar the compliance people at his school was on the phone with them before he got there. You shouldn't worry about it, if you are, call teh compliance department at the school son will be attending.

Your sons should have been pre-qualified already, the final step is the final transcript stamped GRADUATED.

Still no final certification listed on-line and college orientation begins Saturday 8/19.

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Originally posted by waynek:
Still no final certification listed on-line and college orientation begins Saturday 8/19.

Call the baseball office or the compliance department of the school. I am sure all is ok.

Well, my son went to a BB meeting tonight at the college to sign various NCAA forms. Although the clearing house site showed that they received his final HS transcript in early June, my son is still not finally certified. He received preliminary certification during his junior year. Now the compliance officer says my son can't start practice next week because he doesn't have final certification. What to do now and who to ask? When one hits contact on the site, instead of an email address, you get a list of FAQ's that doesn't help this situation at all.

waynek, unfortunately you are experiencing one of the horror stories of the Clearinghouse. We hear about it affecting high-profile football players every fall.

If it's any consolation, they don't seem to play favorites.

...I bet it magically gets done between now and next Tuesday morning.