Suggestion for JUCO transfers & incoming freshmen

This happed to us in 2014 - my son didn't have enough core classes completed in HS to be eligible to play at a D1. This is why he pushed hard to compete his AA (included summer school) in juco to insure eligibility. Best to be in communication with the specific school or someone like Rick to understand the requirements (AA worked for Arkansas, but I'm sure there are different requirements for each school).

Every player, whether at  a JuCo or a 4 year school, should have an academic advisor that is associated with that school. And they should meet with them at least once a semester to make sure they are on track to get their degree.

Adbono;

"AMEN"

Bob

Can't speak for players in JUCOs, and I understand how difficult it is to transfer credits, but this shouldn't happen in HS. I'm not talking about failing a class, etc. I mean not taking the right classes required. Register for the NCAA Eligibility center ASAP, it's worth the $50 or whatever it is. You can track all the classes and "core" classes required to paly at the D! and D2 level.

You need to take a college prep curriculum as a high school student. Your RC should speak with your HS guidance counselor as early as possible.  See

http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligib...DI_ReqsFactSheet.pdf

In junior college, courses that are called "developmental pre-requisites" often don't earn the student credit (i.e. if you need to take a basic math before being able to take a college math, or a basic writing course prior to taking ENG 101, etc.)   Students always have the option to take the credit-bearing class, even if they are placed into developmental courses.  I always tell students to give the for-credit class a shot or retake the placement exam, which is every student's right.  In addition, first-year experience courses may not transfer if you don't earn an AA or AS.  They also are often two-credit classes and pair with a four-credit lab science; however, if you don't take the degree, you end up a credit short.   JucoDad is absolutely correct; earning the degree is the best guarantee of complete transferability with junior status. You might, however, avoid enrolling in workforce-ready programs (AAS degrees) if you want to transfer to a four-year school, as those sometimes will not result in a transfer with junior status.

@RHP_Parent posted:

You need to take a college prep curriculum as a high school student. Your RC should speak with your HS guidance counselor as early as possible.  See

RC? Are you talking about the recruiting coordinator of the college you're going to? I've never heard of this. IMO this is the responsibility of the the player, and family. If a kid can't figure out what classes to take in HS to be able to play in college, they have bigger issues.

I don’t know that I agree. A large high school often offers computer science, video production, and technical education electives, many of which are very interesting to young people. But they might not fall into those college prep categories. It is not as straightforward as you might think—particularly if a student if selecting courses to help their GPA. Ask Rick for his opinion. But I don’t think eligibility would be such an unexpected problem if it were easy. Also, since the coaches are the ones who need to request that a player be certified as eligible, they actually do need to be involved.