A college-bound student-athlete must request final amateurism certification before the NCAA Eligibility Center can process the student’s final certification decision.
- Enrolling for the first time at an NCAA Division I or II school in the fall semester? Request your final amateurism certification on or after April 1 before that semester.
- Enrolling for the first time at an NCAA Division I or II school in the winter/spring semester? Request your final amateurism certification on or after October 1 before that semester.
- Are you an international student-athlete enrolling for the first time at a Division III school? Request your final amateurism certification on or after April 1 (fall enrollment) or October 1 (winter/spring enrollment).
Remember: Only certification accounts can request final amateurism certification.
If you are being actively recruited by an NCAA school and have a Profile Page account, transition it to the required certification account.
Steps to Request Your Final Amateurism Certification
- Log in at eligibilitycenter.org to view your dashboard.
- On your laptop/tablet? Select Dashboard from the menu on the left-hand side of the screen.
- On your phone? Scroll to the bottom and click Return to Dashboard.
- Check your progress on your Dashboard. The first Account Creation circle must be complete prior to requesting your final amateurism certification.
- Ensure all sports-participation questions are up-to-date and answered, your NCAA enrollment period accurately reflects your first full-time enrollment at any NCAA school, and all amateurism-related tasks are completed.
- You may have tasks open in the second Send Transcripts circle and still request your final amateurism certification.
- Your enrollment period can be updated at any time. To update this field, select Account Settings from the menu and continue to the Basic Information screen, where high school graduation and
college enrollment dates are editable on the second page.
- In the third box on your Dashboard, select the green “Submit Request Now” button.
- Select each sport for which you want to request your final amateurism certification.
- You may request your final amateurism certification even if you are not being recruited by an NCAA school. However, the Eligibility Center may wait to begin your certification until after an NCAA school adds you to their institutional request list. Please provide the school(s) recruiting you with your NCAA ID.
Tip: If you changed your enrollment period after requesting final certification, you will need to return to your Dashboard and re-request your final amateurism certification for each sport in the third box. If you have not requested final amateurism certification in the past, follow the steps above.
