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Student-Athlete Eligibility


OUAZ STUDENT-ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY PROCESS
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1) Every athlete needs to register with the NAIA Eligibility Center and receive an ELIGIBLE determination per NAIA standards: PlayNAIA.org
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2) Every new athlete needs to complete an eligibility check sheet to begin the process of determining eligibility per Conference & OUAZ standards:
Check Sheet
Click here for information on the eligibility process and how to remain eligible to compete:
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Student-Athlete Eligibility Tracking Google Form
Check Sheet Submission Page
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>		 Until you are officially determined eligible by BOTH the NAIA and OUAZ you are
NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE
in any scrimmages, games, meets, tournaments, or any other organized contest
against an outside opponent.
If you do, you can be charged you with a season of competition.



All documentation required for eligibility should be sent as "official" to both the NAIA and OUAZ.
No unofficial transcripts or test scores can be used to determine eligibility.

Locations for where to send official documents are listed below:
 
TO OUAZ TO the NAIA

Please send official transcripts to OUAZ by either option:

E-Transcripts can be sent directly from previous schools to angela.mendez@ottawa.edu 

Physical Mailing Address:
Ottawa University
ATTN: ANGIE MENDEZ
15950 N CIVIC CENTER PLAZA
SURPRISE, AZ 85374
 
 

Instructions for submitting test scores:

At this point we are still accepting unofficial test scores, but we will soon have our own code for sending official test scores.

Unofficial test scores should be submitted as a screenshot or webpage pdf print and needs to include the name of the student, the test score, date of test, and breakdown of score categories.
Document Processing during COVID-19:
  • All US high school documents must be submitted through the NAIA High School Portal.
  • NAIA Registrar Portal - the fastest and preferred method to send domestic college transcripts. 
  • Domestic college transcripts via approved third-party vendors: 
    • A)  Parchment, National Student Clearinghouse, eScrip-Safe/Credentials Solutions
      • if an email address is required for these services, you must use documents@naia.org.
 
Physical document processing will not take place daily and will be delayed extensively;
this is subject to change

NAIA Eligibility Center - Transcripts

P.O. Box 15340

Kansas City, MO 64106

 
 If you sent your documents through FedEx, UPS, or any other third-party shipping carrier, please email EcInfo@naia.org with your tracking number and name of shipping carrier used.

Contact the Eligibility Center

Business hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm Central 

Phone: 816-595-8300

U.S. Students: ECinfo@naia.org*
 *transcripts sent to this email address will not be accepted.  

International students: ECinternational@naia.org

Facebook: You can also send a message on facebook.com/PlayNAIA and
a representative will reply.
Click the button below to submit OUAZ transcripts to the NAIA.
  • You must've attended OUAZ for one or more terms.
  • You must have an incomplete task on your NAIA profile for OUAZ transcripts.
If you meet both items above you CAN complete the form below.
If you do not, please wait until you do!
 Click the button below to submit a Fee Waiver to the NAIA.
  • You must've completed the waiver on your PlayNAIA portal.
  • You must qualify for $4,500 in Federal Pell Grants to qualify for the fee waiver.
If you meet both items above you CAN complete the form below.
If you do not, please wait until you do!

Transcripts Upload Link
Fee Waiver Link
 
CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

First Year Eligibility Requirements - First Two Semesters or Three Quarters

  1. The student-athlete must graduate from an accredited high school or be accepted as a full-time college student in good standing (defined by the enrolling institution).
  2. The student-athlete must meet two of the three entering freshman requirements:
    • Minimum score of 18 on the ACT or 860 on the SAT (Critical Reading and Math);   
    • Cumulative high school GPA of 2.00 or higher (on a 4.00 scale); OR
    • Graduate in the top half of the student-athlete’s high school graduating class.
  3. The student-athlete must maintain enrollment in 12 institutional credit hours to compete.
  4. During the first term of attendance, a student-athlete must earn a minimum of nine institutional credit hours in order to be eligible for the second term of attendance.

Second Season of Competition

  1. The student-athlete must maintain enrollment in 12 institutional credit hours.
  2. The student-athlete must meet the 24/36-Hour Rule.
  3. The student-athlete must meet the Progress Rule.

Third Season of Competition

  1. The student-athlete must maintain enrollment in 12 institutional credit hours to compete.
  2. The student-athlete must meet the 24/36-Hour Rule.
  3. The student-athlete must meet the Progress Rule, including a cumulative 2.0 GPA to compete in the third season of competition.
  4. The student-athlete must maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA if they would be considered to have met junior academic standing per institutional standards.

Fourth Season of Competition

  1. The student-athlete must maintain enrollment in 12 institutional credit hours.
  2. The student-athlete must meet the 24/36-Hour Rule.
  3. The student-athlete must meet the Progress Rule, including a cumulative 2.0 GPA to compete in the fourth season of competition.
  4. The student-athlete must maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA if they would be considered to have met junior academic standing per institutional standards.
  5. In order to compete in a fourth season of competition, all students must have accumulated at least 72 semester/108 quarter (or equivalent) institutional credit hours, and at least 48 semester/72 quarter hours must be in general education and/or in the student’s major field of study.