Dear Prospective Student-Athlete:
Thank you for your interest in wanting to become a Raider! Colgate University has enjoyed a great amount of success both on an off the playing field, and I invite you to find out more about this proud tradition. Colgate University competes in 25 sports at the Division I level and is a member of the Patriot League and ECAC Hockey League.
On this page you will find important information on what you need to know in order to become a Colgate student-athlete. Colgate University supports and endorses NCAA legislation in regards to the recruiting process. The primary focus of official visits is to determine whether you and Colgate University are a good fit for each other. Therefore, careful consideration will be taken in scheduling activities for you and your family. We intend to provide an informative visit that will give you a realistic view of what your experience would be like if you ultimately choose to become a Raider.
Please do not hesitate to contact the compliance office if you need further guidance. I wish you luck in your quest to participate in intercollegiate athletics.
Go ‘Gate!
Sincerely,
David Roach
Director of Athletics
PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETES
A prospective student-athlete is a student who has started classes for the ninth grade. In addition, a student who has not started classes for the ninth grade becomes a prospective student-athlete if the institution provides such an individual (or the individual’s relatives or friends) any financial assistance or other benefits that the institution does not provide to prospective students in general.
An individual remains a prospective student-athlete until one of the following occurs (whichever is earlier):
-
The individual officially registers and enrolls in a minimum full-time program of studies and attends classes in any term of a four-year collegiate institution’s regular academic year (excluding summer); or
-
The individual participates in a regular squad practice or competition at a four-year collegiate institution that occurs before the beginning of any term; or
-
The individual officially registers and enrolls and attends classes during the summer prior to initial enrollment and receives institutional athletics aid.
NCAA Eligibility Center
Students should register with the NCAA Eligibility Center after the completion of their junior year in high school. At this time, a transcript, which includes six semesters of grades, should be sent to the Eligibility Center from the high school. Additionally, students must have their SAT or ACT test scores forwarded directly from the testing agency to the Eligibility Center.
Prospective student-athletes entering a collegiate institution after August 1, 2008 must successfully complete a core curriculum of at least 16 academic courses per NCAA Bylaw 14.3.1.2. If a prospective student-athlete graduates from high school within the core-curriculum time limitation, he/she may use one core course in the year after graduation to satisfy the core-curriculum of the minimum grade-point average requirement or both.
OFFICIAL VISITS
A prospective student-athlete may take a maximum of five expense paid visits, with no more than one visit permitted to any single institution. This restriction applies regardless of the number of sports in which the prospect is involved and is only in regard to Division I or II institutions. A prospect may not be provided an expense-paid visit earlier than the opening day of classes of the prospect’s senior year in high school.
Before a prospect may visit campus, he/she must:
-
-
Submit a high school academic transcript.
-
Submit official test scores through a testing agency document, or on a HS academic transcript.
Official Visits – Unlimited telephone calls to a prospect during the five days immediately preceding the prospect’s official visit to campus.
-
Letter-of-Intent Signing Date – Unlimited telephone calls to a prospect on the initial date for the signing of the National Letter of Intent and during the two days immediately following the initial signing date.
-
Off Campus Contact – Unlimited telephone calls to a prospect on the day a permissible, in-person, off campus contact occurs.
UNOFFICIAL VISITS:
A prospective student-athlete may visit a member’s institution’s campus at his/her own expense an unlimited number of times. These visits may occur prior to a prospective student-athlete’s senior year in HS.
Exceptions:
- Men’s Basketball – A prospective student-athlete may not make unofficial visits during the month of July.
- Women’s Basketball – A prospective student-athlete may not make unofficial visits during the July evaluation periods.
COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSIONS
During an official or unofficial visit, a maximum of three complimentary admissions to a home athletics event at any facility within a 30-mile radius of the institution’s main campus in which the institution’s intercollegiate team practices or competes may be provided to a prospect. Such complimentary admissions are for the exclusive use of the prospect and those persons accompanying the prospect on the visit and must be issued only through a pass list on an individual game basis. Such admissions may provide seating only in the general seating area of the facility utilized for conducting the event. Prospects must present valid identification in order to obtain complimentary admissions.
Telephone calls cannot be made to a prospect or the prospect’s relatives or guardians prior to July 1 following the prospect’s completion of his/her junior year in high school. Thereafter such telephone contact is limited to once per week. Institutional staff members may accept collect telephone calls placed by prospects provided the calls are not placed earlier than July 1 following the completion of the prospect’s junior year in high school.
EXCEPTIONS
- Official Visits – Unlimited telephone calls to a prospect during the five days immediately preceding the prospect’s official visit to campus.
- Letter-of-Intent Signing Date – Unlimited telephone calls to a prospect on the initial date for the signing of the National Letter of Intent and during the two days immediately following the initial signing date.
- After the signing of an NLI – After the calendar day on which a prospect signs a NLI, there shall be no limit on the number of telephone calls by the institution with that prospect.
- Off Campus Contact – Unlimited telephone calls to a prospect on the day a permissible, in-person, off campus contact occurs.
Prospective student-athletes are not permitted to receive any “extra benefits.” An extra benefit includes but is not limited to:
- Transportation
- Use of an automobile
- Low interest or interest-free loans, telephone cards, credit cards, charge accounts etc.
- Receiving more than the NCAA allotted three complimentary admission tickets
- Special discounts on products or services
- Special payment arrangements on personal purchases
- Material benefits that are not available to the general student body
Please remember, that the information listed is to guide you in the recruiting process, however is not an all inclusive list of all NCAA Rules & Regulations
For any questions, please contact the Colgate University Compliance Office at 315 228 7601.
Helpful Links:
Colgate University Athletic Compliance Office
13 Oak Drive
Huntington Gym – Room #103
Hamilton, NY 13346
Ph: (315) 228-7601
Fax: (315) 228-7856