PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETES
Welcome to Lewis University! As a prospective
student-athlete, you have certain responsibilities to attend to before you may
join the Lewis family. Please read the Guide
for College-Bound Student-Athletes 
produced by the NCAA.
If you are interested in participating as a Lewis Flyer, please check with your high school advisor or the
NCAA
Eligibility Center to find out the steps it takes to participate in collegiate
athletics. Work with your high school guidance counselor or college admissions office
to find which college is right for you.
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| IMPORTANT
TERMS & DEFINITIONS |
Prospective Student-Athlete
You become a "prospective student-athlete" when you start
ninth-grade classes. Before the ninth grade, you become a prospective
student-athlete if a college gives you (or your relatives or friends) any
financial assistance or other benefits that the college does not provide to
prospective students generally.
Recruited Student-Athlete
You become a "recruited prospective student-athlete" at a particular
college if any coach or representative of the college's athletics interests
(booster or representative) approaches you (or any member of your family)
about enrolling and participating in athletics at that college. Activities by
coaches or boosters that cause you to become a recruited prospective
student-athlete are:
- Providing you with an official visit
- Placing more than one telephone call to you or any
other member of your family
- Visiting you or any other member of your family
anywhere other than the college campus
Official Visit
A visit to a college campus paid in whole or in part by the college. Official
visits can be no longer than 48 hours. A prospective student-athlete is
limited to 5 official visits. (one per university)
Unofficial Visit
A visit made to a college campus at the prospect's expense. The college may
provide free tickets to an on-campus athletics event in which the college team
competes. There is no limit on the number of
unofficial visits a prospect can make.
National Letter of Intent
Official documentation administered by the Collegiate Commissioners
Association and used by universities to establish a prospect's commitment to
attend a certain university.
Recruiting Contact
Any face-to-face, off-campus encounter between a prospect, prospect's parents
(or legal guardian) or relative and a college staff employee or athletics
representative; if the conversation goes beyond a greeting.
Recruiting Evaluation
Any off-campus activity designed to assess a prospect's academic
qualifications or athletic ability (reviewing transcripts on the high school
campus or watching practices/games).
Telephone Calls
Facsimiles and other electronically transmitted correspondence (email) are
not considered telephone calls. Telephone calls to a prospect or
prospect's relatives or legal guardians, may not be made before June 15 before
the prospect's senior year. Thereafter, a coach can call no more than
once per week.
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The NCAA Eligibility Center is a central
clearinghouse that certifies academic and amateurism eligibility for Division I and II
student-athletes. The NCAA Eligibility Center uses high school courses and test scores
(ACT/SAT) to determine freshman academic eligibility and uses information provided to determine amateurism for all freshman and transfers from NCAA Division III, NAIA and NJCAA institutions.
NCAA
Eligibility Center Website
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WARNING:
If you are a student-athlete enrolled at
another four-year institution or if you have been enrolled at another
four-year institution in the last year (Division I, II, or III), NCAA rules
and regulations strictly prohibit Lewis coaches (or athletics staff members) from
having any communication* with you, directly or indirectly, until that first
institution grants our institution permission to contact you. You may obtain
this permission to contact from the athletics compliance office or the
director of athletics at your current or previous institution.
Once you obtain this release, you may fax the release to
the Lewis University Athletics Compliance Office at (815) 836-5835. Once the release is obtained from your
current or previous institution, then Lewis coaches will be able to contact you.
* Types of communication include via email, phone or
written form.
NCAA
Transfer Guide
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| INTERNATIONAL
STUDENT-ATHLETES |
Additional links:
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
- Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
general testing information and information on locating and scheduling the
SAT
overseas
- American College Testing Program (ACT)
general testing information and information on locating and scheduling the
ACT
overseas.
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Banned
Drug List
Guide
for College-Bound Student-Athletes
NCAA
Guide to Transfers
NCAA Division II Academic Success Rate
Graduation Rates Report for NCAA Division II Schools
Recruiting
FAQs
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