For high school athletes and their families

College prep for high school athletes.

Eligibility, recruiting, testing, the college list and college courses, planned around training and travel. Families in any state.

College prep for athletes

The college path, planned around the season.

Recruiting, eligibility and applications run on their own calendars, and none of them wait for the season to end. We keep them in one plan, so your athlete trains, travels and still arrives ready.

Athlete eligibility checkA course audit against NCAA and NAIA academic rules, with what to confirm with the counselor and the eligibility center. It informs; it never guarantees eligibility.$100 Athletic recruiting planA target list by division, a contact timeline that follows your sport's recruiting rules, and outlines for the emails your student writes to coaches.$150 College list buildTen to fifteen reach, match and likely colleges, each with an estimated net price.$150 SAT or ACT planWhich test, which dates around the season, and a study calendar to test day. Planning, not test tutoring.$149

Five things to know

NCAA core courses

A college course can count as a core course

The NCAA accepts dual-enrollment courses toward initial eligibility when they meet core-course rules. To earn a full unit, the course must appear on the official high school transcript with a grade and full credit. A course that appears only on a college transcript earns half a unit.

Ask your high school

Get the course on the high school transcript

Before starting, ask the counselor whether the school will record the ASU course with a grade and credit. Because ASU faculty teach these courses, they do not need to be on the high school's own approved-course list.

Division I clock

One online course is not full-time enrollment

Under Division I's age-based rule, the five-year window starts with the first full-time college term or the academic year after a student turns 19, whichever comes first. A part-time online course taken in high school is not full-time enrollment. Confirm with a college compliance office.

NAIA

NAIA counts 12 or more credit hours

An NAIA student is "identified" with a college only when enrolled in at least 12 credit hours, and students dual enrolled in high school are protected from being charged a term. Send any college transcript when the NAIA asks for it.

Arizona high school eligibility

Keep the full high school schedule

AIA rules require at least five high school courses in each of the first six semesters. An outside college course is added on top of that schedule; whether your school counts it toward the five is the school's decision.

Planning around the season

  • In season, one course at a time. Plan on about 6 hours a week for a typical 3-credit introductory course.
  • Use the off-season. Many courses start any day, so a course can be timed for the months with the lightest schedule. Spring sessions start January 12 and March 16, 2027.
  • Plan for exams on the road. Proctored exams need a computer with a webcam and photo ID. Put exam weeks on the same calendar as tournaments.
  • Pick courses that count at the colleges on the list. The Arizona Credit Map shows how UA and NAU count each of the 64 courses.

Support built around a practice schedule

Caveat builds the pacing calendar around games, travel and tournaments, checks in every week, and sends parents a report every Friday. Students do all of their own work.

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Sources, read October 2026: NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete 2025-26, p. 13 (dual enrollment and core courses); NCAA Division I age-based eligibility rules; NAIA interpretations on identification and dual enrollment; AIA Article 15. Rules change each year; confirm with your high school counselor and the NCAA or NAIA Eligibility Center before relying on any course. Caveat Academic Services is independent and not affiliated with Arizona State University, the NCAA, the NAIA or the AIA, and does not determine eligibility.