Parents and students are responsible for initiating the transfer process by registering for sports at the school they intend to participate on the Aktivate.com/login website (formerly RegisterMyAthlete).

After creating your account and 'Adding an Athlete' to the system, click 'Register for a Sport.' You will then be taken to the UHSAA Tryout Checklist. Answer the questions to indicate you are changing schools. You will then be taken to the transfer of eligibility form on the next screen. Any intentional misrepresentation or omission may result in the student losing eligibility. All forms require attached documentation. After completing the form and uploading the documentation, you will submit the transfer to your school to verify you are enrolled as a full-time student. The school will then submit the transfer to the UHSAA. You may follow the status of your transfer through your Aktivate account. Forms can take 4-6 weeks to be fully reviewed.

See a complete list of rules regarding eligibility in the UHSAA Handbook. See Frequently Asked Questions below.

Transfer FAQs

A student requesting varsity eligbility needs to complete a transfer request to the UHSAA review committee if at least one of the criteria listed in the UHSAA transfer rule is met. Any student making such a request shall provide such documentation as the association may require and all requests will be considered on the facts documented.

In the new registration process, transferring students may compete at the varsity level, without penalty, in those sports in which the student HAS NOT competed during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the season in which the student is seeking eligibility. In addition, a student may compete at the sub-varsity level in any sport at the new school for a period of twelve (12) months from the last day of attendance at the former school PROVIDED the student meets all other UHSAA and school/district eligibility requirements. Once a student has enrolled and attended at the new school, that student is no longer eligible at the former school.

Any student who changes high schools, regardless of whether or not they have previously played sports, needs to complete a transfer request if the student wants to participate in sports.

In addition, a student attending a high school for the first time, who previously competed at a different high school, will need to complete a transfer request if the student wants to participate in sports. For example, a 9th grader who played a high school sport at a 10th-12th grade high school the previous year and is now attending a different high school as a 10th grader will need to transfer their eligibility if the student wants to participate in sports.

In the new registration process, transferring students may compete at the varsity level, without penalty, in those sports in which the student HAS NOT competed during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the season in which the student is seeking eligibility. In addition, a student may compete at the sub-varsity level in any sport at the new school for a period of twelve (12) months from the last day of attendance at the former school PROVIDED the student meets all other UHSAA and school/district eligibility requirements. Once a student has enrolled and attended at the new school, that student is no longer eligible at the former school.

To submit a transfer request, please login to your existing Aktivate.com account, start a new registration, choose your new school and complete the registration for a sport. If you are in need of a transfer request, you should be notified on screen after completing the UHSAA tryout checklist. When going to a new school, you can log in to your existing Aktivate account and create a registration for the new school.

A student requesting varsity eligbility needs to complete a transfer request to the UHSAA if at least one of the criteria listed in the UHSAA transfer rule is met. Any student making such a request shall provide such documentation as the association may require and all requests will be considered on the facts documented.

In the new registration process, transferring students may compete at the varsity level, without penalty, in those sports in which the student HAS NOT competed during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the season in which the student is seeking eligibility. In addition, a student may compete at the sub-varsity level in any sport at the new school for a period of twelve (12) months from the last day of attendance at the former school PROVIDED the student meets all other UHSAA and school/district eligibility requirements. Once a student has enrolled and attended at the new school, that student is no longer eligible at the former school.

After you submit your transfer request, it goes to your school athletic director/principal to verify you are enrolled at the school.

For varsity eligibility, the new school will submit the transfer request online to the UHSAA. The UHSAA will first check that the correct documentation has been provided for your transfer request at the varsity level. If any forms/documents are missing you will be notified and your request will not be reviewed until it is resubmitted with the correct documents. When all of the correct documents have been received, your transfer request will then be reviewed. You can check the status of your transfer request anytime within your Aktivate account. Please check in your account before calling the UHSAA asking for a status update. Once a decision has been made, immediate email notification emails will be sent to you and your new school's administrators.

In the new registration process, transferring students may compete at the varsity level, without penalty, in those sports in which the student HAS NOT competed during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the season in which the student is seeking eligibility. In addition, a student may compete at the sub-varsity level in any sport at the new school for a period of twelve (12) months from the last day of attendance at the former school PROVIDED the student meets all other UHSAA and school/district eligibility requirements. Once a student has enrolled and attended at the new school, that student is no longer eligible at the former school.

For any transfer submitted to the UHSAA review committee for varsity eligibility, please allow 4-6 weeks for your transfer request to be reviewed. The usual turnaround time is much faster, but during peak seasons (such as August) there are hundreds of students submitting transfer requests. They are reviewed in the order in which the complete request is received.