The NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification is responsible for the administration of the athletics certification program. All members are employed at Division I institutions or conferences, and they include college presidents, athletics administrators, faculty athletics representatives and conference administrators. The committee initially reviews the self-study reports of institutions to identify issues, receives the written evaluations of peer-review teams and the institution’s response, which become the basis for determining the certification status for each Division I member institution.
The NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification is charged by the Division I membership to assist institutions in identifying mechanisms to ensure intercollegiate athletics programs are operating to their fullest potential. The committee and a team of an institution’s peers will provide an objective evaluation of the institution’s athletics program based on operating principles adopted by the membership. The certification program is designed to help an institution improve. The committee will allow ample time for an institution to consider its program, identify deficiencies and take steps to correct them. However, if an institution does not make a good faith effort to conduct an honest, straightforward, accurate self-study or the self-study reveals deficiencies in the intercollegiate athletics program, the committee will require the institution to take appropriate corrective actions. The committee will monitor the effectiveness of the certification program to ensure the NCAA’s fundamental commitment to integrity in intercollegiate athletics is supported through the committee’s actions and that the program continues to emphasize applicable principles of the Association.
Below is a link to the Final Self-Study Report prepared by the Steering Committee on Certification at Longwood University. Please send comments to Dr. Wayne McWee, Vice President for Academic Affairs, NCAA Steering Committee Chair, at the following e-mail address: mcweewe@longwood.edu.
Thank you for taking the time to participate in our NCAA Certification process.
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NCAA Self-Study Report (PDF)
