NCAA DIVISION I ATHLETICS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. The Purpose of Athletics Certification Athletics certification is meant to ensure the NCAA's fundamental

NCAA DIVISION I ATHLETICS NCAA DIVISION I ATHLETICS CERTIFICATION PROGRAMCERTIFICATION PROGRAM

The Purpose of Athletics The Purpose of Athletics CertificationCertification

Athletics certification is meant to Athletics certification is meant to ensure the NCAA's fundamental ensure the NCAA's fundamental commitment to integrity in commitment to integrity in intercollegiate athletics. The intercollegiate athletics. The program is structured to achieve program is structured to achieve its goal in several ways. Three key its goal in several ways. Three key ways are: ways are:

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# 1 By opening the affairs of # 1 By opening the affairs of athletics to the university athletics to the university community and the public.community and the public. Key campus constituent groups must be Key campus constituent groups must be meaningfully involved in the institution's meaningfully involved in the institution's self-study. self-study. Self-study reports are evaluated by Self-study reports are evaluated by teams of peer reviewers from other teams of peer reviewers from other institutions and conference offices. institutions and conference offices. Decisions of the Committee on Athletics Decisions of the Committee on Athletics Certification related to an institution's Certification related to an institution's status are announced publicly.status are announced publicly.COPPIN STATE

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# 2 By setting standards # 2 By setting standards (called operating principles) (called operating principles) for the operation of Division I for the operation of Division I athletics programs.athletics programs. These operating principles were These operating principles were adopted overwhelmingly at the adopted overwhelmingly at the 1993 NCAA Convention. They 1993 NCAA Convention. They cover four basic areas - cover four basic areas - governance and commitment to governance and commitment to rule compliance, academic rule compliance, academic integrity, fiscal integrity, and integrity, fiscal integrity, and equity, welfare and sportsmanship. equity, welfare and sportsmanship.


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In preparation for the second cycle of the In preparation for the second cycle of the athletics certification program, the athletics certification program, the operating principles in each of those four operating principles in each of those four areas were reworked and revised as areas were reworked and revised as necessary to complement and necessary to complement and supplement information obtained by supplement information obtained by institutions during their first cycle self-institutions during their first cycle self-studies. Following revision by the studies. Following revision by the Division I membership, these changes Division I membership, these changes were approved in 1998 by the Division I were approved in 1998 by the Division I Management Council and Board of Management Council and Board of Directors.Directors.


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# 3 By putting tough sanctions # 3 By putting tough sanctions in place for institutions that in place for institutions that fail to conduct a fail to conduct a comprehensive self-study or to comprehensive self-study or to correct problems.correct problems.


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Athletics certification is intended to help Athletics certification is intended to help an institution, not harm it. For this an institution, not harm it. For this reason, the program allows ample time reason, the program allows ample time for an institution to consider its for an institution to consider its programs, to identify problems and to programs, to identify problems and to correct them. Institutions that fail to correct them. Institutions that fail to make an honest effort face serious make an honest effort face serious consequences: ineligibility for NCAA consequences: ineligibility for NCAA championships and, eventually, removal championships and, eventually, removal from active membership in the from active membership in the Association. Association.


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The Benefits of Self-The Benefits of Self-StudyStudy

The core of athletics certification is The core of athletics certification is the institution's self-study, in which the institution's self-study, in which campus-wide participation is campus-wide participation is critical. An effective self-study critical. An effective self-study benefits the institution by benefits the institution by providing: providing:


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Self-awarenessSelf-awarenessThe self-study offers a unique The self-study offers a unique opportunity to educate individuals opportunity to educate individuals across the campus about the across the campus about the athletics program's goals and athletics program's goals and purposes, the many challenges purposes, the many challenges facing athletics and the ways in facing athletics and the ways in which athletics supports the which athletics supports the institution's mission. institution's mission.


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AffirmationAffirmationAthletics certification is couched in Athletics certification is couched in the affirmative - its aim, after all, is the affirmative - its aim, after all, is to certify - and the self-study to certify - and the self-study process will reveal many aspects process will reveal many aspects of the athletics program worthy of of the athletics program worthy of praise. praise.


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Opportunities to Opportunities to improveimprove

Even an outstanding program can Even an outstanding program can be better, and problems will be be better, and problems will be identified routinely as part of any identified routinely as part of any institution's self-study. As these institution's self-study. As these problems come to light, the self-problems come to light, the self-study process will offer a forum for study process will offer a forum for suggestions from individuals with a suggestions from individuals with a wide range of experience wide range of experience


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Revisions to the ProgramRevisions to the Program

Actions taken by the NCAA Division I Actions taken by the NCAA Division I Management Council and NCAA Board Management Council and NCAA Board of Directors in January 2004.of Directors in January 2004.

Changes include:Changes include:– Elimination of five operating Elimination of five operating

principlesprinciples– Elimination of interim report Elimination of interim report

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Elimination of Operating Elimination of Operating PrinciplesPrinciples

Operating Principle 1.1Operating Principle 1.1– Mission of the athletics program and Mission of the athletics program and

institution.institution.

Why removed?Why removed?– Membership expressed frustration that the Membership expressed frustration that the

Committee on Athletics Certification was Committee on Athletics Certification was dictating content, rather than evaluating dictating content, rather than evaluating practices.practices.

End resultEnd result– Institutions have discretion to develop Institutions have discretion to develop

goals.goals.– Athletics mission statement still requested Athletics mission statement still requested

as background informationas background information..


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Operating Principle 3.1Operating Principle 3.1– Financial PracticesFinancial Practices

Why removed?Why removed?– Already mandated by NCAA Already mandated by NCAA

Constitution 6.2.3.Constitution 6.2.3.

End resultEnd result– Institutions still required to Institutions still required to

conduct annual external audit of conduct annual external audit of athletics program.athletics program.


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Operating Principle 3.2Operating Principle 3.2– Fiscal Management and StabilityFiscal Management and Stability

Why removed?Why removed?– Already addressed by Division I Already addressed by Division I

membership requirements.membership requirements.

End resultEnd result– Institutions still must fulfill Institutions still must fulfill

membership requirements and submit membership requirements and submit Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) reports.(EADA) reports.


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Operating Principle 3.3Operating Principle 3.3– Established Fiscal PoliciesEstablished Fiscal Policies

Why removed?Why removed?– Institution must monitor extra benefits Institution must monitor extra benefits

and inducements in the rules and inducements in the rules compliance area.compliance area.

End resultEnd result– Institutions must still have rules-Institutions must still have rules-

compliance policies and procedures in compliance policies and procedures in place in critical and sensitive areas.place in critical and sensitive areas.

– Will be monitored by Operating Principle Will be monitored by Operating Principle 1.3.1.3.


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Operating Principle 4.4Operating Principle 4.4– Sportsmanship and Ethical ConductSportsmanship and Ethical Conduct

Why removed?Why removed?– Area addressed by NCAA Area addressed by NCAA

Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct Committee and conferences.Committee and conferences.

End resultEnd result– Institutions should be following “best Institutions should be following “best

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Incorporation of Incorporation of Operating PrincipleOperating Principle

Operating Principle 2.3Operating Principle 2.3– SchedulingScheduling

Where incorporated?Where incorporated?– Operating Principle 2.1 (Academic Operating Principle 2.1 (Academic

Standards)Standards)

The academic standards operating The academic standards operating principle focuses on student-principle focuses on student-athletes being held to the same athletes being held to the same standards as students generally.standards as students generally.


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Incorporation of Incorporation of Operating PrincipleOperating Principle

Why incorporated?Why incorporated?– Scheduling policy must be in place Scheduling policy must be in place to to

reduce a student-athlete’s conflict with reduce a student-athlete’s conflict with class time and examination periods.class time and examination periods.

– Designed to ensure that student-Designed to ensure that student-athletes have the same opportunities as athletes have the same opportunities as students generally to attend class and students generally to attend class and progress toward a degree.progress toward a degree.

The academic standards operating The academic standards operating principle focuses on student-athletes principle focuses on student-athletes being held to the same standards as being held to the same standards as students generally.students generally.


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Summary of Summary of Eliminations/IncorporationsEliminations/Incorporations

Eliminated operating principles:Eliminated operating principles:– 1.1 – Athletics mission1.1 – Athletics mission– 3.1 – Financial Practices3.1 – Financial Practices– 3.2 – Fiscal Management and 3.2 – Fiscal Management and

StabilityStability– 3.3 – Established Fiscal Policies3.3 – Established Fiscal Policies– 4.4 – Sportsmanship and Ethical 4.4 – Sportsmanship and Ethical

ConductConduct

Incorporated operating principles:Incorporated operating principles:– 2.3 – Scheduling2.3 – Scheduling– Incorporated into 2.1 – Academic Incorporated into 2.1 – Academic

StandardsStandards


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Elimination of Interim Elimination of Interim ReportsReports

Why removed?Why removed?– Few institutions were required to Few institutions were required to

respond to Committee on Athletics respond to Committee on Athletics Certification concerns.Certification concerns.

– Membership expressed frustration with Membership expressed frustration with midpoint review.midpoint review.

– This year concludes interim reports This year concludes interim reports between first and second cycles.between first and second cycles.

– Increases efficiency.Increases efficiency.

End resultEnd result– Streamlines program and decreases Streamlines program and decreases

costs.costs.– Less bureaucratic.Less bureaucratic.


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Revised Certification Revised Certification ProgramProgram

Procedural ChangesProcedural Changes

TimelineTimeline

Legislated operating Legislated operating principlesprinciples


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Institution participates in Institution participates in the orientation and begins the orientation and begins its self-study process.its self-study process.

– The institution will have six The institution will have six to eight months to conduct to eight months to conduct self-study and write report.self-study and write report.


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Peer reviewers are identified to Peer reviewers are identified to participate in evaluation visit.participate in evaluation visit.

– Peer-selection subcommittee Peer-selection subcommittee will initially identify a maximum will initially identify a maximum of four peer-review team of four peer-review team members and send appropriate members and send appropriate number to address issues.number to address issues.

– Chief executive officer (CEO) Chief executive officer (CEO) will generally will serve as chair.will generally will serve as chair.

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Procedural ChangesProcedural ChangesSelf-study report completed Self-study report completed and submitted via secure Web-and submitted via secure Web-based system.based system.– Resulting in formatted and Resulting in formatted and

shorter document.shorter document.– Password protected.Password protected.– Appendices and attachments Appendices and attachments

will stay on campus for will stay on campus for review by the peer-review review by the peer-review team.team.


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Procedural ChangesProcedural ChangesStaff conducts preliminary Staff conducts preliminary review of institution’s self-study review of institution’s self-study report for completeness and report for completeness and conformity with operating conformity with operating principles.principles.

– Review based on measurable Review based on measurable standards established by the standards established by the Committee on Athletics Committee on Athletics Certification.Certification.


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Procedural ChangesProcedural ChangesCommittee on Athletics Certification reviews Committee on Athletics Certification reviews and identifies issues (areas of and identifies issues (areas of nonconformity).nonconformity).

– Based on the number and type of issues, Based on the number and type of issues, a peer-review team will be identified.a peer-review team will be identified.

– Issues forwarded to institution and peer-Issues forwarded to institution and peer-review team on Web-based system.review team on Web-based system.

– Evaluation visit based on list of issues.Evaluation visit based on list of issues.


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Procedural ChangesProcedural ChangesFocused peer-review team visits Focused peer-review team visits campus.campus.

– Peer-review team writes report Peer-review team writes report on Web-based system.on Web-based system.

– Report based on issues identified Report based on issues identified by the Committee on Athletics by the Committee on Athletics Certification.Certification.

– Campus evaluation visit will last Campus evaluation visit will last two to three days.two to three days.


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Procedural ChangesProcedural ChangesPeer-review team report sent to Peer-review team report sent to institution’s CEO via Web-based institution’s CEO via Web-based system.system.

– Institution provides factual Institution provides factual clarifications and response to clarifications and response to peer-review team issues.peer-review team issues.

– Two weeks allotted for Two weeks allotted for response.response.


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Committee on Athletics Committee on Athletics Certification reviews the following Certification reviews the following materials:materials:

– Self-study report.Self-study report.– Peer-review team’s report.Peer-review team’s report.– Institution’s response.Institution’s response.

Committee on Athletics Committee on Athletics Certification forwards final decision Certification forwards final decision to institution via Web-based to institution via Web-based system.system.


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TimelineTimelineStep No. 1

Orientation visit and institution begins self-study

processReport developedMonths 1 – 7

Step No. 2 Peer-reviewers scheduled

6 months out

Month 7

Step No. 3 Self-study report submitted

via Web 12 weeks before committee review

Step No. 4 NCAA staff liaison reviews report for preliminary issues

Months 8 & 9

Step No. 5 Full CAC

approves issues

Months 10 & 11

Step No. 6 Peer-review team conducts

campus visit and writes report on Web-based system

TimelineTimeline

Step No. 7PRT report styled

at NCAA office

Month 11

Step No. 8 PRT report sent to CEO for

response on Web-based system

Step No. 9 CAC deliberates

and issues a final decisionMonth 12This timeline shortens

the process from approximately 24 months to 12 months.

Legislated Operating PrinciplesLegislated Operating Principles

Governance and Rules ComplianceGovernance and Rules Compliance– Operating Principle 1.1Operating Principle 1.1– Institutional control, presidential Institutional control, presidential

authority and shared authority and shared responsibilities.responsibilities.

– Institutions must identify a group Institutions must identify a group externalexternal to athletics that has the to athletics that has the opportunity to:opportunity to:

Provide inputProvide input into the into the formulation of athletics formulation of athletics department policies; and department policies; and

Periodically reviewPeriodically review athletics athletics department operations.department operations.COPPIN STATE

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Legislated Operating PrinciplesLegislated Operating PrinciplesGovernance and Rules ComplianceGovernance and Rules Compliance– Operating Principle 1.2Operating Principle 1.2– Rules complianceRules compliance– Institutions must have Institutions must have written written

policies and procedurespolicies and procedures for rules for rules compliance;compliance;

– Compliance procedures must provide Compliance procedures must provide for regular participation of personsfor regular participation of persons outsideoutside of athleticsof athletics; and; and

– Rules compliance must be the subject Rules compliance must be the subject of an ongoing of an ongoing educational efforteducational effort..


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Legislated Operating PrinciplesLegislated Operating PrinciplesGovernance and Rules ComplianceGovernance and Rules Compliance– Operating Principle 1.2Operating Principle 1.2– Rules complianceRules compliance– To demonstrate a commitment To demonstrate a commitment

to rules compliance as a central to rules compliance as a central element to all personnel element to all personnel matters, compliance matters, compliance responsibility must be responsibility must be referenced in all of the following referenced in all of the following documents: documents:

CONTRACT/LETTER OF CONTRACT/LETTER OF APPOINTMENTAPPOINTMENT

JOB DESCRIPTIONJOB DESCRIPTION

EVALUATION FORMEVALUATION FORM


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Legislated Operating PrinciplesLegislated Operating PrinciplesGovernance and Rules ComplianceGovernance and Rules Compliance– Operating Principle 1.2Operating Principle 1.2– Rules complianceRules compliance– Comprehensive rules-compliance Comprehensive rules-compliance

evaluation by an individual who is evaluation by an individual who is external to athletics and is external to athletics and is ““knowledgeable in NCAA knowledgeable in NCAA legislation and compliance legislation and compliance practicespractices.” .”

– At least once every At least once every fourfour years.years.– The evaluation must ensure that an The evaluation must ensure that an

institution’s rules-compliance institution’s rules-compliance program is program is ENGAGEDENGAGED andand FUNCTIONINGFUNCTIONING..


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Legislated Operating PrinciplesLegislated Operating PrinciplesAcademic IntegrityAcademic Integrity

– Operating Principle 2.1Operating Principle 2.1– Academic standards.Academic standards.– Admissions policies.Admissions policies.– Responsibility for eligibility Responsibility for eligibility

certification, declaration of certification, declaration of “good academic standing” must “good academic standing” must be vested with same agencies as be vested with same agencies as for students generally.for students generally.


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Legislated Operating PrinciplesLegislated Operating PrinciplesAcademic IntegrityAcademic Integrity– Operating Principle 2.1Operating Principle 2.1– Academic standards.Academic standards.– Graduation rates of Graduation rates of student-athletesstudent-athletes

as a whole and of as a whole and of student-athlete student-athlete subgroupssubgroups must be analyzed. must be analyzed.

– Review Review three-class averagesthree-class averages, note , note disparities, comment on magnitude disparities, comment on magnitude and, if necessary, develop a plan.and, if necessary, develop a plan.

– Institutions must have Institutions must have writtenwritten policies policies to minimize conflicts with class time to minimize conflicts with class time and/or final exam periods due to and/or final exam periods due to athletics participation.athletics participation.

– Policies must be clearly Policies must be clearly communicatedcommunicated..


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Legislated Operating PrinciplesLegislated Operating PrinciplesAcademic IntegrityAcademic Integrity– Operating Principle 2.2Operating Principle 2.2– Academic support.Academic support.– Adequate academic support Adequate academic support services services

must be providedmust be provided and and communicatedcommunicated..

– Student-athletes must be encouraged to Student-athletes must be encouraged to reach academic goals reach academic goals of their choiceof their choice..

– Institutions must provide for student-Institutions must provide for student-athletes with athletes with special academic needsspecial academic needs..

– Support services must be Support services must be reviewed reviewed and approved periodically (once and approved periodically (once every three years)every three years) by academic by academic authorities authorities externalexternal to athletics. to athletics.COPPIN STATE

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Legislated Operating PrinciplesLegislated Operating PrinciplesEquity and Student-Athlete WelfareEquity and Student-Athlete Welfare– Operating Principle 3.1Operating Principle 3.1– Gender IssuesGender Issues– Institutions must show implementation of Institutions must show implementation of

first-cycle gender-equity planfirst-cycle gender-equity plan..– Insufficient funds and/or personnel Insufficient funds and/or personnel

changes are not acceptable reasons for changes are not acceptable reasons for failure to implement first-cycle plan.failure to implement first-cycle plan.

– Demonstrate commitment to fair and Demonstrate commitment to fair and equitable treatment of male and female equitable treatment of male and female student-athletesstudent-athletes and and staffstaff..

– EADA reportsEADA reports for three years. for three years.– Review Review 13 program areas13 program areas..


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Legislated Operating PrinciplesLegislated Operating PrinciplesEquity and Student-Athlete WelfareEquity and Student-Athlete Welfare– Operating Principle 3.1Operating Principle 3.1– Gender IssuesGender Issues– Institutions must fInstitutions must formally adopt a ormally adopt a plan plan

for the futurefor the future that meets all that meets all committee requirements.committee requirements.

All All 13 program areas13 program areas must be must be addressed. addressed.

– Develop a plan to Develop a plan to monitor and monitor and maintainmaintain your status. your status.

– Minimum of Minimum of fivefive years, with years, with ongoing ongoing assessmentsassessments..

– ActiveActive at all times. at all times.COPPIN STATE

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Legislated Operating PrinciplesLegislated Operating PrinciplesEquity and Student-Athlete WelfareEquity and Student-Athlete Welfare– Operating Principle 3.2Operating Principle 3.2– Minority IssuesMinority Issues– Institutions must show implementation of Institutions must show implementation of

first-cycle minority-opportunities first-cycle minority-opportunities planplan..

– Insufficient funds and/or personnel Insufficient funds and/or personnel changes are not acceptable reasons for changes are not acceptable reasons for failure to implement first-cycle plan.failure to implement first-cycle plan.

– Demonstrate commitment to fair and Demonstrate commitment to fair and equitable treatment of all minority equitable treatment of all minority student-athletesstudent-athletes and and staffstaff..

– Completion of Completion of diversity chartsdiversity charts..– Review of Review of eight program areaseight program areas..COPPIN STATE

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Legislated Operating PrinciplesLegislated Operating PrinciplesEquity and Student-Athlete WelfareEquity and Student-Athlete Welfare– Operating Principle 3.2Operating Principle 3.2– Minority IssuesMinority Issues– Formally adopt a Formally adopt a plan for the futureplan for the future

that meets all committee that meets all committee requirements. requirements.

All All eight program areaseight program areas must be must be addressed. addressed.

– Develop a plan to Develop a plan to monitor and monitor and maintainmaintain your status. your status.

– Minimum of Minimum of fivefive years, with years, with ongoing ongoing assessmentsassessments..

– ActiveActive at all times.at all times.COPPIN STATE

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Legislated Operating PrinciplesLegislated Operating PrinciplesEquity and Student-Athlete WelfareEquity and Student-Athlete Welfare– Operating Principle 3.3Operating Principle 3.3– Student-Athlete WelfareStudent-Athlete Welfare– Designate individual responsible for Designate individual responsible for

oversight of student-athlete welfareoversight of student-athlete welfare efforts.efforts.

– Active Active Student-Athlete Advisory Student-Athlete Advisory CommitteeCommittee..

– Evaluation mechanismEvaluation mechanism for treatment of for treatment of student-athletes.student-athletes.

– Conduct Conduct exit interviewsexit interviews per Constitution per Constitution 6.3.2.6.3.2.

– Written grievance/appeal proceduresWritten grievance/appeal procedures available to all student-athletes in available to all student-athletes in appropriate areas and communicated to appropriate areas and communicated to student-athletes and staff.student-athletes and staff.


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Legislated Operating PrinciplesLegislated Operating PrinciplesEquity and Student-Athlete WelfareEquity and Student-Athlete Welfare– Operating Principle 3.3Operating Principle 3.3– Student-Athlete WelfareStudent-Athlete Welfare– Mechanisms (e.g., athletic training, Mechanisms (e.g., athletic training,

emergency medical procedures) to ensure emergency medical procedures) to ensure health and safetyhealth and safety of student-athletes of student-athletes must be periodically reviewed.must be periodically reviewed.

– Medical plan for competition and Medical plan for competition and practicepractice must protect health and provide must protect health and provide safe environment for student-athletes. safe environment for student-athletes.

– Designate administrator responsible for Designate administrator responsible for institutional awareness of institutional awareness of health, safety health, safety and sports medicine policiesand sports medicine policies..


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Legislated Operating PrinciplesLegislated Operating PrinciplesEquity and Student-Athlete WelfareEquity and Student-Athlete Welfare– Operating Principle 3.3Operating Principle 3.3– Student-Athlete WelfareStudent-Athlete Welfare– Travel policiesTravel policies must be must be

reviewed to ensure protection of reviewed to ensure protection of student-athlete’s health and student-athlete’s health and provision of safe environment for provision of safe environment for student-athletes.student-athletes.

– Travel policies must be Travel policies must be communicatedcommunicated to all athletics to all athletics department staff and student-department staff and student-athletes.athletes.

– Review of Review of fourfour program areas. program areas.


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Measurable StandardsMeasurable StandardsEstablished by the Committee on Established by the Committee on Athletics Certification.Athletics Certification.

Clarify expectations for each Clarify expectations for each operating principle.operating principle.

Bring more consistency to the Bring more consistency to the process.process.

Provided to:Provided to:– Institution (during orientation Institution (during orientation

visit)visit)– Peer-review teamPeer-review team– Committee on Athletics Committee on Athletics

Certification.Certification.


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Web-based SystemWeb-based SystemBenefits:Benefits:– Increases efficiencyIncreases efficiency– Reduces costsReduces costs– Adds greater consistencyAdds greater consistency– Auto-formattingAuto-formatting– Standardized lookStandardized look– Provides program Provides program

requirementsrequirements

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CONFERENCE OFFICE CONFERENCE OFFICE INVOLVEMENT INVOLVEMENT

Conference offices' Conference offices' involvement in athletics involvement in athletics certification is optional certification is optional but encouraged by the but encouraged by the committee. The role of committee. The role of an institution's an institution's conference office is conference office is determined by the determined by the institution.institution.COPPIN STATE

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Opportunities afforded to campus Opportunities afforded to campus groups to offer comments groups to offer comments

Steering and subcommittee Steering and subcommittee members are representatives members are representatives of constituent groups on of constituent groups on campus. They will need to campus. They will need to demonstrate that various demonstrate that various groups (as well as individuals) groups (as well as individuals) had the opportunity to provide had the opportunity to provide comments. This also reflects comments. This also reflects the institution's commitment to the institution's commitment to ensuring that its self-study was ensuring that its self-study was broad-based in nature broad-based in nature


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Are Historically Black Are Historically Black Colleges and Colleges and

Universities (HBCUs) Universities (HBCUs) exempt from having exempt from having

to complete a to complete a minority minority

opportunities plan?opportunities plan?


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Legal research confirms that Legal research confirms that HBCUs are not exempt from HBCUs are not exempt from affirmative action affirmative action requirements. Thus, the requirements. Thus, the committee has agreed to committee has agreed to apply its standards and apply its standards and expectations equally across expectations equally across all Division I all Division I institutions. Therefore, all institutions. Therefore, all Division I institutions are Division I institutions are required to develop a required to develop a minority-opportunities plan minority-opportunities plan for improvement as part of for improvement as part of their self-study report.their self-study report.


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SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMITY SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMITY

What is the definition What is the definition of "substantial of "substantial conformity" and how conformity" and how is it determined?is it determined?


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SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMITYSUBSTANTIAL CONFORMITY"Substantial conformity" is a "Substantial conformity" is a subjective term. The meaning of subjective term. The meaning of the phrase is tied to the operating the phrase is tied to the operating principles. After an institution has principles. After an institution has analyzed its responses to the self-analyzed its responses to the self-study items, it should have a clear study items, it should have a clear understanding of its substantial understanding of its substantial conformity with an operating conformity with an operating principle. principle.


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SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMITYSUBSTANTIAL CONFORMITYOnce an institution has Once an institution has determined its substantial determined its substantial conformity, the peer-review conformity, the peer-review team will make its own team will make its own determination of determination of substantial conformity substantial conformity based on written materials based on written materials and the campus visit. and the campus visit. COPPIN STATE

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SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMITYSUBSTANTIAL CONFORMITYFinally, the Committee on Finally, the Committee on Athletics Certification will Athletics Certification will make its determination of make its determination of an institution's substantial an institution's substantial conformity by reviewing conformity by reviewing written materials submitted written materials submitted by both the institution and by both the institution and the peer-review team. the peer-review team. COPPIN STATE

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Questions?Questions?

Documents

NCAA DIVISION I ATHLETICS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. The Purpose of Athletics Certification Athletics certification is meant to ensure the NCAA's fundamental