Saint Mary's College Of California

NCAA Self Study

On October 7, 2008 President Brother Ronald Gallagher announced that Saint Mary’s College of California will begin a year-long, campus-wide effort to study its athletics program as part of the NCAA Division I athletics certification program. Specific areas the study will cover are academic integrity, governance and commitment to rules compliance, as well as a commitment to gender and diversity and student-athlete well-being. Read the full press release

• Completed 2009 NCAA Certification Self-Study (PDF)

Documents

• 2008-09 NCAA® Division I Athletics Certification Handbook (PDF)
• 2008-09 NCAA® Division I Athletics Certification Self-Study Instrument (PDF)
• Glossary of Terms (PDF)
• Self Study Report Checklist (PDF)
• Top 10 Issues Identified for Division I Institutions in the Athletics Certification Process (PDF)
• Written Plan Outline for Conducting the Self Study (PDF)

Steering Comittee

• 2008-2009 Meeting Schedule (PDF)

Agendas

• April 16, 2009, notes (PDF)
• April 8, 2009, notes (PDF)
• April 1, 2009, notes (PDF)
• March 23, 2009 , notes (PDF)
• February 20, 2009, notes (PDF)
• January 15, 2009 (PDF)
• December 18, 2008 (PDF)
• November 14, 2008 (PDF)
• September 11, 2008 (PDF)
• October 16, 2008 (PDF)

Minutes

• January 15, 2009 (PDF)
• December 18, 2008 (PDF)
• September 11, 2008 (PDF)

Measurable Standards

The NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification developed these measurable
standards to clarify expectations for each operating principle and to bring more consistency to the athletics certification process for institutions, peer-review teams and the committee.

• Institutional Control, Presidential Authority and Shared Responsibilities (PDF)
• Rules Compliance (PDF)

• Academic Standards (PDF)
• Academic Support (PDF)
• Gender Issues (PDF)
• Diversity Issues (PDF)
• Student-Athlete Well-Being (PDF)

Program Areas to be Reviewed for Specific Issues

• Diversity (PDF)
• Well-being (PDF)
• Gender (PDF)