The NCAA Committee on Athletics Certification has announced decisions concerning the certification status of 11 NCAA Division I member institutions.

Eleven institutions were certified, including one that was reclassified from certified with conditions to fully certified.

Those institutions receiving a designation of certified were: Brigham Young University; California State University, Fullerton; Central Connecticut State University; Florida A&M University; Florida State University; College of the Holy Cross; University of Missouri, Kansas City; Tennessee State University; Texas Tech University; U.S. Military Academy; and Weber State University.

Holy Cross was reclassified from certified with conditions to fully certified.

These colleges and universities completed a year-long certification process, which all 310 Division I members will undergo by the end of this year. A total of 299 institutions have now received certification status decisions.

The certification program's purpose is to ensure integrity in the institution's athletics operations and to assist athletics departments in improving their program. Legislation mandating athletics certification was adopted by a vote of all Division I members at the 1993 NCAA Convention as a key part of the Association's reform agenda.

A designation of certified means that an institution operates its athletics program in substantial conformity with operating principles adopted by the Division I membership.

A designation of certified with conditions means that a college or university generally operates its athletics program in substantial conformity with the Division I operating principles but problems identified are serious enough that full certification is withheld until those problems have been resolved.

A designation of not certified means that the institution is not operating in substantial conformity with the Division I operating principles. Problems identified are considered by the committee to be very serious or pervasive.

If an institution is given the certification status of certified with conditions or not certified, action must be taken by the institution in a specified period of time before its certification status can be changed.

If it fails to make an effective effort to correct problems within the time frame set by the committee, the institution may be placed in a restricted membership category for a year. If problems remain unresolved at the end of that year, the committee may reclassify the institution as a corresponding member and no longer an active member of the NCAA.