Form 02-1	Academic Year 2002-03	
	Certification of Compliance for Institutions	
	For:	NCAA member institutions	
	Action:	Keep on file in the office of the director of athletics	
	Due date:	To be completed by September 15	
	Required by:	NCAA Bylaw 30.3	
	Purpose:	To certify compliance with NCAA rules	
   
TO:  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)
  
Name and address of your institution: 	
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CEO telephone:	
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Division:	
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By signing and dating this form, you certify that your institution has met the requirements of Bylaw 30.3.  You must certify each year for your institution to be eligible to enter a team or 
individual competitors in an NCAA championship.  The following statements summarize the 
requirements of Bylaw 30.3:

You or your designated representative reviewed the NCAA rules and regulations with all staff members of your athletics department.

As of the date you sign this form, no current member of the coaching staff, within the past two years, has been:
•	Suspended from coaching by another member institution.

•	Prohibited from certain coaching-related activities as a result of violations while 
employed by another member institution, unless your institution has applied the prohibition equally.

•	Permitted to perform any coaching-related activities that the NCAA Committee on 
Infractions has prohibited by a disciplinary action.
As best you can determine, the policies, procedures and practices of your institution, staff and representatives are in compliance with NCAA legislation.  You have attached your Certification of Compliance for Staff Members of Athletics Departments (Form 02-2).  All returning staff members of your athletics department, except clerical personnel, have signed the form affirming that they have reported to you knowledge of violations of legislation.

Your institution has:

•	Published its regular entrance requirements.

•	Published its requirements for satisfactory progress toward a degree.

•	Certified that each student-athlete is in good academic standing and is maintaining satisfactory progress toward a degree as required by Bylaws 14.4.1, 14.4.2 and 14.4.3 
(Divisions I and II).

If your institution is a NCAA Division III member, the director of financial aid has signed the statement below.

Your institution intends to maintain compliance with NCAA legislation.

	___________________________________
Print or Type Name	
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Date	___________________________________
Signature of CEO
(Acting CEO’s signature is not acceptable)	

To:  director of financial aid for division III members

By signing this form, you certify the following:

•	Your institution meets the Division III requirements for awarding financial aid as specified in Bylaw 15.4 and described in the Summary of Division III Financial Aid Regulations.

•	You have reported to your CEO any knowledge of violations of NCAA legislation involving your institution.

__________________________________Date	___________________________________     Signature of Director of Financial Aid	
	___________________________________Print or Type Name	

What to do with this form:

1.	Complete this form by September 15.

2.	Keep a copy of this form in your files.

3.	Forward this form to the office of the director of athletics.  It is not to be sent to the NCAA 
national office.

4.	Contact the membership services staff at 317/917-6222 if you have questions about Form 02-1.