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Post the creation of the Tuskegee Alumni NCAA Division I Exploration Consortium in 2010, Tuskegee University began a new era of advancement.

In October 2011 Tuskegee University released a number of objectives for the university. Some of the major goals are to have a student body of 5,000 students and adding additional new degree programs in the undergraduate and graduate schools. One of the ultimate goals is to transition Tuskegee University from being considered a baccalaureate college to being classified a research university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

In August 2012 Tuskegee University released information about plans for the possible addition of medical and law schools in the future along with plans to start a new generation of Tuskegee Airmen with new programs for training pilots, air traffic controllers and aerospace engineers.

These planned Tuskegee University academic goal requirements more closely fit with those HBCU member institutions of NCAA Division I conferences than the current member institutions of HBCU Division II conferences.

Clark Atlanta University is the only HBCU Division II university classified as a Research Universities (high research activity) in the SIAC or CIAA. Tuskegee University, Fort Valley State University and Savannah State are the only Master’s level classified universities in the Division II SIAC.

Bowie State University, Winston-Salem State University, Virginia State University, Fayetteville State University and Lincoln University (PA) are the only Master’s level classified universities in the Division II CIAA.

The MEAC contains the largest number of Doctoral Universities: Howard University, North Carolina A&T State University, Florida A&M University, Morgan State University, Delaware State University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore and had the recently departed member Hampton University.

The SWAC contains only 2 Doctoral Universities: Jackson State University and Texas Southern University.

With Tuskegee University’s planned enrollment growth, planned expansion of degree offerings and future increase in its graduation annual population size Tuskegee University must plan to align itself with like similar institutions and explore joining one of the Division athletic conferences that share the common academic goals.
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NCAA announces highest-ever Division I graduation rates

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What Research Universities classification means
from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
This video shows the announcement by the University of Arkansas when it received RU/VH: Research Universities (very high research activity) classification

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Reviewing NCAA Division I MEAC and SWAC academic classifications
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

NCAA Division I
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference FCS

Classification Description

The Basic Classification is an update of the traditional classification framework developed by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education in 1970 to support its research program. The Basic Classification was published for use in 1973, and subsequently updated in 1976, 1987, 1994, 2000, 2005 and 2010.

The Carnegie Classifications

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2021 Carnegie Classification Update **RELEASED DECEMBER 15, 2021**

Doctoral

Clark Atlanta University (NCAA Division II SIAC)

Classification Category

Basic Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity

Florida A&M University (NCAA Division I SWAC former MEAC)

Classification Category

Basic Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity

Howard University (NCAA Division I MEAC)

Classification Category

Basic Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity

Jackson State University (NCAA Division I SWAC)

Classification Category

Basic Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity

North Carolina A&T State University (NCAA Division I BigSouth former MEAC)

Classification Category

Basic Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity

Morgan State University (NCAA Division I MEAC)

Classification Category

Basic Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity

Prairie View A & M University (NCAA Division I SWAC)

Classification Category

Basic Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity

Southern University and A&M College (NCAA Division I SWAC)

Classification Category

Basic Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity

Tennessee State University (NCAA Division I OVC)

Classification Category

Basic Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity

Texas Southern University (NCAA Division I SWAC)

Classification Category

Basic Doctoral/Professional Universities

University of Maryland Eastern Shore (NCAA Division I MEAC)

Classification Category

Basic Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity

Hampton University (NCAA Division I BigSouth former MEAC)

Classification Category

Basic Doctoral/Professional Universities

Winston-Salem State University (NCAA Division II CIAA former MEAC)

Classification Category

Basic Doctoral/Professional Universities

Alabama State University (NCAA Division I SWAC)

Classification Category

Basic Doctoral/Professional Universities

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Master’s Colleges & Universities

Alabama A & M University (NCAA Division I SWAC)

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs

Alcorn State University (NCAA Division I SWAC)

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Small Programs

Bowie State University (NCAA Division II CIAA)

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

Coppin State University (NCAA Division I MEAC)

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Small Programs

Delaware State University (NCAA Division I MEAC)

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

Fayetteville State University (NCAA Division II CIAA)

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

Fort Valley State University (NCAA Division II SIAC)

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Small Programs

Grambling State University (NCAA Division I SWAC)

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs

Langston University

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Small Programs

Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) (NCAA Division II CIAA)

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

Mississippi Valley State University (NCAA Division I SWAC)

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Small Programs

Norfolk State University (NCAA Division I MEAC)

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

North Carolina Central University (NCAA Division I MEAC)

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs

Savannah State University (NCAA Division II SIAC former MEAC)

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Small Programs

South Carolina State University (NCAA Division I MEAC)

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Small Programs

Southern University at New Orleans

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

Spelman College

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

Tuskegee University (NCAA Division II SIAC)

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

University of the District of Columbia

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

Virginia State University (NCAA Division II CIAA)

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

Virginia Union University (NCAA Division II CIAA)

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

West Virginia State University

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Small Programs

Xavier University of Louisiana

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

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Baccalaureate Colleges

Albany State University (NCAA Division II SIAC)

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

Allen University (NCAA Division II SIAC)

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

American Baptist College

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Arkansas Baptist College

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges: Associate’s Dominant

Benedict College (NCAA Division II SIAC)

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Bennett College

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

Bethune-Cookman University (NCAA Division I SWAC former MEAC)

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

Bluefield State College

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges: Mixed

Central State University (NCAA Division II SIAC)

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Claflin University (NCAA Division II CIAA)

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

Clinton College

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges: Associate’s Dominant

Dillard University

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

Edward Waters College (NCAA Division II SIAC)

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Elizabeth City State University (NCAA Division II CIAA)

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse

Fisk University

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

Florida Memorial University

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Johnson C Smith University (NCAA Division II CIAA)

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

Harris-Stowe State University

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Huston-Tillotson University

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Jarvis Christian College

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Kentucky State University (NCAA Division II SIAC)

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Lane College (NCAA Division II SIAC)

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

Le Moyne-Owen College (NCAA Division II SIAC)

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Lincoln University (Missouri)

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Livingstone College (NCAA Division II CIAA)

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Miles College (NCAA Division II SIAC)

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Morehouse College (NCAA Division II SIAC)

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

Morris College

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Oakwood University

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

Paine College

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

Paul Quinn College

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Philander Smith College

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Rust College

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

Saint Augustine’s University (NCAA Division II CIAA)

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Shaw University (NCAA Division II CIAA)

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Southwestern Christian College

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges: Associate’s Dominant

Stillman College

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Talladega College

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Texas College

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Tougaloo College

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

Wiley College

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (NCAA Division I SWAC)

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

University of the Virgin Islands

Classification Category

Basic Master’s Colleges & Universities: Small Programs

Virginia University of Lynchburg

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges: Associate’s Dominant

Voorhees College

Classification Category

Basic Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

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NCAA Division I Before the recent 2021 Classification Update RELEASED DECEMBER 15, 2021
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference FCS
MEAC

Howard University
College of Arts and Sciences
Howard University School of Business
School of Communications
College of Dentistry
College of Medicine
College of Nursing & Allied Health Sciences
College of Pharmacy
School of Divinity
School of Education
College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences
School of Law
School of Social Work
Graduate School
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Morgan State University
College of Liberal Arts
School of Architecture & Planning
School of Business & Management
School of Community Health & Policy
School of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
School of Education & Urban Studies
School of Engineering
School of Global Journalism & Communication
School of Graduate Studies
School of Social Work
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University of Maryland Eastern Shore
School of the Arts and Professions
School of Business and Technology
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences
School of Graduate Studies
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North Carolina Central University
College of Behavioral & Social Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences
School of Business
School of Education
School of Law
School of Library & Information Sciences
School of Graduate Studies
Department of Nursing
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South Carolina State University
College of Education, Humanities & Social Sciences
College of Science, Mathematics, Engineering & Technology
College of Graduate and Professional Studies
School of Graduate Studies
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Norfolk State University
College of Liberal Arts
College of Science, Engineering and Technology
School of Business
School of Education
School of Graduate Studies and Research
Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work
School of Extended Learning
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Delaware State University
College of Agriculture & Related Sciences
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
College of Business
College of Education, Health & Public Policy
College of Mathematics, Natural Sciences & Technology
School of Graduate Studies and Research
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Coppin State University
College of Arts, Sciences & Education
College of Behavioral & Social Sciences
College of Business
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NCAA Division I
Southwestern Athletic Conference FCS
SWAC

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Bethune-Cookman University
College of Business and Entrepreneurship
College of Education
College of Science Engineering & Mathematics
College of Health Sciences
College of Liberal Arts
School of Nursing
School of Performing Arts and Communication
School of Religion
School of Graduate Studies
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Florida A&M University
College of Agriculture and Food Sciences
College of Education
College of Engineering (FAMU-Florida State University)
College of Law
College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
College of Science and Technology
School of Allied Health Sciences
School of Architecture and Engineering Technology
School of Business and Industry
School of the Environment
School of Graduate Studies and Research
School of Journalism and Graphic Communication
School of Nursing
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Jackson State University
College of Business
College of Liberal Arts
College of Public Service
College of Education and Human Development
College of Science, Engineering & Technology
School of Public Health Initiative
Division of Graduate Studies
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Prairie View A & M University
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences
College of Business
Whitlowe R. Green College of Education
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering
College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology
College of Nursing
School of Architecture
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Texas Southern University
Jesse H. Jones School of Business
Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs
College of Education
College of Science, Engineering & Technology
College of Liberal Arts &Behavioral Sciences
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
School of Communication
Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Thomas F. Freeman Honors College
College of Continuing Education
The Graduate School
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Southern University and A&M College
College of Education, Arts and Humanities
College of Business
College of Engineering and Computer Science
College of Nursing and Allied Health
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
College of Sciences and Agriculture
School of Graduate and Professional Studies
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Alabama A&M University
College of Agricultural, Life & Natural Sciences
College of Business and Public Affairs
College of Education, Humanities and Behavioral Sciences
College of Engineering, Technology & Physical Sciences
School of Graduate Studies
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Grambling State University
College of Arts & Sciences
College of Business
College of Education
College of Professional & Graduate Studies
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Alabama State University
College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
College of Business Administration
College of Education
College of Health Sciences
College of Science, Mathematics & Technology
College of Visual & Performing Arts
University College
Division of Aerospace Studies
The Graduate School
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Alcorn State University
School of Agriculture, Research, Extension, and Applied Sciences
School of Arts and Sciences
School of Business
School of Education and Psychology
Cora S. Balmat School of Nursing
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Mississippi Valley State University
College of Education
Department of Engineering Technology
Department of Business Administration
Department of Criminal Justice
Department of English and Foreign Languages
Department of Fine Arts
Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Department of Mass Communication
Department of Mathematics, Computer & Information Sciences
Department of Natural Sciences and Environmental Health
Department of Social Sciences
Department of Social Work
Graduate School
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University of Arkansas Pine Bluff
School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences
School of Arts and Sciences
School of Business and Management
School of Education
Division of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education
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NCAA Division I
Ohio Valley Conference and Big South FCS

Tennessee State University
College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Sciences
College of Business
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Health Sciences
College of Liberal Arts
College of Public Service
School of Graduate Studies & Research
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Hampton University
School of Business
School of Education and Human Development
School of Engineering and Technology
Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications
School of Liberal Arts
School of Nursing
School of Pharmacy
School of Science
University College (formerly College of Education and Continuing Studies)
Graduate College
College of Virginia Beach
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North Carolina A&T State University
College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Health and Human Sciences
College of Science and Technology
Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
The Graduate College
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NCAA Division II
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

SIAC

Clark Atlanta University
School of Arts and Sciences
School of Business
School of Education
Whitney M. Young Jr. School of Social Work
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Albany State University
College of Arts and Humanities
College of Education
College of Business
College of Sciences and Health Professions
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Tuskegee University
Andrew F. Brimmer College of Business and Information Science
College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Engineering
College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing & Allied Health
Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture and Construction Science
School of Education Increase in the size of Tuskegee’s annual graduates in the Ph.D. degree programs will support change in the university’s classification. Tuskegee must awarded at least 20 research/scholarship doctoral degrees during a cycle of review by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education to move up to Doctoral Universities classification.
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Savannah State University
College of Business Administration
College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
College of Sciences & Technology
School of Teacher Education
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Fort Valley State University
College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Education
College of Graduate Studies and Extended Education
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Kentucky State University
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Systems
College of Business and Computer Science
College of Professional Studies
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Morehouse College
Division of Business Administration & Economics
Division of Humanities & Social Sciences
Division of Science & Mathematics
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Claflin University
School of Business
School of Education
School of Humanities & Social Sciences
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Benedict College
School of Business and Economics
School of Education
School of Continuing Education
School of Health and Human Services
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
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Lane College
Division of Business, Social and Behavioral Science
Division of Liberal Studies and Education
Division of Natural, Physical Science and Mathematics
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Miles College
Division of Business and Accounting
Division of Communications
Division of Education
Division of Humanities
Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
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Paine College
School of Arts & Sciences
School of Professional Studies
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LeMoyne-Owen Colleg
Division of Business and Economic Development
Division of Education
Division of Fine Arts and Humanities
Division of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Central State University SIAC member effective July 1, 2013
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
College of Business
College of Science and Engineering
College of Education
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Spring Hill College
On July 12, 2013, Spring Hill College was accepted by the NCAA to begin its process towards joining the NCAA Division II and joined the SIAC in 2014 becoming the first non-HBCU to join the conference.
Division of Business
Division of Communications/Arts
Division of International Studies
Division of Interdivisional Studies
Division of Language and Literature Division
Division of Nursing
Division of Philosophy and Theology
Division of Sciences
Division of Social Sciences
Division of Teacher Education
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Allen University
July 15, 2020 –Allen University is the newest provisional member of the NCAA’s Division II, effective for the 2020-2021 academic year. On November 10, 2020 Allen University officially re-joined the SIAC.

Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Division of Business, Education and Social Sciences
Division of Arts and Humanities
Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary

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Stillman College
Departed the SIAC in 2016. In addition to cutting 10 sports, Stillman also transitioned from NCAA Division II to being a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics(NAIA).
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SIAC Council of Presidents approves Spring Hill College for conditional admission

October 2, 2012 NCAA.org

Atlanta, GA—The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) announced that its Council of Presidents, by unanimous vote, approved the application of Spring Hill College for conditional membership, contingent upon acceptance into NCAA Division II.

July 12, 2013

Spring Hill College to move to NCAA

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has officially notified Spring Hill College that its application for membership in NCAA Division II has been accepted. Spring Hill College athletic director, Jim Hall, received the notification via email Friday July 12th.In October 2012, Spring Hill College accepted an invitation to join the 13-member Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). The Badgers will now begin the process of making the transition from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to the NCAA and to full membership in the SIAC.

By becoming a member of the NCAA, Spring Hill College will now join the 26 Jesuit colleges and universities nationwide that are already members of the NCAA.

Achieving full NCAA Division II membership typically takes three years. Provided the athletic department successfully completes each phase of the membership process, Spring Hill will spend two years in candidacy status and then one year as a provisional member of NCAA Division II before gaining full membership status.

SHC will remain a member of the NAIA and the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) for the 2013-14 seasons and will have access to SSAC and NAIA post-season championships. During the 2014-15 and 2015-16 academic years, Spring Hill will play a full slate of NCAA Division II and SIAC regular season competition. The Badgers would not be eligible for NCAA or SIAC post-season competition until the 2016-17 seasons after full NCAA Division II membership has been attained.

Spring Hill College participates in 16 varsity athletic programs that will make the transition to the NCAA Division II level.

Spring Hill College, located in Mobile, Alabama, has been a member of the NAIA since 1959.

http://www.shc.edu/news/2013/07/12/spring-hill-college-move-ncaa
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Allen University moves to NCAA and joins SIAC
November 10, 2020
Allen University (AU) has officially re-joined the SIAC. The unanimous vote of the Council of Presidents to admit Allen is a biproduct of the NCAA membership committee’s decision to admit Allen University as year-one provisional member of the NCAA.

July 15, 2020
Allen University is the newest provisional member of the NCAA’s Division II, effective for the 2020-21 academic year.

Allen, a small historically Black college in downtown Columbia, brought back its football program ahead of the 2018 season. The Yellow Jackets football team has 121 student-athletes for the fall, including 87 returnees and 34 newcomers.

Allen is currently a Division I member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The school joined the NAIA Appalachian Athletic Conference in the fall of 2016.

Allen University currently offers 2 graduate degrees (Master of Divinity and Religion) and 10 bachelor’s degrees.
Allen is academically structured with Divisions as most colleges without graduate degree programs who have instead Colleges and Schools.
Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Division of Business, Education and Social Sciences
Division of Arts and Humanities
Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary

Allen University Enrollment Trends
2019 Enrollment: 819
2018 Enrollment: 743
2017 Enrollment: 590
2016 Enrollment: 600
2015 Enrollment: 625
2014 Enrollment: 660
2013 Enrollment: 651
2012 Enrollment: 672
2011 Enrollment: 644
2010 Enrollment: 848
2009 Enrollment: 827
2008 Enrollment: 725
2007 Enrollment: 651
2006 Enrollment: 530
2005 Enrollment: 624
2004 Enrollment: 567
2003 Enrollment: 565
1999 Enrollment: 328
1994 Enrollment: 256
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The Former SIAC Members and its former 2 Divisions

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NCAA Division II
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

CIAA

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Other conferences or non-NCAA members

NAIA members

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NCAA Academics
Higher initial eligibility standards

NCAA.org

The Division I Board of Directors, on April 26, 2012, voted to allow more time for high school students and those who guide them to become familiar with higher initial eligibility standards, which now will go into effect in 2016. The class entering college in 2016 is currently in eighth grade and now will have all four years in high school to work toward the new standard.

The Board adopted the increase in initial-eligibility expectations last October, with an effective date of 2015, to ensure prospects are more academically prepared for college coursework. Since then, some administrators, coaches associations and secondary school administrators expressed concern about the implementation schedule.

The new initial-eligibility requirements create a higher academic standard for freshman to play. That standard is higher than what will be needed to receive aid and practice, creating an academic redshirt year.

Student-athletes who achieve the current minimum initial-eligibility standard will continue to be eligible for athletically related financial aid during the first year of enrollment and practice during the first regular academic term of enrollment. Student-athletes could earn practice during the second term of enrollment by passing nine semester or eight quarter hours.

For immediate access to competition, prospective student-athletes must achieve at least a 2.3 GPA and an increased sliding scale. For example, an SAT score of 1,000 requires a 2.5 high school core-course GPA for competition and a 2.0 high school core-course GPA for aid and practice.

Prospects also must successfully complete 10 of the 16 total required core courses before the start of their senior year in high school. Seven of the 10 courses must be successfully completed in English, math and science.

The new requirements are intended to ensure prospective student-athletes are as prepared to succeed in the classroom as they are in their sport, a message NCAA President Mark Emmert underscored in his Final Four press conference.

NCAA research indicates student-athletes in football and men’s basketball will feel the most significant impact from the higher academic standards. Those sports regularly post the lowest Academic Progress Rates and Graduation Success Rates.

The impact is expected to decrease over time as prospective student-athletes adjust to the changes and improve their preparation.

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Student-athletes academic standards

NCAA.org

Student-athletes must meet academic standards throughout their careers on campus to remain eligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics. Member institutions in each division create academic standards specific to that division’s goals.

In Division I, student-athletes must complete 40 percent of the coursework required for a degree by the end of their second year. They must complete 60 percent by the end of their third year and 80 percent by the end of their fourth year. Student-athletes are allowed five years to graduate while receiving athletically related financial aid. All Division I student-athletes must earn at least six credit hours each term to be eligible for the following term and must meet minimum grade-point average requirements that are related to an institution’s own GPA standards for graduation.

Teams in Division I are also subject to the Academic Progress Rate (APR), a standard that measures a team’s academic progress by assigning points to each individual student-athlete for eligibility and retention/graduation.

In Division II, student-athletes must complete 24 hours of degree credit each academic year to remain eligible for competition. At least 18 of those hours must be earned between the start of fall classes and spring commencement at a student-athlete’s institution (six hours may be earned in the summer). All Division II student-athletes also must earn at least six credit hours each full-time term to be eligible for the following term.

In addition, Division II student-athletes must earn a 1.8 cumulative grade-point average after earning 24 hours, a 1.9 cumulative grade-point average after earning 48 hours and a 2.0 cumulative grade-point average after earning 72 hours to remain eligible. Student-athletes are given 10 semesters of full-time enrollment in which to use their four seasons of competition, provided they maintain academic eligibility.

Division II student-athletes must complete their four seasons of competition within the first 10 semesters or 15 quarters of full-time enrollment.

While there are no minimum national standards for establishing or maintaining eligibility in III, student-athletes in that division must be in good academic standing and make satisfactory progress toward a degree as determined by the institution.

Division III student-athletes must be enrolled in at least 12 semester or quarter hours, regardless of an institution’s own definition of “full time.”

Institutions in all divisions must determine and certify the academic eligibility of each student-athlete who represents the school on the field of play. Institutions are responsible for withholding academically ineligible student-athletes from competition.

Waivers are available for many of these rules, including progress-toward-degree standards.

Student-athletes who are declared academically ineligible must use the student-athlete reinstatement process to be restored to competition.
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Why do academic standards vary among NCAA divisions?

NCAA member institutions choose to affiliate with the division that most closely reflects that institution’s values and mission. Just as each institution has unique characteristics that attract different kinds of students, each NCAA division is distinctive and has its own requirements.

Why are Division I and II student-athletes required to complete a certain percentage of their degree each year?

One of the main goals of the NCAA is to integrate athletics with academics. With that in mind, the memberships in Divisions I and II have approved eligibility standards intended to maximize graduation rates while minimizing disparate effects on economically disadvantaged groups. The Division I standards currently in place (both percentage-of-degree requirements and the minimum grade-point average standards) are supported by data that show student-athletes who are most likely to graduate will in fact meet these standards.

What are the Division I grade-point average requirements to remain eligible?

Student-athletes must achieve 90 percent of the institution’s minimum overall grade-point average necessary to graduate (for example, 1.8) by the beginning of year two, 95 percent of the minimum GPA (1.9) by year three and 100 percent (2.0) by year four.

What are Division II grade-point average requirements to remain eligible?

Based on a 4.0 scale, Division II student-athletes must earn a 1.8 GPA after 24 semester or 36 quarter hours, a 1.9 GPA after 48 semester or 72 quarter hours and a 2.0 GPA after both 72 semester or 108 quarter hours and 96 semester or 144 quarter hours.

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