(The United States Intercollegiate Athletic Association (USIAA) is a fan-made proposal for a non-profit collegiate athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the USIAA consists of colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. The USIAA helps potentially more than 700,000 college student-athletes who compete annually in college sports in 2,315 member institutions.
The USIAA sponsors 91 national championships, and has headquarters in Indianapolis for D1, Kansas City for D2, Sacramento for D3, and Colorado Springs for D4.
Sports sanctioned by the USIAA include (but are not limited to) the following:
Like the NCAA, the USIAA has a legislative structure that is broken down into cabinets and committees, consisting of various representatives of its member schools. These may be broken down further into sub-committees. Legislation is then passed on, which oversees all the cabinets and committees, and also includes representatives from the schools, such as athletic directors and faculty advisers. Management Council legislation goes on to the Board of Directors, which consists of school presidents, for final approval. The USIAA staff provides support, acting as guides, liaisons, researchers, and public and media relations.
Like the NAIA, all member institutions located in the US must be fully accredited by one of the six regional accrediting bodies. However, Canadian institutions must have accreditation from the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada instead. Associate membership is accorded to institutions that meet the criteria but do not hold full membership in one of the accrediting bodies or to institutions that hold full accreditation but are classified as developing athletic programs. such developing programs will be assigned to Division 4 with the option of moving to any other division after 5 years.
Like the NJCAA, all member institutions must declare the sports it will sponsor and what division they intend to participate in every 4 years. During the four-year commitment period, member colleges are locked into the divisions they declared. Schools may appeal their declaration during the cycle by following the process described in Article 1, Section 1D of the NJCAA Bylaws. Appeals for change in division for the upcoming school year must be submitted no later than August 1 of that year.
Generally, larger four-year schools compete in division 1 with smaller four-year schools in divisions 2 and 3 with two-year institutions comprising division 4. Under USIAA rules, all schools can offer both athletic & academic scholarships to athletes for playing a sport.
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The USIAA sponsors 91 national championships, and has headquarters in Indianapolis for D1, Kansas City for D2, Sacramento for D3, and Colorado Springs for D4.
Sports sanctioned by the USIAA include (but are not limited to) the following:
- basketball
- baseball (men)
- softball (women)
- gridiron football
- cross country
- field hockey (women)
- bowling (coeducational)
- golf
- fencing (coeducational)
- lacrosse
- soccer
- gymnastics
- rowing
- volleyball
- ice hockey
- water polo
- rugby
- marksmanship (coeducational)
- equestrian (coeducational)
- tennis
- skiing (coeducational)
- track and field, swimming and diving
- badminton
- mixed martial arts (MMA)
Like the NCAA, the USIAA has a legislative structure that is broken down into cabinets and committees, consisting of various representatives of its member schools. These may be broken down further into sub-committees. Legislation is then passed on, which oversees all the cabinets and committees, and also includes representatives from the schools, such as athletic directors and faculty advisers. Management Council legislation goes on to the Board of Directors, which consists of school presidents, for final approval. The USIAA staff provides support, acting as guides, liaisons, researchers, and public and media relations.
Like the NAIA, all member institutions located in the US must be fully accredited by one of the six regional accrediting bodies. However, Canadian institutions must have accreditation from the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada instead. Associate membership is accorded to institutions that meet the criteria but do not hold full membership in one of the accrediting bodies or to institutions that hold full accreditation but are classified as developing athletic programs. such developing programs will be assigned to Division 4 with the option of moving to any other division after 5 years.
Like the NJCAA, all member institutions must declare the sports it will sponsor and what division they intend to participate in every 4 years. During the four-year commitment period, member colleges are locked into the divisions they declared. Schools may appeal their declaration during the cycle by following the process described in Article 1, Section 1D of the NJCAA Bylaws. Appeals for change in division for the upcoming school year must be submitted no later than August 1 of that year.
Generally, larger four-year schools compete in division 1 with smaller four-year schools in divisions 2 and 3 with two-year institutions comprising division 4. Under USIAA rules, all schools can offer both athletic & academic scholarships to athletes for playing a sport.
Disclaimer: the credit for all of the pictures & videos on this website go to their respective creators.
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