Membership Requirements for the CCAA (California Collegiate Athletic Association)

It is our plan to apply for membership to the CCAA (California Collegiate Athletic Association) within the next few years as we build our new athletic department. Below is a listing of requirements needed to apply and to become a member of the CCAA. All information listed below has been taken from the 2008-09 CCAA Manual.


2.1 HISTORY
The CCAA was organized in December 1938. Charter members were California State University, Fresno, San Diego State University, San Jose State University, and the University of California, Santa Barbara.

2.2 NCAA MEMBERSHIP
To be a member of the CCAA, an institution must be an active member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and compete in Division II of the NCAA in all sports where CCAA status is desired.

2.3 PROVISIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Provisional members of NCAA Division II are considered to be provisional members of the CCAA until they are defined as an active member according to the NCAA.
2.3.1 In the first year of the NCAA four-year provisional membership status, CCAA member institutions shall not be eligible for individual awards (e.g., Players of the Week, All-CCAA Teams, All-Academic Team, etc.) and voting privileges at all CCAA meetings.
2.3.2 Beginning with the second year of the NCAA three-year provisional membership status, CCAA member institutions shall be eligible for individual awards and voting privileges.
2.3.3 Provisional members are not eligible for CCAA Championships until they are active members of NCAA Division II as defined by the NCAA.

2.4 REGULAR MEMBERSHIP
2.4.1 To be a regular member of the CCAA, an institution must participate in and sponsor five (5)sports for men and five (5) sports for women or four (4) sports for men and six (6) sports for
women, at least two being team sports with the following designations. Men - four (4) of the
following with one (1) being either basketball or baseball: basketball, baseball, soccer, cross
country, track and field, and golf. Women - four (4) of the following with one (1) being either
basketball or volleyball: basketball, cross country volleyball, soccer, softball, tennis, and track and field.
2.4.2 If a regular member maintains an intercollegiate team in an active CCAA sport, then that team must compete in the CCAA, with the exception of the option of one men’s and one women’s team which may elect to participate in Division I.
2.4.3 A CCAA sport must be sponsored by six (6) CCAA institutions to have championship status.
2.4.4 Regular members will be issued CCAA athletics passes. These passes admit bearer and guest to all regularly scheduled CCAA events. The CCAA Commissioner shall distribute the appropriate number of passes to each institution by September 1, each academic year.

APPLICATION FOR CCAA MEMBERSHIP
2.6.1 Letter of interest is sent to CCAA Commissioner.
2.6.2 Commissioner forwards letter of interest to Presidents/Chancellors’ Group for approval.
2.6.3 Upon approval, formal application is submitted to the CCAA Commissioner from the
President/Chancellor of the applicant institution.
2.6.4 Upon approval of the Presidents/Chancellors’ Group, a nonrefundable application fee equal to 1.5 times a single year’s dues of all other regular full-time members will be submitted. The
institution will reimburse costs incurred by the Site Visitation Team.
2.6.5 Application shall include scholarship levels, sponsored sports, athletics mission statement,
strategic plan, admissions policy, basic philosophy, budgets, facilities, operations and staff, and
an organizational chart.
2.6.6 Review by Administrative Committee with recommendations following a campus visit.
2.6.7 Review by Executive Council with recommendations.
2.6.8 Institutions shall be provided one-year lead time for completion of the application. The
application must be accepted by September 1 of the year prior to the first year of competition.
2.6.9 Review by Presidents/Chancellors’ Group to approve or deny institution’s application for
membership. Presidents/Chancellors’ Group shall notify the Commissioner, and the Commissioner shall subsequently notify the applying institution.
2.6.10 The CCAA reserves the right to terminate or grant an extension to an institution subject to its CCAA and/or NCAA status.
2.6.11 A two-thirds majority of present and voting Presidents/Chancellors’ Group members is required to accept any future CCAA members.
2.6.12 Applicant institutions shall review the CCAA Membership Criteria (Appendix XVII) prior to submitting an application.