What is the relationship between Certification and the return to Division I Athletics?
Reclassification to Division I is a prescribed, five-year process defined by NCAA Division I membership legislation, Seattle U is entering Year Three. For each year of the process, the university is expected to take certain steps toward full Division I membership. One of the requirements for Year Three (year four of the transition overall) is to commence the Certificatoin process. During the next two years, the university will complete Certification and the final stretch of reclassification on paralleling tracks.