Athletics
The Urban Knights are the athletic teams for the university. The university is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level and sponsors fourteen sports, five for men and eight for women. The Academy of Art University began its athletic program in 2008 and soon after applied to join NCAA Division II. It became a member of the Pacific West Conference in 2009 in the same year the university began its first year of NCAA candidacy membership a can. As part of the multi-year transition process, the Academy of Art was not eligible for the NCAA II postseason competition, it was eligible for the PacWest Championships and Commissioner's Cup. AAU became a provisional member for the 2011–12 academic year; and became a full member of the NCAA Division II in the 2012–13 academic year after the university met the required NCAA obligations.
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