Georgia Tech acknowledged Friday that it certified 17 athletes as eligible even though they had not met NCAA academic requirements.
Athletic Director Dave Braine told the Associated Press that the violations were reported to the NCAA. The school has offered to penalize itself but has declined to state how.
"There was no deliberate intent to incorrectly certify student-athletes," Braine said in a statement. "At the time, we believed that these athletes had met all the necessary criteria."
The violations occurred over the last five years and included athletes from four different sports. Georgia Tech refrained from releasing the names of the athletes, citing privacy laws.
All but one of the athletes had an acceptable grade point average and had earned the required 24 hours of credit for the academic year.
"All the cases can be characterized as errors of omission, not commission," Braine told the AP. "Still, we accept responsibility for the mistakes that were made, and we have new procedures in place to prevent future errors."
He added that six of the athletes had graduated, while two more are on track to finish their degrees this school year.
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