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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Pamla,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">See OSU’s responses to your questions below in
<span style="color:#F79646">orange</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> oacrao-l-bounces@lists.onenet.net [mailto:oacrao-l-bounces@lists.onenet.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Armstrong, Pamla R.<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 12, 2013 2:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Oacrao-l@lists.onenet.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Oacrao-l] question about certificates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello from Ada, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To all who are developing certificate programs, I have some questions for you. This is a new subject to all of us and we have found there are more details to be considered than we originally thought about. Isn’t that the way it usually
is? <span style="font-family:Wingdings">J</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Are you charging the student’s completing a certificate program a “completion fee” much like a “graduation fee”?
<span style="color:#F79646">Our graduation fees are charged in the form of our mandatory
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">academic</span></em> <em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">records maintenance</span></em> fee which provides for the basic graduation cost, the maintenance of the academic record system, and
issuance of official transcripts. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If yes, how much? <span style="color:#F79646">The fee is currently $4.35 per credit hour.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If yes, are you charging a single fee for each certificate completed if they get more than one?
<span style="color:#F79646">No.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If they are graduating and getting a certificate at the same time are you charging a graduation fee
<u>and</u> a certificate fee both? <span style="color:#F79646">No.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Are your <u>certificate only</u> students going to participate in commencement exercises or any other ceremony?
<span style="color:#F79646">Certificate only students do not participate in commencement exercises. However, departments may independently organize and conduct certificate award ceremonies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If yes, which and what kind of ceremony if not commencement?
<span style="color:#F79646">See above.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If they are participating in commencement and are <u>only</u> getting certificates, will they wear a cap and gown or just regular clothes? (I am not sure that it is even protocol that a non-graduate can wear a cap and gown. I don’t think
so.) <span style="color:#F79646">While I have never attended a departmental award ceremony for certificate recipients, I agree with you that academic regalia would not be appropriate for certificate-only students to wear.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Are your Certificates of Completion going to have similar wording to your diplomas except for different reference to certificate rather than regular degree?
<span style="color:#F79646">Yes – they have the same signatures, are conferred with the same dates as we confer diplomas, etc.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Will they be on standard diploma paper? <span style="color:#F79646">
Yes.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If different from a diploma, how?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I know this is a new subject to all of us and we have all had questions of some sort. Please reply with a
<i>list all</i> so we can all see what others are doing and get new ideas. Any information you want to throw in will be
<b>most </b>helpful. Have a good afternoon and thanks in advance! <span style="color:#F79646">
Our process for students to apply for certificate completion, verifying completion of certificate requirements, certificate distribution & associated deadlines are similar to how we handle these processes for degrees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Script MT Bold"">Pamla Armstrong<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director of Admissions and Records/Registrar<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">East Central University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1100 E 14th ECU PMB J-8<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ada OK 74820-6999<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(580) 559-5239 (Phone)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(580) 559-5432 (Fax)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">East Central University's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students, faculty, staff, and community interact to educate students for life in a rapidly changing and culturally
diverse society. Within its service area, East Central University provides leadership for economic development and cultural enhancement.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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