1. Application for approval to award certificates for baccalaureate degree programs is made through the Senate Committee on Curricular Affairs by the academic program area, using the Committee's Request for issuing an Academic Program Certificate form (FORM M-3). If the authorization to award certificates is to be noted within the program description contained in the University Catalog, the regular BLUE SHEET procedures and forms of the Senate Committee on Curricular Affairs should be utilized to accomplish the program description change.
2. Applications to award program certificates that re academically approved by the Senate Committee on Curricular Affairs will be forwarded to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and International Programs who will act on behalf of the Executive Vice President and Provost of the University regarding administrative approval. The dean will inform the Vice President and Vice Provost of the disposition.
3. Notification of both academic and administrative approval to award certificates will be transmitted by the Vice President and Vice Provost to the academic program area. Notification will also be provided to the University Board of Trustees in cases where information is normally being transmitted regarding additions or changes in academic programs.
4. The certificate to be awarded for the successful completion of a baccalaureate degree program is to be of a standard format and will be provided by the Office of the University Registrar.
5. The awarding of certificates for the successful completion of baccalaureate degree program should be accomplished by the program area at the time of the student's graduation. Verification of the successful completion of the program requirements for a student should be undertake n at the same times the verification of completion of requirements for the awarding of the baccalaureate degree. Each semester, the college or school dean will provide the University Registrar with a listing of students certified as meeting the requirements for each baccalaureate option or minor program which has-been authorized tow award certificates. Per Academic Administrative ProcedureL-6, the listing should be provided by the end of the twelfth week of the semester. Names provided after this date might not have certificates provided until the next semester.
The University Registrar, in turn, supplies the college or school with an authorized baccalaureate option or minor certificate for each student certified by the dean. The authorized certificate will identify the name of the college or school, the name of the option or minor program, the name of the individual student and the effective award date.
The appropriate signatures on the authorized certificates will be provided by the college or school dean, department head and/or program director. The dean makes arrangements for the awarding of certificates to individual students.
The student's academic record will contain notice of successful completion of requirements for baccalaureate degree programs as required by the Senate. (Ref: Senate Record 7-71-75)
NOTE: Does not apply to Certification of Teachers by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.
Approved: ACUI (10-19-76)
Revised: ACAS (4-14-89)