Graduation certificate, referred to as graduation certificate, is a graduation certificate issued by relevant national, provincial and municipal education and training institutions (institutions) to students (trainees) who have completed the course and passed the examination.

The certificate mainly includes: student's name, gender, date of birth, study time, major studied, graduation institution, graduation time, certificate number and other information. The diploma is only valid if it has the official seal of the school and the signature of the principal. Any act of forging or altering certificate information is illegal, and the relevant responsible person should be investigated for legal responsibility.

In order to standardize this work and ensure the effectiveness of the use of supplementary graduation certificates in colleges and universities, the relevant matters to be supplemented after the loss of graduation certificates are hereby notified as follows:

1. If the higher education diploma is lost and cannot be reissued, the original holder shall apply to the original issuing school with a letter of introduction from the personnel department of the unit. The original license-issuing school shall, according to its student status file and license-issuing record, as well as a copy of the above-mentioned relevant materials, go to the competent education department of the province (autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government) to receive a blank diploma for distribution, and cancel its original diploma at the same time.

Second, the graduation certificate is a written certificate issued at the request of the diploma holder after the graduation certificate is lost, acknowledging the academic status indicated by the original certificate. As a proof of academic qualifications, a diploma can be used equally with a diploma.

Three, the graduation certificate used by colleges and universities is uniformly printed by the State Education Commission. The uniformly printed graduation certificate is applicable to 1977 graduates who enter the college after the resumption of the college entrance examination system.

Fourth, the diploma, now you can also enjoy the preferential treatment of tourist attractions and trains.

5. A diploma is different from a degree certificate.