First, the concepts of diploma and degree certificate are different.

A graduate refers to a student who has a formal school status, has completed all the courses specified in the teaching plan, passed the examination or completed all the credits, and is allowed to graduate. Graduates are issued a "Graduation Certificate" uniformly printed by the Ministry of Education.

A graduate refers to a student who has a formal student status and completed all the courses specified in the teaching plan, but failed to meet the graduation requirements of this major because of the unqualified examination of individual courses or practical links. Graduates will be awarded a certificate of completion by the school.

Second, the contents of graduation certificate and graduation certificate are different.

Generally speaking, the graduation certificate includes the following contents:

① Name, gender, place of origin, date of birth, year of study in school, and years of study (please indicate those who have completed the course in advance).

(2) affixed with my bareheaded photo and stamped with the school riding seal.

(3) The name and seal of the school and the signature of the principal.

④ Date of issuance and certificate number

Certificate of completion is an academic certificate issued by the school to students who have completed the required academic courses but some courses have not yet reached the qualified standards. The style and content of the diploma are basically the same as those of the diploma, except that it indicates graduation rather than graduation.

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Interim Provisions on the Administration of Electronic Registration of Higher Education Academic Certificates

The Ministry of Education issued 5438+0 on February 5, 2006.

Article 1 In order to meet the needs of higher education reform, promote the healthy development of higher education, ensure the quality of higher education, safeguard the seriousness of the national academic system and academic certificates, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of college graduates, an electronic registration system for academic certificates of higher education is established.

Article 2 Institutions of higher learning or other educational institutions that carry out higher academic education (scientific research institutions that are approved to undertake postgraduate training tasks, the same below). Students admitted according to the national enrollment regulations, students who take the self-study examination of higher education and the examination of higher education diploma shall be registered with their academic certificates.

Article 3 Certificate registration shall adopt modern information technology and implement computer network management.

Article 4 The Ministry of Education authorizes the education administrative departments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government to register academic certificates. The Ministry of Education will review and record the registration certificate; After examination and filing, the state recognizes and protects it.

Article 5 Registered academic qualifications are divided into graduation certificates and graduation certificates.

Article 6 Graduation certificates of general higher education and adult higher education, as well as graduation certificates obtained through higher education self-study examination and higher education diploma examination, shall be submitted by the issuing units to the provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) where they are located. ) education administrative department registration.