Minutes of a Regular Meeting, June 22-23, 2004 - Digital Collections

REGENTS’ POLICY MANUALSECTION 2—ACADEMICS2.6.4—DEGREES GRANTED BY THE OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHEREDUCATIONPursuant to the Oklahoma State Constitution, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shallgrant degrees and other forms of academic recognition for completion of the prescribed courses in allstate educational institutions.CERTIFICATES AND DIPLOMASAll certificates may bear the Seal or Coat of Arms of the University, and all diplomas awarded on theachievement of a degree shall bear the Seals of the University and the Oklahoma State Regents for HigherEducation. In issuing diplomas or certificates for whatever purpose, the University and all of its divisionsshall conform to the specifications stipulated by the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education andendorsed by the Board of Regents.DIPLOMASThe diplomas of the University, for any and all degrees, may be changed only on recommendation ofthe President and with the approval of the Board of Regents and the Oklahoma State Regents for HigherEducation.Degrees achieved with honors, pursuant to University and/or State legislation, shall be recognized bydiplomas attesting the character of such honors and their relative degree.Multiple Degrees: Two degrees are not to be conferred on a student at the same commencement,unless the requirements for both degrees have been completed since the last commencement. In that case,two degrees may be conferred on a student by special permission of the faculty or faculties concerned.Duplicate Diplomas: The University will issue a duplicate diploma when an original has beenmutilated, provided the original diploma is returned to the Office of Admissions and Records.The University will issue a duplicate diploma when the original diploma has been lost or destroyed,provided the recipient presents evidence in affidavit form that the original diploma has been lost ordestroyed.The University will issue a duplicate diploma under a change of name, provided the recipient presentsa court order attesting the legal name change and the original diploma is returned to the Office ofAdmissions and Records or an affidavit is filed to the effect that the original diploma has been lost ordestroyed, and the student’s official educational record is changed accordingly.Duplicate diplomas will be printed in the format and typography of the University’s current diplomas,carrying current signatures, but bearing the original date of conferral and carrying the following notationprinted in a single line directly below the seals and signatures: “Reissued by the University on ______ __,[year]__, in lieu of the diploma originally given under the above date.” Duplicate diplomas will conformin size to those currently being issued by the University. Duplicate diplomas will be ordered at a timeother than when the University is ordering diplomas for current graduates. An approved charge will bemade for a duplicate diploma. The request for the duplicate diploma must be submitted in writing, withthe approved fee charged for the duplicate diploma, to the Office of Admissions and Records prior to theUniversity’s ordering the diploma.THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 107