Diplomas

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A diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as college or university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study. The word diploma also refers to an academic award which is given after the completion of study in different courses such as diploma in higher education, diploma in graduation or diploma in post graduation etc. Historically, it can also refer to a charter or official document, thus diplomatic, diplomat and diplomacy via the Codex Juris Gentium Diplomaticus.

The diploma (as a document certifying a qualification) may also be called a testamur, Latin for "we testify" or "certify" , so called from the word with which the certificate begins. This is commonly used in Australia to refer to the document certifying the award of a degree. Alternatively, this document can simply be referred to as a degree certificate or graduation certificate, or as a parchment. The certificate that a Nobel laureate receives is also called a diploma.

In the United States, the word diploma usually refers to the actual document, especially in the context of academic degrees earned at the college or university level. That is, Americans normally draw a distinction between a diploma as documentary evidence of the award of an academic degree, and the underlying degree itself (which is not called a diploma). The reason this distinction matters is that many American universities do not print diplomas until several weeks or months after the dates on which graduates were formally awarded their degrees on their academic transcripts.

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  1. A diploma is released only when one has   all the necessary academic requirements.
  2. A diploma is a/ an   document.
  3. A diploma   that the student has earned his/her degree.
  4. To testify means to   .
  5. Diplomas are normally awarded to those who   from any degree and/or course.
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  1. Do you have diplomas? if yes, when did you receive them?
  2. When are diplomas usually given?
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