AU reissues parchments
that are lost or stolen, have been damaged, that reflect a change
of name, or for professional display purposes.
Students are required to complete and submit a Parchment Replacement
Form and fee. Students requesting to replace a parchment that has been lost,
stolen, or damaged, or who wish a second parchment for display purposes,
are
also required to sign and date the following declaration:
" I hereby declare that in requesting this duplicate and/or
reissued parchment that neither the original nor duplicate/reissued
parchment
shall be used for fraudulent purposes, for forgery purposes,
or to misrepresent the qualifications, training, and education
of either
myself or another person. I understand that if I violate this
declaration, I shall be subject to disciplinary measures under
the "Academic Conduct
Policy" and that this matter will be referred to the proper
legal authorities for possible criminal prosecution. I make this
declaration freely and
solemnly as if it were made under oath."
Any breach of the above declaration shall
be treated as academic misconduct and shall be referred to the proper
legal authorities
for possible
criminal prosecution. When a parchment is reissued as a result of a change of name, the
name on the parchment must correspond with the legal, current name
of the
student as recorded in the official academic record. Therefore,
students must request in writing that their name, as recorded in
the academic
record, be changed. Students may have in their possession any number of parchments
and shall not be required to surrender the original parchment nor
be
required to submit a statutory declaration stating the current
status of the
original parchment.
Parchments shall be reissued in the format and style of those
parchments being used at the time of replacement—not necessarily
in the format and style of the original parchment.
The
reissued parchment will not necessarily bear the signatures of
AU officers. In some instances the names of the original signing
officers shall be typeset in the appropriate spaces with the exception
of the
Registrar. The Registrar shall sign all parchments that are reissued.
The reissued parchment shall bear the following wording in small
print: "(date
of reissue): Issued as replacement (or duplicate) of original parchment."
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