Athabasca University 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
Misconduct 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 Athabasca University 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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