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class="vector-toc-numb">1.10</span> <span>Latin America</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Latin_America-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-New_Zealand" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_Zealand"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.11</span> <span>New Zealand</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_Zealand-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pakistan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pakistan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.12</span> <span>Pakistan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pakistan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Singapore" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Singapore"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.13</span> <span>Singapore</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Singapore-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Spain" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Spain"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.14</span> <span>Spain</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Spain-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_Kingdom" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_Kingdom"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.15</span> <span>United Kingdom</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_Kingdom-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Undergraduate_advanced_diploma" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Undergraduate_advanced_diploma"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.15.1</span> <span>Undergraduate advanced diploma</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Undergraduate_advanced_diploma-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.16</span> <span>United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Iran" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Iran"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.17</span> <span>Iran</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Iran-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-International" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#International"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.18</span> <span>International</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-International-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" 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href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma" title="Diploma – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Diploma" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplom" title="Diplom – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Diplom" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE" title="ডিপ্লোমা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ডিপ্লোমা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%8B%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC" title="Дыплом – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Дыплом" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%8B%D0%BF%D0%BB%D1%91%D0%BC" title="Дыплём – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Дыплём" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0" title="Диплома – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Диплома" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma" title="Diploma – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Diploma" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vysoko%C5%A1kolsk%C3%BD_diplom" title="Vysokoškolský diplom – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Vysokoškolský diplom" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplom" title="Diplom – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Diplom" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplom" title="Diplom – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Diplom" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma" title="Diploma – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Diploma" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma" title="Diploma – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Diploma" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%BE%D9%84%D9%85" title="دیپلم – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دیپلم" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipl%C3%B4me" title="Diplôme – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Diplôme" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma" title="Diploma – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Diploma" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%94%94%ED%94%8C%EB%A1%9C%EB%A7%88" title="디플로마 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="디플로마" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE" title="डिप्लोमा – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="डिप्लोमा" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma" title="Diploma – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Diploma" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomo" title="Diplomo – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Diplomo" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma" title="Diploma – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Diploma" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma" title="Diploma – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Diploma" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%94" title="דיפלומה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דיפלומה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%9E%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98" title="დიპლომი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="დიპლომი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC" title="Диплом – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Диплом" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stashahada" title="Stashahada – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Stashahada" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC" title="Диплом – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Диплом" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma" title="Diploma – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Diploma" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ln mw-list-item"><a href="https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lip%C9%94l%C9%94%CC%81mi" title="Lipɔlɔ́mi – Lingala" lang="ln" hreflang="ln" data-title="Lipɔlɔ́mi" data-language-autonym="Lingála" data-language-local-name="Lingala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingála</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="पदविका – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="पदविका" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma" title="Diploma – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Diploma" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma" title="Diploma – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Diploma" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%83%9E" title="ディプロマ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ディプロマ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplom" title="Diplom – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Diplom" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipl%C3%B2ma" title="Diplòma – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Diplòma" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplom" title="Diplom – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Diplom" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%A1%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%AA%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%BE" title="ਡਿਪਲੋਮਾ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਡਿਪਲੋਮਾ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma" title="Diploma – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Diploma" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Awiadectwo" title="Świadectwo – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Świadectwo" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma" title="Diploma – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Diploma" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" 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Latin)</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>diploma</b> is a document awarded by an educational institution (such as a college or university) testifying the recipient has <a href="/wiki/Graduation" title="Graduation">graduated</a> by successfully completing their courses of studies.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Historically, it has also referred to a charter or official document of <a href="/wiki/Diplomacy" title="Diplomacy">diplomacy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OED_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OED-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The diploma (as a document certifying a qualification) may also be called a <i>testamur</i>, <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> for "we testify" or "certify" (testari), so called from the word with which the certificate begins;<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> this is commonly used in Australia to refer to the document certifying the award of a degree.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alternatively, this document can simply be referred to as a degree certificate or graduation certificate, or as a <i>parchment</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The certificate that a <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize" title="Nobel Prize">Nobel</a> laureate receives is also called a diploma. </p><p>The term diploma is also used in some historical contexts, to refer to documents signed by a monarch affirming a grant or tenure of specified land and its conditions (see <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_charters" title="Anglo-Saxon charters">Anglo-Saxon charters</a> and <a href="/wiki/Diplomatics" title="Diplomatics">diplomatics</a>). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Usage">Usage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Usage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australia">Australia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Australia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, there are three varieties of Diploma currently recognized by the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Qualifications_Framework" title="Australian Qualifications Framework">Australian Qualifications Framework</a> (AQF): </p> <ul><li>a "Diploma", a level five qualification (Undergraduate Degree) granted by <a href="/wiki/Australian_Qualifications_Framework#Vocational_Education_and_Training_and_Higher_Education_sectors" title="Australian Qualifications Framework">vocational education and training</a> (VET) sector or university. It is typically completed with 12 to 18 months of full-time study. When accepted for credit as part of a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree" title="Bachelor's degree">bachelor's degree</a>, it is usually deemed to be equivalent to the first year of the degree.</li> <li><span class="anchor" id="AAD"></span>an "Advanced Diploma", which is equivalent to an Australian "<a href="/wiki/Associate_Degree" class="mw-redirect" title="Associate Degree">Associate Degree</a>" and is equivalent to the second year of a bachelor's degree.</li> <li><span class="anchor" id="AGD"></span>a "Graduate Diploma", which is undertaken after completing a bachelor's degree (or being deemed to have equivalent knowledge). This can be in a field other than that covered by said degree (e.g., the <a href="/wiki/Graduate_Diploma_of_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="Graduate Diploma of Education">Graduate Diploma of Education</a> which was historically required to become a schoolteacher in most Australian states, since 2016 the schoolteacher requirement in Australia is now a master's degree in Teaching). It can also be a coursework-only qualification undertaken as additional study in a specialisation within one's degree area.</li></ul> <p>The Diploma, Advanced Diploma and Graduate Diploma are all forms of Degrees, with a Diploma (Level five) qualification, being the entry level for Higher Education.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The "Vocational Graduate Diploma" was a short lived AQF qualification equivalent to the "Graduate Diploma", intended to be delivered exclusively in the VET sector. On January 1, 2015, all such qualifications being offered lost the word "Vocational" from their title.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canada">Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, diplomas are two and three year academic post-secondary programmes taught by colleges and institutes of applied studies, arts, and technology. Two year programmes are referred to as college diplomas, while three year programmes are called <a href="/wiki/Ontario_College_Advanced_Diploma" title="Ontario College Advanced Diploma">Ontario College Advanced Diplomas</a>. Baccalaureate degrees in Ontario are commonly a year longer than an Advanced Diploma and are offered by both colleges and universities. The Canadian school system uses credits to calculate the value of a course load towards a diploma. To graduate and earn a diploma, the school decides how many credits each course contributes towards the diploma. For example, one college course delivered over 14 weeks of a semester counts for 3 credits towards the 60 credits for a complete 2-year program. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Germany_and_the_German_academic_education_system_in_Europe">Germany and the German academic education system in Europe</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Germany and the German academic education system in Europe"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For more detailed information about the German Diploma, see <a href="/wiki/Diplom" title="Diplom">Diplom</a>.</div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Education_in_Germany" title="Education in Germany">Germany</a>, <a href="/wiki/Education_in_Ukraine" title="Education in Ukraine">Ukraine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Education_in_Serbia" title="Education in Serbia">Serbia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Education_in_Croatia" title="Education in Croatia">Croatia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Education_in_Hungary" title="Education in Hungary">Hungary</a> and other countries that adopted the <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">German</a> academic education system, diploma (in <a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Diplom" title="Diplom">Diplom</a></i>) is the standard academic degree, needing at least 3.5 years to complete it, being comparable with a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="Bachelor's">bachelor's</a> and <a href="/wiki/Master%27s_degree" title="Master's degree">master's degree</a> in one. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Greece">Greece</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Greece"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Diplom#Greece" title="Diplom">Diplom § Greece</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>, diplomas can be awarded by educational institutes as a proof of a certain educational level. The diploma in engineering is a degree provided by Greek technical universities and universities after the successful completion of a five-year integrated study programme and it is equivalent to the Master of Engineering degree, which is awarded by the European universities. </p><p>Also in Greece there are the Vocational Training Diploma<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Post-Secondary Education EQF 5 level) provided by the National Qualifications and Vocational Guidance Organization (E.O.P.P.E.P.) to the Vocational Training Institutes <a href="/wiki/IEK" title="IEK">IEK</a>, following certification exams carried out by the E.O.P.P.E.P.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Diploma-IEK.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Diploma-IEK.jpg/220px-Diploma-IEK.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Diploma-IEK.jpg/330px-Diploma-IEK.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Diploma-IEK.jpg/440px-Diploma-IEK.jpg 2x" data-file-width="8400" data-file-height="5936" /></a><figcaption>Greek Vocational Training Diploma</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hong_Kong">Hong Kong</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Hong Kong"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a>, Diploma or Advanced Diploma/Certificate (Qualifications Frameworks Level 4), Professional Diploma/Certificate (Qualifications Frameworks Level 4), <a href="/wiki/Higher_Diploma" class="mw-redirect" title="Higher Diploma">Higher Diploma</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Associate_degree" title="Associate degree">associate degree</a> are below the level of the <a href="/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree" title="Bachelor's degree">bachelor's degree</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Academic_certificate" title="Academic certificate">Certificate</a> (not <a href="/wiki/Post-Graduate_Certificate" class="mw-redirect" title="Post-Graduate Certificate">Post-Graduate Certificate</a>) Qualifications Frameworks Level 3 or below; are below the level of Diploma, Advanced or Professional Diploma/Certificate (Qualifications Frameworks Level 4), Higher Diploma or associate degree. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_Certificate" class="mw-redirect" title="Postgraduate Certificate">Postgraduate Certificates</a> and <a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_Diploma" class="mw-redirect" title="Postgraduate Diploma">Postgraduate Diplomas</a> are usually granted after the bachelor's degree. It's more vocational oriented than a master's degree. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="India">India</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Diploma_(India)" title="Diploma (India)">Diploma (India)</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, a diploma is a specific academic award usually earned in professional/vocational courses, e.g., <a href="/wiki/Diploma_in_Engineering" title="Diploma in Engineering">Diploma in Engineering</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diploma_in_Nursing" title="Diploma in Nursing">Diploma in Nursing</a>, Diploma in Pharmacy , Diploma in Radiography (Diagnosis) , Diploma in Medical Lab Technology etc. Engineering diplomas are concentrated for the area of study, e.g., diploma in <a href="/wiki/Electronics_Engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Electronics Engineering">Electronics Engineering</a>, <a href="/wiki/Electrical_Engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrical Engineering">Electrical Engineering</a>, <a href="/wiki/Civil_Engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil Engineering">Civil Engineering</a>, <a href="/wiki/Computer_Engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Computer Engineering">Computer Engineering</a> etc. </p><p>There are two types of diplomas/certificates that are issued in formal and non-formal education sectors: formal diplomas are issued by government-approved/recognized institutions, colleges and universities and non-formal diplomas are issued by <a href="/wiki/NGOs" class="mw-redirect" title="NGOs">NGOs</a>, companies and societies etc. outside the formal education sector. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indonesia">Indonesia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Indonesia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>, a diploma is a <a href="/wiki/Vocational_education" title="Vocational education">vocational</a> <a href="/wiki/Tertiary_education" title="Tertiary education">tertiary education</a> award. There are four varieties of Diploma currently recognized by Indonesian National Qualification Framework (<a href="/wiki/Indonesian_language" title="Indonesian language">Indonesian</a>: <span title="Indonesian-language text"><i lang="id">Kerangka Kerja Nasional Indonesia</i></span>, KKNI). </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Indonesian Diploma </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Diploma </th> <th>Full-time Requirement </th> <th>Credit Requirement </th> <th>Indonesian NQF Level </th> <th>Postnominal Title </th></tr> <tr> <td><i>Diploma Satu</i> </td> <td>1 year </td> <td>36 </td> <td>NQF Level 3 </td> <td><i>Ahli Pratama</i> (A.P.) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Diploma Dua</i> </td> <td>2 years </td> <td>72 </td> <td>NQF Level 4 </td> <td><i>Ahli Muda</i> (A.Ma.) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Diploma Tiga</i> </td> <td>3 years </td> <td>108 </td> <td>NQF Level 5 </td> <td><i>Ahli Madya</i> (A.Md.) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Diploma Empat</i> </td> <td>4 years </td> <td>144 </td> <td>NQF Level 6 </td> <td><i>Sarjana Terapan</i> (S.Tr.) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ireland">Ireland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Ireland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Republic of Ireland</a>, a <a href="/wiki/National_Diploma_(Ireland)" title="National Diploma (Ireland)">National Diploma</a> was awarded before 2004. It was at the same level as the ordinary bachelor's degree and below the honours <a href="/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree" title="Bachelor's degree">bachelor's degree</a>, whilst the <a href="/wiki/Higher_Diploma" class="mw-redirect" title="Higher Diploma">Higher Diploma</a> is taken after the bachelor's degree. There is <a href="/wiki/BTEC_Extended_Diploma" title="BTEC Extended Diploma">BTEC Extended Diploma</a> also after which one gets progression to a Degree (University). In Ireland a Graduate Diploma is a Level 9 degree, the equivalent of a master's degree, requiring the student to complete 60 credits instead of 90 and usually centring on the completion of a project rather than a written thesis. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Japan">Japan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Diploma_(Japan)" title="Diploma (Japan)">Diploma (Japan)</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, a diploma may be a Japanese original academic degree or a Certificate of Graduation issued at several levels from elementary school to university. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Latin_America">Latin America</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Latin America"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a> and other Latin American countries, a diploma may be awarded for short courses of vocational training. The university-issued diplomas finalizing higher education are most often called <i>título</i> (title) or <i>certificado</i> (certificate). A "Diplomado" can also be a short, specialized executive education program for experienced professionals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Zealand">New Zealand</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: New Zealand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, there are five different types of diploma according to the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF):<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Diploma level 5, which are level 5 qualifications according to the NZQF. They require a minimum of 120 credit points from level 4 or above and 72 from level 5 or above.</li> <li>Diploma level 6. They require a minimum of 120 credit points from level 5 or above and 72 from level 6 or above.</li> <li>Diploma level 7. They require a minimum of 120 credit points from level 5 or above and 72 from level 7 or above.</li> <li>Graduate diploma. To enter a graduate diploma programme a student typically requires another degree (not necessarily a bachelor's degree), or strong evidence of both interest and academic capability.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They require a minimum of 120 credit points and 72 from level 7 or above.</li> <li>Postgraduate diploma. These degrees require a bachelor's degree to enter them. They require a minimum of 120 credit points from level 7 or above and 72 from level 8 or above.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pakistan">Pakistan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Pakistan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, a diploma is a specific academic award usually earned in professional/vocational courses e.g. <a href="/wiki/Diploma_in_Engineering" title="Diploma in Engineering">Diploma in Engineering</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diploma_in_Nursing" title="Diploma in Nursing">Diploma in Nursing</a>, Diploma in Pharmacy etc. Engineering diploma is called <a href="/wiki/Diploma_of_Associate_Engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Diploma of Associate Engineering">Diploma of Associate Engineering</a> (DAE) and is concentrated for the area of study, e.g., <a href="/wiki/Electronics_Engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Electronics Engineering">Electronics Engineering</a>, <a href="/wiki/Electrical_Engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrical Engineering">Electrical Engineering</a>, <a href="/wiki/Civil_Engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil Engineering">Civil Engineering</a> etc. DAE holders are often called associate engineers in Pakistan. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_Diploma" class="mw-redirect" title="Postgraduate Diploma">Postgraduate Diploma</a> or PGD are ranked higher than the <a href="/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree" title="Bachelor's degree">bachelor's degree</a> as they are completed after graduation. These are normally a year's worth of coursework after a university degree. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singapore">Singapore</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Singapore"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Singapore, most <a href="/wiki/Polytechnic_(Singapore)" class="mw-redirect" title="Polytechnic (Singapore)">diplomas</a> are awarded after a three-year course, offered by the five polytechnics (<a href="/wiki/Singapore_Polytechnic" title="Singapore Polytechnic">Singapore Polytechnic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ngee_Ann_Polytechnic" title="Ngee Ann Polytechnic">Ngee Ann Polytechnic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Temasek_Polytechnic" title="Temasek Polytechnic">Temasek Polytechnic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nanyang_Polytechnic" title="Nanyang Polytechnic">Nanyang Polytechnic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Republic_Polytechnic" title="Republic Polytechnic">Republic Polytechnic</a>) or the two arts institutions (<a href="/wiki/Nanyang_Academy_of_Fine_Arts" title="Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts">Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts</a> and <a href="/wiki/LASALLE_College_of_the_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="LASALLE College of the Arts">LASALLE College of the Arts</a>). </p><p>Other private schools like <a href="/wiki/Kaplan,_Inc." title="Kaplan, Inc.">Kaplan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Institute_of_Management" title="Singapore Institute of Management">SIM</a>, <a href="/wiki/PSB_Academy" title="PSB Academy">PSB Academy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Management_Development_Institute_of_Singapore" title="Management Development Institute of Singapore">MDIS</a>, also offer diploma programmes between a period of six months and two years.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spain">Spain</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Spain"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of Spain">Kingdom of Spain</a>, university diplomas are issued in the name of the <a href="/wiki/King" title="King">King</a>. As such, they are Public Official documents, strictly regulated and protected by the law. They are internationally recognized by the <a href="/wiki/Hague_Convention_Abolishing_the_Requirement_of_Legalisation_for_Foreign_Public_Documents" class="mw-redirect" title="Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents">Hague Convention</a> of October 5, 1961. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/UK" class="mw-redirect" title="UK">UK</a>, <i>diploma</i> can refer to several different types of qualification but is never equivalent to a degree. A degree is higher than a diploma. One can never say that he finished a degree when he is only given a special diploma. A Diploma can be a qualification worth 37 or more <a href="/wiki/Credit_Accumulation_and_Transfer_Scheme" title="Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme">credits</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Regulated_Qualifications_Framework" class="mw-redirect" title="Regulated Qualifications Framework">Regulated Qualifications Framework</a>, e.g. Entry Level Diploma, Level 3 Diploma. The <a href="/wiki/Diploma_of_Higher_Education" title="Diploma of Higher Education">Diploma of Higher Education</a> is a higher education award equivalent to the second-year of a bachelor's degree. The <a href="/wiki/Higher_National_Diploma" title="Higher National Diploma">Higher National Diploma</a> is a vocational qualification at the same level. A <a href="/wiki/Graduate_Diploma" class="mw-redirect" title="Graduate Diploma">Graduate Diploma</a> is a one-year qualification at bachelor's degree level, normally taken by those who have already obtained a degree. A <a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_Diploma" class="mw-redirect" title="Postgraduate Diploma">Postgraduate Diploma</a> is an award at the level of a master's degree, but normally taking less time to complete.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some universities may offer other qualifications, such as the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Cambridge" title="University of Cambridge">University of Cambridge</a>'s and the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Oxford" title="University of Oxford">University of Oxford</a>'s Undergraduate Diploma (a 1-year, part-time course at the same level as a Diploma of Higher Education)<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Undergraduate Advanced Diploma. The Undergraduate Advanced Diploma (UGAdvDip) is a FHEQ Level 6 award which is generally accepted as equivalent to a second bachelor's degree or a Graduate Diploma. Undergraduate Advanced Diplomas are only offered at the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford. </p><p>The document certifying the award of a degree is normally called a degree certificate in the UK, and details are printed in English, not in Latin.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Undergraduate_advanced_diploma">Undergraduate advanced diploma</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Undergraduate advanced diploma"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Advanced_diploma&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Advanced diploma (page does not exist)">advanced diploma</a> (AdvDip) is a <a href="/wiki/FHEQ" class="mw-redirect" title="FHEQ">FHEQ</a> Level 6 award, equivalent to the final year of a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree" title="Bachelor's degree">bachelor's degree</a>. They are generally accepted as equivalent to a bachelor's degree or a Graduate Diploma.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto2_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An advanced diploma is a qualification that prepares students to enter into a specific career or further study in an advanced degree, like a Master of Arts.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Even though they are considered equivalent to a bachelor's degree they usually have a duration of one or two years and they can be offered both on a full-time and a part-time basis. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Arlington_Training_School_diploma_certificate_for_Lyda_Elizabeth_Smith_for_completion_of_Classical_Course_(10013166).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Arlington_Training_School_diploma_certificate_for_Lyda_Elizabeth_Smith_for_completion_of_Classical_Course_%2810013166%29.jpg/220px-Arlington_Training_School_diploma_certificate_for_Lyda_Elizabeth_Smith_for_completion_of_Classical_Course_%2810013166%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Arlington_Training_School_diploma_certificate_for_Lyda_Elizabeth_Smith_for_completion_of_Classical_Course_%2810013166%29.jpg/330px-Arlington_Training_School_diploma_certificate_for_Lyda_Elizabeth_Smith_for_completion_of_Classical_Course_%2810013166%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Arlington_Training_School_diploma_certificate_for_Lyda_Elizabeth_Smith_for_completion_of_Classical_Course_%2810013166%29.jpg/440px-Arlington_Training_School_diploma_certificate_for_Lyda_Elizabeth_Smith_for_completion_of_Classical_Course_%2810013166%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="944" /></a><figcaption>1915 <a href="/wiki/Arlington_Training_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Arlington Training School">Arlington Training School</a> diploma</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_Weil_MA_Diploma.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Robert_Weil_MA_Diploma.jpg/220px-Robert_Weil_MA_Diploma.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Robert_Weil_MA_Diploma.jpg/330px-Robert_Weil_MA_Diploma.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Robert_Weil_MA_Diploma.jpg/440px-Robert_Weil_MA_Diploma.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a><figcaption>Typical U.S. college diploma</figcaption></figure> <p>In the United States, the word <i>diploma</i> usually refers to the physical 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). </p><p>The reason this distinction matters is that many American universities do not print diplomas until several weeks, months, or even up to a year <i>after</i> the dates on which graduates were formally awarded their degrees on their academic <a href="/wiki/Transcript_(education)" title="Transcript (education)">transcripts</a>. In other words, when a diploma says on its face that so-and-so degree was "given at [city] on [date]", the diploma itself was not physically handed to the holder on that date. (For ceremonial purposes, the documents handed out at graduation are simply certificates of participation in the graduation ceremony itself.) Thus, asking alumni when they received their diplomas is usually pointless; what really matters for most purposes (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Occupational_licensing" title="Occupational licensing">occupational licensing</a>) is when they received their degrees. This important distinction can lead to some confusion when persons who obtained degrees at American universities are presenting their academic credentials in other countries.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>There are two major exceptions where Americans have merged the document with the qualification it represents (as seen in other countries). The first is the <a href="/wiki/High_school_diploma" title="High school diploma">high school diploma</a>. Second, the term "diploma" can refer to a specific academic or training award. For example, the <a href="/wiki/Diploma_in_Nursing" title="Diploma in Nursing">Diploma in Nursing</a> was offered by hospital-based nursing schools. </p><p>Historically, American universities emulated their European counterparts by issuing diplomas written in the <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> language. That is now the exception today: "While most colleges and universities now issue English diplomas, some prominent holdouts—including <a href="/wiki/Yale_University" title="Yale University">Yale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Princeton_University" title="Princeton University">Princeton</a> and the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Pennsylvania" title="University of Pennsylvania">University of Pennsylvania</a>—still use Latin."<sup id="cite_ref-Francese_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Francese-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a>, undergraduate degrees began to be written in English in 1961, leading to a street protest by students known as the "Diploma Riots".<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, as of 2021, some Harvard graduate schools continue to issue degrees in Latin, including <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Law_School" title="Harvard Law School">Harvard Law School</a><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Graduate_School_of_Arts_and_Sciences" class="mw-redirect" title="Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences">Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences</a>. </p><p>The term <i>diplomate</i> (always ending with an <i>e</i>) is used in the United States to refer to a person holding a specialized certification in a professional field, although the documentary evidence of this is traditionally called a "certificate" and not a "diploma". For example, <a href="/wiki/Board_certification" title="Board certification">board-certified</a> physicians in the United States traditionally indicate their board-certified status on their letterhead and business cards with the title "Diplomate", a comma, and then the name of their certifying board. </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Iran">Iran</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Iran"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To get a diploma in Iranian schools, one must first complete 6 years of elementary school, then 3 years of middle school, and then 3 years of high school. When the 12 years of study are over, a diploma is obtained according to the type of study field. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International">International</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diploma&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: International"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/IB_Diploma_Programme" title="IB Diploma Programme">International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma</a> is a pre-university qualification normally taken by students in the final two years of <a href="/wiki/High_school" class="mw-redirect" title="High school">high school</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IBDiploma_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IBDiploma-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The International Qualifications Network (IQN) awards a number of diploma programmes which are accredited 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Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diploma_of_Imperial_College" title="Diploma of Imperial College">Diploma of Imperial College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diploma_of_Journalism" title="Diploma of Journalism">Diploma of Journalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diploma_in_Computer_Science" title="Diploma in Computer Science">Diploma in Computer Science</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diploma_in_Engineering" title="Diploma in Engineering">Diploma in Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_school_diploma" title="High school diploma">High school diploma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_Diploma_in_Education" title="Postgraduate Diploma in Education">Postgraduate Diploma in Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_Graduate_Diploma_in_Education" title="Professional Graduate Diploma in Education">Professional Graduate Diploma in Education</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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