Begin Rant:

Well my diploma finally arrived last week, and let me tell you how disappointed I was in it. A group of middle school kids could have come up with a better design. It is on beige cardstock, 8 1/2" X 11", in black ink, with a stick-on gold seal. It is gaudy and NOT something I would put on my wall. When I walked into a graduate's office in the past, I always admired seeing the big diploma, it always looked fancy and made a statement about their accomplishment; this diploma sends a whole different message.

I just got off the phone with their Records Department; I asked if there was some way to get a better one, I was told "that's it". The part that really torques me is that I paid $480.00 for "Graduation Fees", this consisted of them sending me a crappy diploma and a transcript...minus my GPA I might add. To get something official with my GPA on it, I have to write them and request they mail it to me.

I always had good experiences with them during my coursework and the people were great, however, they have really dropped the ball on the diploma. It was a lot of work to accomplish just to be given something I could make in MS PowerPoint in about 10 minutes.

I hope CCU's looks better. Lee

End Rant

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Associates Degree, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Community College of the Air Force
Bachelors of Science, Liberal Studies Degree, Excelsior
MBA Human Resource Management, California Coast University

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ShotoJuku +
A.S., B.S., M.S.

Always be ready to release your mind and be willing to listen to the advice of others. Remain flexible. - Gichin Funakoshi

Aw, I'd heard about how tacky they looked, but I had hoped it was exaggerated. Do they still look like this? (edit: link removed)

That sticker is awful! I wonder if I can find a diploma frame that comes with frosted glass?

PS: Is Liberal Studies listed as your major on your diploma, or does it only read "Bachelor of Science?"

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BS Liberal Arts, Health Prof. & Psychology
Excelsior College - 2007
MS Psychology
California Coast University in progress (2009)

I understand your point about the appearance. However, even though I only have my associates degree .. It's not so much the appearance of the paper but the accomplishment behind it that makes me stand alittle taller. I have it on my wall in a nice frame and right next to it I have another empty frame just like it for my Bachelors Degree that I will be getting in a couple of months.
Cheers, Jeff

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Completed
Bachelor of Science Liberal Arts, Excelsior College
Magna Cum Laude, GPA: 3.88
Associates of Science Computer Technology, Excelsior College
Highest Honors GPA: 3.95
Planned:
MBA St Leo University Aug 08.

Yep, that's the one, and yes, that's what it says. I am seriously contemplating scanning it and making my own. I can always keep the original in the closet; maybe the spiders will be impressed.

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Associates Degree, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Community College of the Air Force
Bachelors of Science, Liberal Studies Degree, Excelsior
MBA Human Resource Management, California Coast University

Looks like the diplomas I've seen from things like the UMass system...the link is dead, only got a thumb on Google Images, but I don't see anything odd about it from there. Diplomas aren't ornate works of art or anything...

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Excelsior, BS Finance, pursuing degree

Studying:

Completed:
CLEP: Hum. (67), Hist. of U.S. I (74), Hist. of U.S. II (71), Intro. Psych. (69), Intro. Soc. (72), Soc. Sci. and Hist. (74), Western Civ I (72), Western Civ II (70), Am. Lit. (60), Intro. to Educ. Psych. (62), P. of Management (74), P. of Market. (74), Intro. Bus. Law (67), P. of Accounting (60), AmGov (68)
DSST: Ethics in Am. (76), P. of Super.(67), HRM (65), Intro to Bus. (70), MIS (65), P. of Fin (62), M&B (65), P. of Stat. (68)
ECE: OB (B)
TECEP:: IntFin, SecAna

Total Credits: 114

haha, I'm glad I've something pretty to look forward to in the next few months!

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Ethics DSST-47
MIS DSST-60
Personal Finance DSST-57
Religions DSST-56
HRM DSST-57
Comp DSST-64
Management CLEP-60
A&I Lit CLEP-56
Supervision DSST-51
OB DSST-52
Public Speaking DSST 49
Intro to Business DSST-57
Counseling DSST-45
Env and Hum DSST- 55
Astronomy DSST-56
Marketing CLEP- 62
Business Law CLEP-47
World Population ECE-C
BYU Public Speaking-A
Excelsior College Math-A

CCAF A.A.S. Info Sys Tech

Currently taking Excelsior classes

Do the diplomas still say "Member of the University of the State of New York" under Excelsior college? I thought that they were no longer a "member" of the State school system?

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Rob
Pursuing a BS Liberal Arts (Excelsior College) One mo to go! Upcoming exams: CLEP College Math

SUNY is the State school system whereas USNY is the State accrediting body.

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ShotoJuku +
A.S., B.S., M.S.

Always be ready to release your mind and be willing to listen to the advice of others. Remain flexible. - Gichin Funakoshi

YES.

I realize opinions on this are subjective. One persons art is another person's trash. With that said, I like mine. I think it looks professional, and it holds its own next to my brother's diploma from the local state university, hanging on the wall at our mother's house.