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Office of the University Registrar
RCA- Certificates and Awards-Maintenance

RCA - Certificates and Awards-Maintenance


Certificates are entered after all required coursework has been completed.  The student must be enrolled during the term in which the Certificate program is completed.

Awards are entered during the term in which they are presented.

The data can be viewed on the RDE screen.


To enter a certificate or award:
  • Go to ISIS RCA screen; enter student I.D. number, office (OREG, SUMS or CExx) and the Term Code of the semester in which the student received the certificate or award, and press <PF12> to retrieve student record.
  • Teachers Certification
    • Enter the area of specialization of certificate on the first available line.  EX: English Education. This 40 character line is not edited. 
    • Tab to the next field and enter the date of the award.   Entry format is MMDDYY where MM = Month, DD = Day and YY = Year. EX: 052191.
    • The next available space is for entering the grades in which student completed a practicum. EX: Kindergarten - 7.
    • Tab to the next field and enter the course mnemonic and number of any courses which were waived, if applicable.
  • FBI Certificate
    • Enter the number of hours earned by this certificate and the date of the award.  Entry format for date is MMDDYY where MM = Month, DD = Day and YY = Year.  EX: 30 082291.
    • The data system will supply remarks which will be displayed on the student's transcript. 
  • Med Tech Certificate
    • No longer used - program discontinued.
  • Nursing Certificate
    • Enter the type of nursing certificate earned by student. EX: Family.
    • The data system will supply “Nurse Practitioner Certificate Awarded” which will be displayed on the student's transcript.
    • If the name of the nursing certificate earned does not fit in the 9 spaces provided (EX: Acute Care), tab to Other Awards and enter the entire name of the nursing certificate earned by the student.  See Other Awards for example.
  • Other Awards
    • Enter any additional academic award (not entered elsewhere on this screen) in the next available line.
    • If you need more than one line to enter the award, indent the second (and following) lines. 
      EX:   
      Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
      Certificate Awarded
  • Press the PF6 key to update the student’s record.
  • If the data is in error, place the cursor on the first letter of the award, erase the data and press the PF6 key.
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Last Modified: Sunday, 18-Mar-2007 23:03:55 EDT
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