Subj : Re: New to this
To   : Nightfox
From : Adept
Date : Sat Apr 26 2025 10:54 am

 Ni> covered in the program. Having a diploma to also say you've completed
 Ni> the program seems redundant to me (and I don't recall seeing a college
 Ni> in my area issuing dimplomas separately). I have an associates and a

It's not redundant, because it's the only piece of paper that one gets, at least from American colleges.

But, hey, since this is about semantics, I'll toss in the pertinent definition from the American Heritage Dictionary:

"A document issued by an education institution, such as a university, testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study."

Beyond that, I'm not sure what to say here. They're different words that cover different things.

The diploma is the piece of paper (or other type of document) that states that a degree has been conferred. If there's some other "degree conferment paper", I'm unaware of it, though I'm sure you could get a transcript that would probably serve similar purposes.

And, for all I know, different English speakers have different definitions for the words. I'm not yet aware of anything concrete that it's used differently outside of the US.

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