305.1 Upon request, the University may issue a certificate to a graduate who received a diploma from a predecessor institution of the University with the following or similar wording:

BE IT KNOWN THAT (Name of Graduate), having received in the year __, the degree of ____ from the (Name of Institution), a predecessor of this University, is hereby recognized as an alumnus of the University of the District of Columbia.'

305.2 The University may exchange a diploma previously awarded by any predecessor institution for a University diploma with appropriate wording. A fee shall be charged for this courtesy.