Certificate Name: It is an optional and alphanumeric text field with no default values. Maximum character limit is 35.

Certificate #: It is an optional and select list field with no default values. Options include ‘Draft’, ‘Inactive’, ‘Published’ and ‘Unpublished’.

Certificate Status: It is an optional and alphanumeric text field with no default values. Maximum character limit is 10.

# of Courses: It is an optional and numeric text field with no default values. Maximum character limit is 2.

Description Keyword: It is an optional and alphanumeric text field with no default values. Maximum character limit is 35.

Certificate Name: Enter a name for the certificate. Its a required alphanumeric field with no default values. Maximum character limit is 30.

Certificate #: It is not auto generated. Its a required alphanumeric field with no default values. Maximum character limit is 8.

Certificate Type: Its a required select list field with no default values. Enter a type of certificate to be created from the drop down menu.

Proof-of-Completion Template: Select a template from the drop down menu of this field. It is an optional field.

Certificate Description: Lumens will spawn a new window with an HTML text editor. Enter a description for the certificate and click on Submit button.

Add Graphics: You can upload a graphic picture for the certificate in this field. It is an optional field.

Number of Courses Offered: Enter the number of courses to be offered under the certificate. Its a required numeric field with no default values. Maximum character limit is 2.

Use Program Sections?: This field allows members to decide whether or not to use Program Sections.

Use Payment Periods?: Enabling Use Program Sections? = Yes will allow members to set a value for making payment.

Accounting code: Its an optional numeric field with no default values. Maximum character limit is 35.

Refund Policy: Its a required select list field with no default values. Select a policy from the Refund Policy drop-down list. This list presents all the Power User-created refund policies.

Staff Contact: Its a required select list field with no default values. Select a staff from the drop down list of Staff Contact. Rest of the details (Phone and E-mail) will be auto-populated.

Number of Courses Required for Completion: It is a required, numeric field with no default values. The maximum digit limit is 2; must be ≤ the value in the Number of Course Offered field. It is the number of courses required to complete the Certificate Course.

Grades Required?, Attendance Required?, Internal/External Test Scores?: Mark as 'Yes' or 'No'. If any of these 3 is marked as 'Yes', then that particular criteria will be considered necessary for the completion of this certificate. The student has to fulfill the conditions of minimum grade, minimum attendance, and minimum Internal/External Test Scores, even if he is fulfilling the number of courses required for completion. It is a required field.

Internal and External Passing Scores: You have to enter an internal and external passing score if Internal/External Test Scores? field is marked as 'Yes'. It is a required field.

Enforce Time-Limit?: Mark as 'Yes' or 'No'. If this is marked as 'Yes', Lumens will limit the duration during which a student will receive credit for taking Certificate Classes. It is a required field.

# of months after first Class Start Date?: Enter a number in this section. It is the time within which the student has to complete the certificate after the first class start date. It is a required and numeric field with no default values. Maximum digit limit is 3.

Category, Subcategory, and Alternate Subcategory: It is a required, select list with no default values. Options include all Categories, Subcategory and Alternate Subcategory with Status = Active.

Display to Public?: Mark as 'Yes' or 'No'. Marked as 'Yes' allows the students to view it at the time of registration. If a certificate is created for some special or specific reason, and need to restrict the public from viewing it, mark it as 'No'. Required field.

Allow Public Registration?: If the Display to public is marked as 'Yes' and Allow public registration as 'No', the student will not be allowed to register, only staff members will have the authority to do it if needed. Required field.

Use Prerequisites?: If we set 'Use Prerequisites? =yes in the certificate, then students need to complete the  Prerequisites before selecting the certificate.

Use Open Ended Classes?: Mark as 'Yes' or 'No' according to the requirement. Required field.

Ordered?: Applicable to mandatory courses only. If marked 'Yes', we will be allowed to create a priority order for the courses under that certificate. The classes will be conducted according to our priority order. Elective courses don't have this feature. Required field.

Allow Electives to be taken?: Select 'Any time' or 'After Mandatory Classes' as an option. 'Anytime' means Elective Classes may be taken before or after taking Mandatory Classes. 'After Mandatory Classes' means all Mandatory Classes must end before the Class Start Date of the first Elective Class. Required field.

Online Courses Only?: Mark as 'Yes' or 'No'. If marked 'Yes', only online courses can be added to this certificate. Required field.

Use Multiple Elective Groups?: Mark as 'Yes' or 'No'. Required field.

All Classes Required for Completion Must be Registered for in One Transaction?: Mark as 'Yes' or 'No'. In Course Series, all the classes under that should be registered as a common series at one go. But in certificates, each class can be registered individually. For example, we are registering 4 courses, making 2 of them mandatory. No need to register the 2 mandatory courses together. One of them can be registered after completing another, if it is within the time limit. If this option is marked 'Yes', then all the courses under this certificate must be registered to the cart in one go. Required field.

Allow Retroactive Credit?: While adding a new certificate, there will be some already listed courses. This option is to allow the previously existing classes for which many students have already registered to be a part of the certificate. The students registered for such courses and classes will become a part of this particular certificate. Required field.

# of Months prior to Certificate Publish Date: If marked ‘Yes’, then Lumens will accept credit for Certificate Classes taken prior to the Certificate Publish Date. It is a required and numeric field with no default values. The maximum digit limit is 3.

Display this Certificate Information to Student?: Mark as 'Yes' or 'No'. If this section is marked as 'Yes' then the students will be allowed to view this particular certificate information to register.