The CeCredential has printing disabled as a security feature. A Certified Electronic Diploma or CeDiploma is for electronic use only. A CeDiploma can be viewed and shared electronically. Your CeCredential is official as long as it is in its original form.

Yes, you can download your CeDiploma, and email it to anyone.

The CeDiploma will be available approximately 4 to 6 weeks after your degree has been posted to your record. You will receive an email when your CeDiploma is available for download.

There are two ways to validate a certified electronic credential:

1. Validate on Bates’ ced validation page.
2. When viewed with Adobe Reader or Acrobat 9.0 or higher*, the digital signature will be visible at the top of the window. This indicates that the document has not been modified since first created and is therefore authentic.

* Please note: Other PDF/digital readers and some mobile devices may not be able to read the Digital Signature.

1. Visit www.linkedin.com
2. Click Me to View profile, then click on the Add profile section button.
3. Click Add for Licenses & Certifications.
   • Name: type the degree/credential (Ex: Bachelor of Science).
   • Issuing Organization: type the institution’s name.
   • Check: “This credential does not expire,” and then fill out the Issue Date month and year.
   • Credential ID: type “CeDiD: (12 characters) and Name: (first 2 letters).”*
   • Credential URL: type the validation URL (on page 2 of your CeCredential).
4. Save

CeCredential Trust is the branded name of the digital signature that Bates’ vendor uses to digitally sign the CeCredential.

The CeDiploma is best viewed in Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader.

The Adobe trusted certificates may be out of date. In order to ensure that your digital signature can be properly read, you must make update your AATL trusted certificates in the Trust Manager of Adobe Reader or Acrobat.

To do this in Adobe Acrobat DC, go to Edit => Preferences => Trust Manager. Then, in the section for Automatic Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL) updates, click the Update Now button.