EXCELLENCE QUICK FACTS FOR 2022 TRAINING :
• If you have been suspended for hazing or do not have 24 consecutive months active before February 1 , 2022 , you are ineligible to complete Graduate Advisors ’ Certification . To avoid delays in processing registration , please submit 2022 per capita / chapter dues to chapter prior to applying for certification .
• You must have a current certification that expires on December 31 , 2022 , an expired certification , or no certification .
• You must apply for Level I if : - You have never been certified as a Graduate Advisor or have not been certified since July 2003 . - If your certification expired from July 2006 to March 1 , 2020 .
• You must include the following if applying for Level I :
-You must include a sealed official transcript or a letter from the Registrar Office with official seal , that confirms you are at least five-year post baccalaureate with your application if you are applying for the first time . We will accept e-transcripts if sent to
gact @ aka1908 . com Attn : Patricia Watkins . We will not return your transcript or letter . Transcript must be received by January 14 , 2022 .
• You must apply for Level II if : |
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You have a current Graduate Advisor certification , no transcript needed . |
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If your certification has expired within 24 months of March 1 , 2022 , you may take Level II . |
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No transcript required if your certification expired from July 2006 to December 31 , 2021 . |
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• A Soror that serves as Basileus cannot sign the chapter verification section on her own application . In the event the Basileus is seeking certification , she must obtain the signature of The Grammateus .
• Only an original application is acceptable .
• The International Graduate Advisors ’ Certification Committee will email approval or denial confirmation at least ten ( 10 ) days before the certification training . - If application and / or registration for training is not submitted by deadline , your application will be denied . - Sorors that pay but deemed ineligible will receive a refund . Sorors that pay and do not attend will not receive a refund .
Instructions for Graduate Advisor Certification ( GAC ) Training 2022 Regional Conference :
1 . The application with all signatures and the $ 50.00 registration fee ( money order or certified check ) must be RECEIVED by January 14 , 2022 to the Corporate Office ( ATTN : GAC Training , 5656 S . Stony Island Avenue , Chicago , IL 60637 ). Please mail your application with tracking capabilities if you want to verify receipt by the Corporate Office . Make money order or certified check payable to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority , Inc ®. Personal checks will be returned .
2 . The application must contain all signatures ( digital signatures are acceptable ). If the application is not completed in its entirety , it may be deemed ineligible .
3 . The $ 50.00 registration fee includes : Graduate Advisors ’ Certification Training Manual , Undergraduate Membership Intake Manual , Modified MIP Manual , General Information for the Collegian , Fiscal Fitness , and Anti-Hazing Handbook . Packets will be shipped to the regional conference and distributed at the class .