Fresh university graduates can still enjoy graduate discounts without receiving a diploma, mainly for the following reasons:
Identity Recognition: Although the graduation certificate is the official proof of graduation, in many cases, the school has already recognized the student’s completion of studies, and the recognition of student status is the prerequisite for enjoying graduate discounts.
Policy Support: Some preferential measures are to encourage graduates to find employment, start businesses, and support youth development. Therefore, policies are often open to students who have not yet received their diplomas.
Actual Situation: In practice, graduate discounts are usually aimed at students who are about to complete or have completed their studies, rather than strictly speaking diploma holders.
Principle of Integrity: When providing discounts, some businesses or institutions will judge based on the actual situation of the students, not just the graduation certificate, which reflects the consideration of personal integrity.
Temporary certificate: In some cases, students can provide a temporary certificate issued by the school that they have not received their diploma as a proof of enjoying the discount.
To sum up, even if they have not yet received their diploma, recent university graduates have reasonable reasons to enjoy graduate discounts.