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Warning signs

Main articles: Diploma mill, school accreditation, and United States Department of Education

Not every unaccredited school is a diploma mill - all schools start out unaccredited. These are some of the warning signs which may indicate a diploma mill:

It lacks accreditation by a nationally recognized accrediting agency, especially if it is accredited by an accreditation mill; some such institutions may refer to themselves as being "fully accredited" on the basis of accreditation by an accreditation mill.

Words denoting a legal status such as "licensed", "state authorized" or "state-approved" are misused to suggest an equivalence to accreditation.

The address is a postal box or mail forwarding service.

Promotional literature contains grammatical and spelling errors, words in Latin, extravagant or pretentious language, and sample diplomas.

Degrees can be obtained within a few weeks or months from the time of enrollment, back-dating is possible.

Faculty members hold advanced degrees from the institution itself or similar organizations.

Academic credit is offered for life experience, and this features heavily in the selling points of the institution.

Tuition and fees are paid on a degree basis rather than on a per-semester, per-quarter or per-course basis.

Prospective students are encouraged to "enroll now" before tuition or fees are increased, or they qualify for a "fellowship", "scholarship" or "grant".

It has no library.

Doctoral theses and dissertations are not lodged with the Library of Congress or other national repository.

The school's website looks amateurish or unprofessionally made.