Basically, you listen to a speaker (one of the graduates). The only people who got any sort of certificate that I am aware of were those who graduated high school. If oyu graduated high school, you wear a cap and gown and walk the isle to get a certificate. And as much as one hates the program, I worked my ass off to finish high school and did 3 years of high school in 15 months and graduated wiht a 3.5 gpa. And the high school certificates were not invalid or anything. I got into college just as if I had never gone to a program and had attended a "normal" high school.