Verifying Identity at Newlane

Newlane University maintains a secure process for verifying student identity to ensure that academic credit is awarded only to the individual who enrolls, participates, and demonstrates mastery in coursework. The identity verification process is required for all students seeking enrollment in for-credit courses and degree programs and continues throughout the student’s academic activity at the institution.

Initial Identity Verification

All students must complete the following steps prior to enrollment in any for-credit course or degree program:

1. Submission of Government-Issued Identification
   
   
   • Two forms of government-issued identification are required.
     
     
   • At least one identification must include a recent photograph (e.g., passport, driver’s license).
     
     
   • The second identification may be non-photographic but must be government-issued (e.g., social security card, birth certificate).
     
     
   • Images of both forms of identification are stored as part of the student’s official record.
     
     
2. Live Verification Session
   
   
   • During orientation, a counselor conducts a live video conference to review the submitted identification.
     
     
   • The counselor compares the student’s live appearance to the government-issued identification.
     
     
   • A current photograph of the student is captured during the session and added to the student profile.
     
     
3. Student Agreements
   
   
   • Students are required to sign the Student Identity Statement and the Student Academic Integrity Statement, both of which are included in the enrollment agreement.
     
     
   • A verbal affirmation of these agreements is also recorded during the live verification session.
     
     

Ongoing Verification

Identity verification is not limited to the enrollment stage. Additional photographs are added to the student’s record as part of an ongoing verification process during each Course Hearing.

During each Course Hearing, the student’s appearance is reviewed against both government-issued identification and the accumulated record of verification images.

Student Agreements

Identity Statement
“I verify that I am who I am presenting myself to be, and that I, and I alone, will complete all required coursework for which I am responsible in any course I enroll in at Newlane.”

Academic Integrity Statement
“I affirm my commitment to Newlane’s standards of academic integrity. I will be honest and truthful and will uphold the integrity of the platform so that it can be trusted to validate mastery by enrolled students. I will abide by the Academic Honor Policy at all times. I recognize that in submitting any project, test, quiz, or exam at Newlane, I am affirming this pledge:
On my honor I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this academic work, nor am I aware of others doing so.”