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This page contains a list of questions related to the [[Titles|titles and roles]] used in EVE University that have come up over the past months. This list is not exhaustive but should answer most questions.   
This page contains a list of questions related to the [[Titles|titles and roles]] used in EVE University that have come up over the past months. This list is not exhaustive but should answer most questions.   


=== General ===
== General ==
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| This depends on the title and your individual situation as a whole. The individual waiting time may vary between a few hours and up to 14 days.
| This depends on the title and your individual situation as a whole. The individual waiting time may vary between a few hours and up to 14 days.
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| I think I meet all of the requirements, yet have not received my title. Is this normal?
| width="40%" | I think I meet all of the requirements, yet have not received my title. Is this normal?
| This is perfectly normal. If you feel that you are eligible for a title, then you still need to apply for it. Until you have submitted your application nobody will be able to process your request and, if you really are eligible, approve it. Additionally, while you may already meet the requirements for a title, the title still needs to be applied manually by a Director.
| Yes. To hold one of the progression titles, you will need to apply for it through the Portal. A progression officer will then individually review it. The in-game title and its associated permissions will then have to be applied by a director.
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| The forum says I am not in EVE University while I am. What should I do?
| width="40%" | The forum says I am not in EVE University while I am. What should I do?
| Be patient. The tool may just need a little more time to update or it is having issues again. Usually most of these issues solve themselves given time.
| The tool may just need a little more time to update. Usually most of these issues solve themselves given time, but if they don't please reach out to one of the progression staff.
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| The out-of-game tool says that I have a title, but the game doesn't.  Why?
| width="40%" | The Portal says that I have a title, but the game doesn't.  Why?
| The out-of-game tool is what the Titles Staff uses to manage the applications. If that tool indicates that you 'have' a title, it really means that Titles Staff have 'approved' you for that title. Now your title application has moved into a different queue and is waiting for a Director to actually apply the title ingame.  However, this still requires a Director to log in, and decide to spend time playing apply-titles-online instead of flying their internet spaceships. So if you notice this change in the out-of-game tool, then you may still need to wait several days for a Director to apply the title (sometimes longer).
| The Portal is what the progression staff use to manage applications. If it indicates that you hold a title, it really means that progression staff have approved you for that title. Now your application has moved into a different queue and is waiting for a director to actually apply the title in-game. You may still need to wait several days for a director to apply the title (sometimes longer).
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| The Personnel Department has kindly performed a swap for me, such that I used to have one character in the Uni, but now have a different character in the Uni. Do I get any 'credit' for my activities via my first character towards titles requirements for my second character?
| width="40%" | The Portal says that I don't have any titles, even though I already hold one.
| No.  If you are allowed to swap characters, then you must start over to earn Progression Titles for that character that is now new to the Uni.
| This is a bug on the Portal: it shouldn't affect your title in-game. Please don't reapply for a title in this case, the bug corrects itself after a while.
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| Do I need to maintain an Omega Clone state all the time in the Uni?
| width="40%" | Do I need to have been an Omega clone at some point for all three progression titles?
| No. Only during the application process for a new title that you have never held before.  Once you are awarded a progression title, you may revert to Alpha State.
| No. Our titles are open to all EVE University members regardless of clone state.
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| If I once held a progression title and left the Uni or otherwise need to get a progression title back, do I need to be in Omega State?
| width="40%" | Do I need to maintain an Omega Clone state all the time in the Uni?
| No.  If you already held a particular progression title, you may apply for a 'Returning' title in the Alpha clone state.
| No.
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=== API ===
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| width="40%" | Could somebody perform an API check on my account please?
| Maybe. If you ask kindly.
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| width="40%" | If I once held a progression title and left the Uni or otherwise need to get a progression title back, do I need to be in Omega State?
| No. If you already held a particular progression title, you may apply for a 'Returning' title regardless of clone state.
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=== References ===
== References ==
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| width="40%" | What is a reference?
| width="40%" | What is a reference?
| A reference is another player that can supply extra information about your Title application to the Titles Department.
| A reference is another player that can supply extra information about your title application to the Intake & Progression Department. They must be current E-Uni members, and Staff or management referees are preferred.
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| width="40%" | Can I include multiple references?
| Yes.
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| width="40%" | I'm applying for Freshman, do I need to include a reference?
| width="40%" | I'm applying for Freshman, do I need to include a reference?
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| width="40%" | I'm applying for Sophomore, do I need to include a reference?
| width="40%" | I'm applying for Sophomore, do I need to include a reference?
| No, but it might help. If you think that your activities and participation in Uni activities is not well-recorded for Titles Officers to discover in Forums, KB, etc., then you may wish to include a reference that can provide more information about your activities. Including a reference is not required for your application, it is a way to provide extra information.
| No, but it might help. If you think that your participation in Uni activities is not well-recorded enough for progression officers to discover through the forums, discord or killboard, then you may wish to include a reference that can provide them with more information. '''Including a reference is optional.'''
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| width="40%" | I'm applying for Graduate, do I need to include a reference?
| width="40%" | I'm applying for Graduate, do I need to include a reference?
| No, only under unusual circumstances. The requirements for graduate are such that it is extremely unlikely that your mastery of the game or your service to the University would be hard for a Titles Officers to discover.
| No, but again it might help. Your in-game mastery or your contributions to the Uni should hopefully be easy enough to find through other means.
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| width="40%" | How do I include a reference properly?
| width="40%" | How do I include a reference properly?
| In the text box of your application, indicate the character who would be a good reference, and state why they would be a good reference. Spelling their name incorrectly such that Titles Officers cannot search for them in-game will result in the reference being ignored in your evaluation.  Just indicating that you are active in a particular part of the Uni without giving us a specific player name will not help.
| While submitting your application, mention your reference by name and and state why they would be a good reference. Please make sure you spell your reference's name the same way it's found in-game.
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| width="40%" | Can I list anyone as a reference?
| width="40%" | Can I list anyone as a reference?
| No. The Titles Department will only reach out to references that are in EVE University and either hold the Graduate Title or are members of EVE University Staff.
| No. References must be current members of EVE University, and either hold the graduate title or be members of EVE Uni staff.
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| width="40%" | What should someone listed as a reference expect?
| width="40%" | What should someone listed as a reference expect?
| If you list a reference in your application, the evaluating Titles Officer may choose to contact them. The listed reference will receive an in-game EVEmail or an out-of-game Forum PM from a Titles Officer, asking the reference about what they know about the applicant relevant to the applied-for title. Whatever response the reference provides will be taken into account when the Titles Officer evaluates the application.
| The listed reference will receive an in-game EVEmail or an out-of-game discord DM from a progression officer, asking them what they know about the applicant relevant to the applied-for title. This may mean asking your reference questions about how you engage with other people in the uni, what your in-game activity is like, and the kind of expertise you have in a specific area of gameplay, amongst other things. Whatever response they provide will be taken into account by the progression officer evaluating the application.
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=== Freshman ===
== Freshman ==
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=== Sophomore ===
== Sophomore ==
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'''How does Titles Staff evaluate my Sophomore application?'''
'''How does Titles Staff evaluate my Sophomore application?'''


Titles Staff checks these three components for all Sophomore applicants: wiki, forums, and killboard, because they are easily evaluated without you (the applicant) having to do much.  However, lots of students participate in a variety of other activities that aren’t easily tracked by the game or the EVE University servers.  Incursions, AMC, and Solitude are examples of PvE activities that can be hard for Titles Staff to evaluate (although there is no reason why participating in those campuses wouldn’t lead to activity in the wiki, forums, and killboard).  In these cases we can rely on references.  If you feel that you are active in some way that we won’t be able to assess, then in the text of your application give us some names of individuals that can vouch for your activities.  These people could be Mentors, Campus Officers, or other students that hold the Graduate Title.  Titles Staff will contact them and ask them about your ‘active participation.’
Titles Staff checks these three components for all Sophomore applicants: wiki, forums, and killboard, because they are easily evaluated without you (the applicant) having to do much.  However, lots of students participate in a variety of other activities that aren’t easily tracked by the game or the EVE University servers.  Incursions and AMC are examples of PvE activities that can be hard for Titles Staff to evaluate (although there is no reason why participating in those campuses wouldn’t lead to activity in the wiki, forums, and killboard).  In these cases we can rely on references.  If you feel that you are active in some way that we won’t be able to assess, then in the text of your application give us some names of individuals that can vouch for your activities.  These people could be Mentors, Campus Officers, or other students that hold the Graduate Title.  Titles Staff will contact them and ask them about your ‘active participation.’


Contribution to the wiki shows participation, but it isn’t for everyone.  If you are actively participating in the EVE University forums, that goes a long way, too.  Titles Staff does not just count how many posts you have, we read most of them (that’s right)!  Saying hello, thanking people for teaching a class, putting in requests for LSC and NSC shipments are fine, but they aren’t considered ‘active participation.’  Getting involved in discussions in a real, meaningful way is what we look for.  That being said, trying to over think whether your forum activity ‘counts’ or not and second-guessing every post probably isn’t a good approach.  We also examine your EVE University killboard.  It is a way to measure your activity in the PvP aspect of the game.  We look at the frequency patterns in your kills and losses, we examine your losses for fits and for comments.  We expect to see an improvement over time (comments should demonstrate what you learned from a loss, and we should see your fits improve over time, too).
Contribution to the wiki shows participation, but it isn’t for everyone.  If you are actively participating in the EVE University forums, that goes a long way, too.  Titles Staff does not just count how many posts you have, we read most of them (that’s right)!  Saying hello, thanking people for teaching a class, putting in requests for LSC and NSC shipments are fine, but they aren’t considered ‘active participation.’  Getting involved in discussions in a real, meaningful way is what we look for.  That being said, trying to over think whether your forum activity ‘counts’ or not and second-guessing every post probably isn’t a good approach.  We also examine your EVE University killboard.  It is a way to measure your activity in the PvP aspect of the game.  We look at the frequency patterns in your kills and losses, we examine your losses for fits and for comments.  We expect to see an improvement over time (comments should demonstrate what you learned from a loss, and we should see your fits improve over time, too).
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Finally, the requirement is ‘shows engagement,’ present tense.  If you were really active and awesome months ago, then took some time off of EVE, and are now jumping back in, your ‘participation’ is now historic: don’t apply for Sophomore yet.  Get back into your activity patterns and let them re-establish so that when you do apply and your application is evaluated, we see current activity.
Finally, the requirement is ‘shows engagement,’ present tense.  If you were really active and awesome months ago, then took some time off of EVE, and are now jumping back in, your ‘participation’ is now historic: don’t apply for Sophomore yet.  Get back into your activity patterns and let them re-establish so that when you do apply and your application is evaluated, we see current activity.


=== Graduate ===
== Graduate ==
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'''How does Titles Staff evaluate my Graduate application?'''
'''How does Titles Staff evaluate my Graduate application?'''


The Titles Staff does a deep review of your wiki contributions and your body of work as represented by your forum posts and killboard searching for the Graduate qualification aspects .  Just as with Sophomore, if there are activities in which you engage that would demonstrate the key aspects which we look for in Graduate applicants, but which are not reflected in those areas, then you need to tell us about them in your application, and provide references, if needed.
The Titles Staff does a deep review of your wiki contributions and your body of work as represented by your forum/discord posts and killboard searching for the Graduate qualification aspects .  Just as with Sophomore, if there are activities in which you engage that would demonstrate the key aspects which we look for in Graduate applicants, but which are not reflected in those areas, then you need to tell us about them in your application, and provide references, if needed.


The Graduate applicant should demonstrate that they have mastered a range of aspects of EVE gameplay and mechanics.  You aren’t expected to know everything about EVE, but you should be extremely knowledgeable about several areas of EVE gameplay.
The Graduate applicant should demonstrate that they have mastered a range of aspects of EVE gameplay and mechanics.  You aren’t expected to know everything about EVE, but you should be extremely knowledgeable about several areas of EVE gameplay.
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This aspect of the Graduate Title is about  sharing your knowledge and experience with newer players and assisting them to find their way in the game. This can be done in manifold ways as described above. However you do it, in the end it comes down to what you are showing us and what we can see. If we can not see what you have been doing, then we can not consider it while processing your application.
This aspect of the Graduate Title is about  sharing your knowledge and experience with newer players and assisting them to find their way in the game. This can be done in manifold ways as described above. However you do it, in the end it comes down to what you are showing us and what we can see. If we can not see what you have been doing, then we can not consider it while processing your application.


=== Regaining Titles ===
== Regaining Titles ==
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| width="40%" | I have not been online for more than a month. How do I regain my old title?
| Our current procedures require you to apply for ALL titles. This includes former titles. Detailed instructions may be found [[Titles#Requesting_a_Title|here]].
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| If I drop roles and then re-enable them, will I eventually get my roles/titles back?
| If I drop roles and then re-enable them, will I eventually get my roles/titles back?
| Our current procedures require you to apply for ALL titles. This includes former titles. Detailed instructions may be found [[Titles#Requesting_a_Title|here]]. Since this may take a while you should better be really sure about leaving before you drop your roles and titles.
| No, you will need to reapply for your previously-held titles on the Portal. The Portal will let you reapply for the highest title you held right away, so you won't have to fill out separate title applications again.
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| I recently returned to EVE University. When I checked my ingame employment history I noticed that it thinks that I have only been in the University for a few days rather than several months. Will the Directors be able to tell my actual time in the University and that prior to leaving I was a Sophomore?
| Do not worry, your complete time in EVE University will be recognized. Also the titles tool will tell the Titles Staff which titles you have held before you left. Remember that you are now required to apply for ALL titles. This includes former titles. Detailed instructions may be found [[Titles#Requesting_a_Title|here]].
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| When I was in the Uni before, I had this great vanity title that I'd like back, how do I go about doing that?
| When I was in the Uni before, I had this great vanity title that I'd like back, how do I go about doing that?
| Titles Staff can not help you with the reinstatement of vanity titles. Vanity titles are bestowed only by Directors at their capricious whims. If you want them back, you will need to convince, cajole, and/or sweet-talk a Director into giving it to you. However, be careful, because they might not give you the one you want.
| Titles staff cannot help you with the reinstatement of vanity titles. Vanity titles are bestowed only by directors at their whims. If you want them back, you will need to convince, cajole, and/or sweet-talk one of the directors into giving it to you. Be careful though, they might not give you the one you asked for.
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== Transferring Titles ==
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| width="40%" | I used to hold a progression title on a character that is no longer in the Uni. I've rejoined the Uni on a different character, can I regain my previous title?
| Yes. Please specify your last character's name in your title application, and the title from your last character will be applied to your new one. In the case of Graduate, only the title will be reapplied.
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| width="40%" | I currently hold either Freshman/Sophomore/Graduate on one Uni character, how can I get the same progression title across my [[Alternate_characters|additional characters]]?
| To get your progression title awarded to your uni alts, you need to make sure that your alt is [[Applying_to_EVE_University#Linking_Alt_Characters|linked]] to your main character on the Portal, and then apply for the titles that your main character holds separately.
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| I have two or more characters in the Uni, which one should I apply for a new title on?
| For simplicity, we ask that you apply on the character that you think best meets the title requirement. Once that has been approved, you can apply for the same title on your [[Additional Characters|additional characters]] if you wish to.
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| I have the Graduate title, can I have the medal on more than one character?  I am willing to pay for the medal.
| The EVE University Graduate medal will only be awarded to one character in your possession. We currently do not allow members to purchase the graduate medal on additional characters and have no immediate plans to change this.
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