diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/programs/tasks.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/programs/tasks.py
index 316e15c4a41dbc2b9a5fad3c9faf719ffba8399b..869d73f3dc8f9249d8b7917fb52665c64426ecc5 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/programs/tasks.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/programs/tasks.py
@@ -91,15 +91,15 @@ def get_certified_programs(student):
     return certified_programs
 
 
-def award_program_certificate(client, username, program_uuid, visible_date):
+def award_program_certificate(client, user, program_uuid, visible_date):
     """
     Issue a new certificate of completion to the given student for the given program.
 
     Args:
         client:
             credentials API client (EdxRestApiClient)
-        username:
-            The username of the student
+        user:
+            The student's user data
         program_uuid:
             uuid of the completed program
         visible_date:
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ def award_program_certificate(client, username, program_uuid, visible_date):
 
     """
     client.credentials.post({
-        'username': username,
+        'username': user.username,
+        'lms_user_id': user.id,
+        'email': user.email,
         'credential': {
             'type': PROGRAM_CERTIFICATE,
             'program_uuid': program_uuid
@@ -231,7 +233,7 @@ def award_program_certificates(self, username):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable
             visible_date = completed_programs[program_uuid]
             try:
                 LOGGER.info(f"Visible date for user {username} : program {program_uuid} is {visible_date}")
-                award_program_certificate(credentials_client, username, program_uuid, visible_date)
+                award_program_certificate(credentials_client, student, program_uuid, visible_date)
                 LOGGER.info(f"Awarded certificate for program {program_uuid} to user {username}")
             except exceptions.HttpNotFoundError:
                 LOGGER.exception(
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/programs/tests/test_tasks.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/programs/tests/test_tasks.py
index 832c5478196f4c07e0ccd562660dfd4322c8c143..5a6f9869ce81936fa9d0dec9cfe7fcc183f5f727 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/programs/tests/test_tasks.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/programs/tests/test_tasks.py
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ class AwardProgramCertificateTestCase(TestCase):
         """
         Ensure the correct API call gets made
         """
-        test_username = 'test-username'
+        student = UserFactory(username='test-username', email='test-email@email.com')
+
         test_client = EdxRestApiClient('http://test-server', jwt='test-token')
 
         httpretty.register_uri(
@@ -95,10 +96,12 @@ class AwardProgramCertificateTestCase(TestCase):
             'http://test-server/credentials/',
         )
 
-        tasks.award_program_certificate(test_client, test_username, 123, datetime(2010, 5, 30))
+        tasks.award_program_certificate(test_client, student, 123, datetime(2010, 5, 30))
 
         expected_body = {
-            'username': test_username,
+            'username': student.username,
+            'lms_user_id': student.id,
+            'email': student.email,
             'credential': {
                 'program_uuid': 123,
                 'type': tasks.PROGRAM_CERTIFICATE,