1999 Minnesota Code
Chapters 135A - 137 Post-secondary Education
Chapter 136A Higher Education Services Office; Facilities Authority
Section 136A.65 Approval of degrees and name.
136A.65 Approval of degrees and name.
Subdivision 1. No school subject to registration shall grant a degree unless such degree is approved by the office, nor shall any school subject to registration use the name "college," "academy," "institute" or "university" in its name without approval by the office.
Subd. 2. The office shall establish procedures for approval, including notice and an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to chapter 14 if such approval is not granted. If a hearing is requested, no disapproval shall take effect until after such hearing.
Subd. 3. A school subject to registration shall be granted approval to use the term "college," "academy," "institute" or "university" in its name whether or not it offers a program leading to a degree, if it was organized, operating and using such term in its name on or before August 1, 1975, and if it meets the other policies and standards for approval established by the office.
HIST: 1975 c 201 s 5; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1978 c 603 s 5; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 59
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