2019 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 18A - Education
Section 18A:3-15.3 - Letter designation restricted

18A:3-15.3. Letter designation restricted

3. A person shall not append to his name any letters in the same form designated by the Commission on Higher Education as entitled to the protection accorded to an academic degree unless the person has received from a duly authorized institution of higher education the degree or certificate for which the letters are registered. For the purposes of this section, a duly authorized institution of higher education means an in-State institution licensed by the Commission on Higher Education or an out-of-State institution licensed by the appropriate state agency and regionally accredited or seeking accreditation by the appropriate accrediting body recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Education or the United States Department of Education.

L.1986,c.87,s.3; amended 1994,c.48,s.36.

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