Section 292:8-h Granting of Degrees. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. This section shall apply to all educational institutions within the state granting degrees or seeking to do so, except the following:
      (a) Any institution now granting degrees which has been in continuous operation since before 1775;
      (b) [Repealed.]
      (c) Publicly supported institutions placed by the legislature under the authority of the state board of education.
   II. No educational institution shall grant degrees unless authorized by name to do so by an act of the legislature.
   III. The postsecondary education commission shall specify the degrees an institution may grant, and the commission may renew, for a set term of years, degree granting authority granted by the legislature. The commission's actions shall be subject to biennial certification by the legislature. The commission shall report its action by January 31 of each odd-numbered year to both the house and senate standing committees on education.

Source. 1965, 44:1. 1971, 540:3. 1973, 533:11. 1981, 574:1. 1983, 239:10, eff. June 18, 1983.