Md. Code Regs. 13B.02.02.04

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 18, September 6, 2024

Section 13B.02.02.04 - Institutional Titles

A. A person, firm, association, corporation, or other entity may not use the name "college", "university", "regional higher education center", or word of similar import, in such manner as to connote the offering of a postsecondary educational course or program, unless that person, firm, association, or corporation has first met the criteria established by, and obtained a certificate of approval from, the Commission in the manner provided by law.

B. Change of Institutional Designation.

(1) An in-State institution may not change its institutional designation without the approval of the Commission.

(2) An institution shall pay a fee of $250 with an application to the Commission to change its institutional designation.

C. An in-State institution shall use a title appropriate to the programs and degrees it offers.

Md. Code Regs. 13B.02.02.04

Regulations .04, Minimum Requirements for Degree-Granting 4-Year Colleges and Universities, repealed effective December 14, 1987 (14:25 Md. R. 2661)
Regulations .04, Minimum Requirements for 4-Year Degree-Granting Institutions, adopted effective December 14, 1987 (14:25 Md. R. 2661)
Regulations .04, Minimum Requirements for 4-Year Degree-Granting Institutions, repealed and Regulations .01_.22, Minimum Requirements for Degree-Granting Institutions, adopted effective April 10, 1995 (22:7 Md. R. 537)
Regulation .04B amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2011 (38:14 Md. R. 788); amended permanently effective October 17, 2011 (38:21 Md. R. 1279)