N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 8 § 3.20
The incorporation by the Regents, in accordance with the provisions of Education Law article 5, and of these rules, of colleges, universities and other post-secondary institutions of learning, of schools offering instruction at the levels from pre-kindergarten through secondary, and of libraries, museums and historical societies will be evidenced by the issuance of a charter. The incorporation of all other institutions and organizations having educational purposes deemed worthy of recognition and encouragement by the Regents will be evidenced by the issuance of a certificate of incorporation. All corporations created by the Regents, whether by the issuance of a charter or by the issuance of a certificate of incorporation, shall possess the corporate powers enumerated in and conferred by the charter or certificate of incorporation, together with those additional powers conferred by law upon corporations created pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 § 3.20