Effective January 13, 2015. The term "university" refers exclusively to a school that is authorized to offer bachelor's degrees together with graduate or first professional degrees, or to an organization that constitutes a formal consortium of schools so authorized. Any entity that calls itself "university" without authorization but with serious intent will be referred to the Department of Justice for enforcement under ORS 646.605 to 646.652, Oregon's Unlawful Trade Practices Act.
Or. Admin. Code § 583-030-0016
Stat. Auth.: ORS 348.606
Stats. Implemented: ORS 348.596, 348.603 & 348.606