§ 23-2-103 — Awarding degrees

Colorado § 23-2-103

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 23: Postsecondary Education
• Art.: Degrees - Honorary - Academic

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Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7-50-105 or any other law to the contrary, a person, partnership, corporation,
company, society, or association doing business in the state of Colorado shall not
award, bestow, confer, give, grant, convey, or sell to any other person a degree or
honorary degree upon which is inscribed, in any language, the word associate,
bachelor, baccalaureate, master, or doctor, or any abbreviation thereof, or
offer courses of instruction or credits purporting to lead to any such degree, unless
the person, partnership, corporation, company, society, or association is a state
college or university; a private college or university that is authorized pursuant to
this article 2; a private occupational school; a seminary or religious training
institution that is authorized pursuant to this article 2; or a school, college, or
university that offers courses of instruction or study in compliance with standards
prescribed by part 1 of article 255 of title 12 and articles 100, 120, 215, 220, 240,
245, 275, 280, 285, 290, and 315 of title 12.

Legislative History

Source: L. 65: p. 1043, � 3. C.R.S. 1963: � 124-21-3. L. 76: Entire section amended, p. 414, � 10, effective July 1; entire section amended, p. 424, � 6, effective July 1. L. 78: Entire section amended, p. 314, � 2, effective July 1. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1085, � 3, effective May 27. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 575, � 9, effective April 22. L. 88: Entire section amended, p. 568, � 7, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 1912, � 23, effective June 1. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1155), ch. 255, p. 1284, � 11, effective August 8. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1683, � 118, effective October 1. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (HB 20-1183), ch. 157, p. 701, � 53, effective July 1.