Pennsylvania § 6507 Institution names to be approved by department

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 6507 — Institution names to be approved by department

Pennsylvania § 6507

Title 24EDUCATION

PartPART III

Ch. 65PRIVATE COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND SEMINARIES

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24 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6507 (2026).

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The Department of State shall not approve any corporate name or register any assumed or fictitious or other name including the words "college," "university" or "seminary," used in such a way as to give the impression that the proprietor of such name is an educational institution conforming to the standards and qualifications prescribed by the State board, unless the application for incorporation, qualification or change of name or the application for registration is accompanied by a certificate from the department that the corporation or proposed corporation or the person or persons applying for registration are entitled to use such designation.

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The Department of State shall not approve any corporate name or register any assumed or fictitious or other name including the words "college," "university" or "seminary," used in such a way as to give the impression that the proprietor of such name is an educational institution conforming to the standards and qualifications prescribed by the State board, unless the application for incorporation, qualification or change of name or the application for registration is accompanied by a certificate from the department that the corporation or proposed corporation or the person or persons applying for registration are entitled to use such designation.