Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 28B Higher Education - Section 28B.85.010 Definitions

§ 28B.85.010. Definitions

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the higher education coordinating board.

(2) "Degree" means any designation, appellation, letters, or words including but not limited to "associate," "bachelor," "master," "doctor," or "fellow" which signify or purport to signify satisfactory completion of the requirements of an academic program of study beyond the secondary school level.

(3) "Degree-granting institution" means an entity that offers educational credentials, instruction, or services prerequisite to or indicative of an academic or professional degree beyond the secondary level.

[1986 c 136 § 1.]

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