Policy & Regulation

Chapter 10.03 - Degree, Certificate and Award Approval

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REGENTS’ POLICY
PART X – ACADEMIC POLICY
Chapter 10.03 - Degree, Certificate and Award Approval

P10.03.010. Degree and Certificate Candidate and Recipient Approval. 

  1. Candidates for degrees and certificates approved by the board will be recommended by the faculties and academic deans, certified by the registrars as having met all applicable requirements for the degree or certificate, and endorsed by the respective chancellor and by the president. All degrees and certificates are conferred by the board.
  2. The official lists of degree and certificate recipients will be established by the chancellors immediately after the official closing date of each term. The combined lists for the spring and preceding fall and summer terms will be transmitted by the president to the board after the spring session. This official list of degree and certificate recipients will be presented to the board for their approval at the next regularly scheduled meeting. 

(02-16-96)

P10.03.020. Honorary Degrees.

Honorary degrees may be conferred upon approval of the Board of Regents.

Nominations for award by a university campus will follow the process as outlined below.

  1. Criteria

    The criterion for individuals to receive an honorary degree from the University of Îçҹ̽»¨ is evidence of a significant and lasting contribution to the university, to the State of Îçҹ̽»¨, or to the individual’s discipline or profession. 
  2. Campus Procedure

    The chancellors of each MAU will establish a faculty committee and a procedure for nominating individuals for honorary degrees that provides for an open process for suggesting prospective nominees, and respect for a prospective nominee’s privacy. Each year the chancellors may forward the nominee’s names and supporting information to the president. No current regent or current university employee may be a prospective nominee. 
  3. President Review

    The president will investigate the qualifications and character of each nominee. The president may forward nominees for an honorary degree to the board. 
  4. Board of Regents’ Conferral

    The board may award an honorary degree to a nominee. The board will confer each honorary degree at the MAU that grants the degree. An honorary degree may not be awarded in absentia, but may be awarded posthumously if the board approved the recipient before their demise.
  5. Revocation

    An honorary degree may be revoked when, in the sole discretion of the board, a continuing connection with the university is no longer in the best interest of the university. Following the decision of the board, the president shall inform the affected individual.

(06-03-22)