EDU-46-08-00004-A Requirements for Earned Degrees, Honorary Associate Degrees and Registered Degrees

2/4/09 N.Y. St. Reg. EDU-46-08-00004-A

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXI, ISSUE 5

February 04, 2009

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

NOTICE OF ADOPTION

 

I.D No. EDU-46-08-00004-A

Filing No. 71

Filing Date. Jan. 20, 2009

Effective Date. Feb. 04, 2009

Requirements for Earned Degrees, Honorary Associate Degrees and Registered Degrees

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:

Action taken:

Amendment of sections 3.47, 3.48 and 3.50 of Title 8 NYCRR.

Statutory authority:

Education Law, sections 207 (not subdivided), 210 (not subdivided), 214 (not subdivided), 215 (not subdivided), 218(1), 224(4), 305(1), (2) and 6306(5-b)

Subject:

Requirements for earned degrees, honorary associate degrees and registered degrees.

Purpose:

To authorize conferral of Master of Studies in Law degree and authorize community colleges to confer honorary associate degrees.

Text or summary was published

in the November 12, 2008 issue of the Register, I.D. No. EDU-46-08-00004-P.

Final rule as compared with last published rule:

No changes.

Text of rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from:

Lisa Struffolino, Office of Counsel, New York State Education Department, 89 Washington Avenue, Room 148, Albany, New York 12234, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Assessment of Public Comment

The agency received no public comment.