Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:3-15.4

  • Board: means the board of education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Higher education: means that education which is provided by any or all of the public institutions of higher education as herein defined and any or all equivalent private institutions. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
4. An in-State university, college, business, trade or vocational school may not offer, advertise, or by agreement with an out-of-State institution, offer or advertise any academic degree from any out-of-State university, college, business, trade or vocational school when three-quarters or more of the degree requirements are obtained by course work completed at the institution in New Jersey unless the degree program was approved by the Board of Higher Education prior to July, 1994, or has been reviewed by the New Jersey Presidents’ Council pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1994, c.48 (C. 18A:3B-8) or is a degree program at an institution specifically exempted from the provisions of N.J.S. 18A:68-6 No in-State university, college, business, trade or vocational school may deliver such a degree program unless licensed by the Commission on Higher Education, following review by the council.

L.1986,c.87,s.4; amended 1994, c.48, s.37; 1999, c. 46, s.26.