Terms Used In Michigan Laws 390.1602

  • Academic credential: means a degree or a diploma, transcript, educational or completion certificate, or similar document that indicates completion of a program of study or instruction or completion of 1 or more courses at an institution of higher education or the grant of an associate, bachelor, master, or doctoral degree. See Michigan Laws 390.1602
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Qualified institution: means any of the following:
  (i) An institution of higher education, as that term is defined in 20 USC 1001, located in the United States. See Michigan Laws 390.1602
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  •   As used in this act:
      (a) “Academic credential” means a degree or a diploma, transcript, educational or completion certificate, or similar document that indicates completion of a program of study or instruction or completion of 1 or more courses at an institution of higher education or the grant of an associate, bachelor, master, or doctoral degree.
      (b) “False academic credential” means an academic credential issued or manufactured by a person that is not a qualified institution.
      (c) “Qualified institution” means any of the following:
      (i) An institution of higher education, as that term is defined in 20 USC 1001, located in the United States.
      (ii) Any other institution of higher education authorized to do business in this state.