Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
172.280. Authority to confer degrees — only public research university and exclusive grantor of certain degrees. — The curators shall have the authority to confer, by diploma, under their common seal, on any person whom they may judge worthy thereof, such degrees as are known to and usually granted by any college or university. The University of Missouri is the state's only public research university and the exclusive grantor of research doctorates. As such, except as provided in section 175.040, the University of Missouri shall be the only state college or university that may offer doctor of philosophy degrees or first-professional degrees, including dentistry, law, medicine, optometry, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine.
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(RSMo 1939 § 10808, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1465 merged with S.B. 807 & 577)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 9651; 1919 § 11548; 1909 § 11122
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XI - Education and Libraries
Chapter 172 - State University — University of Missouri
Section 172.010 - University established — how governed.
Section 172.030 - Curators, number of — how appointed.
Section 172.037 - Confidentiality — recusal — meeting closed to certain members, when.
Section 172.040 - Curators, term — compensation.
Section 172.050 - Vacancies, how filled.
Section 172.060 - Term of appointee to fill vacancy.
Section 172.070 - Attendance policy — vacancies by removal or other cause.
Section 172.080 - Oath of curators.
Section 172.090 - Officers of the board.
Section 172.100 - Board to prescribe own government.
Section 172.110 - Regular meetings of board.
Section 172.120 - Special meetings.
Section 172.130 - Adjourned meetings.
Section 172.150 - Who shall preside.
Section 172.160 - Duties of secretary.
Section 172.170 - Journal to be kept.
Section 172.180 - Records open to public.
Section 172.190 - Duty of treasurer — compensation.
Section 172.200 - Treasurer's bond.
Section 172.210 - Report to legislature.
Section 172.220 - Curators to report annually.
Section 172.250 - Curators to appropriate for annual expenses.
Section 172.260 - Curators to improve and protect property.
Section 172.270 - Property to be inventoried and appraised.
Section 172.290 - Grants not to be diverted — reasonable portion may be used for administration.
Section 172.310 - Relatives of curators not to be employed.
Section 172.330 - Salaries to be paid monthly.
Section 172.340 - Salaries, when suspended.
Section 172.350 - University police officers — appointment — employment.
Section 172.355 - University police officers — oath — certificate — powers — training.
Section 172.360 - Students admissible — tuition and fees.
Section 172.370 - Students' right to present petitions.
Section 172.380 - President of board to make deed.
Section 172.390 - Board may sell land — president of board to execute deed.
Section 172.400 - Certain moneys to be paid to university treasurer.
Section 172.410 - To be invested, how.
Section 172.420 - Income to be invested — loaned to students.
Section 172.430 - College of agriculture and school of mines established.
Section 172.440 - Objects of these colleges.
Section 172.460 - Right to confer degrees.
Section 172.470 - Rights of students — military training endowment.
Section 172.480 - Chair of dairy husbandry established.
Section 172.490 - Duties of professor of dairy husbandry.
Section 172.493 - Delta Research Center to be established, functions — acquisitions of land.
Section 172.500 - Course of study, University of Missouri-Rolla campus.
Section 172.560 - Missouri state military school.
Section 172.570 - Corps of cadets, how constituted.
Section 172.580 - Organization of cadets.
Section 172.590 - Government — officers.
Section 172.600 - Cadets responsible for property — to constitute guard.
Section 172.610 - Seminary fund created.
Section 172.612 - Cancellation of old certificates.
Section 172.630 - Board of curators to invest funds in certain bonds.
Section 172.640 - Purchase of bonds — approval and payment — securities deposited with treasurer.
Section 172.650 - Certificates to remain unconvertible — renewal certificates issued, when.
Section 172.651 - Proceeds of matured bonds to be reinvested.
Section 172.660 - State treasurer to be custodian of fund — accounts — report to general assembly.
Section 172.661 - Curators to keep account with treasurer — suits to recover money due.
Section 172.680 - Treasurer to stamp bonds — collect interest — seminary moneys fund created.
Section 172.720 - Disposition of income.
Section 172.730 - Disposition of funds collected under provisions of Morrill bill.
Section 172.743 - General traffic laws to apply to roads on university property.
Section 172.750 - Application of sections 172.743 to 172.749 limited to moving violations.
Section 172.775 - School of optometry authorized, agreements, conditions, costs, how paid.
Section 172.790 - Definitions.
Section 172.794 - Selection of award recipients, requirements.
Section 172.796 - Advisory board, members, terms.
Section 172.798 - Rulemaking authority, board of curators.
Section 172.800 - Definitions.
Section 172.803 - Award of funds, requirements.
Section 172.807 - Administration, duty of board — authority to promulgate necessary rules.
Section 172.810 - State cancer center, may be transferred to University of Missouri, how.
Section 172.817 - Disciplinary procedures, employees, university employment practices to apply.
Section 172.820 - Appropriations by general assembly, purpose.
Section 172.825 - Cancer center fund, institutional gift trust fund, transfer to university, when.
Section 172.830 - Patient discrimination prohibited — payment for services — nonresident treatment.