§ 16-33-6. Award of degrees — Curriculum and government.
The board of governors for higher education, with the approval of the president and a committee of the faculty of Rhode Island College, shall award academic degrees and diplomas and confer honors in the same manner as is customary in American colleges. It shall also be the duty of the president and a committee of the faculty, with the approval of the board of governors for higher education, to arrange courses of study, prescribe any qualifications for the admission of students and any rules of study, exercise, discipline, and government as the president and committee may deem proper.
History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 84; G.L. 1938, ch. 188, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 688, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 16-33-6; impl. am. P.L. 1959, ch. 44, § 3.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Section 16-33-1. - Management by board of governors for higher education.
Section 16-33-2. - Powers over college — Purposes of college.
Section 16-33-2.1. - Additional powers of the President of the College.
Section 16-33-4. - Students paying tuition.
Section 16-33-6. - Award of degrees — Curriculum and government.
Section 16-33-7. - Diploma on graduation.
Section 16-33-8. - Appropriations and disbursements.
Section 16-33-9. - Assent to federal provisions for college housing.