New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Diplomas and Degrees › Section 3.47 - Requirements for earned degrees

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) General
				  requirements.
(1) No earned degree shall be
				  conferred in this State on any person who has not completed the program of
				  study requisite to such degree, which institution shall be authorized to confer
				  the same. No earned undergraduate or graduate degree shall be conferred unless
				  the applicant has completed a program registered by the department.
(2) No earned degree shall be conferred
				  unless the candidate has met the requirements of subparagraphs (i) or (ii) of
				  this paragraph.
(i) Candidates who are of
				  compulsory school age, pursuant to section 3205  of the Education Law or other
				  requirement of law, shall provide the degree-granting institution with
				  satisfactory evidence of meeting one of the following requirements:
(a) holding a high school diploma;
				  or
(b) having completed the
				  substantial equivalent of a four-year high school course, as certified by the
				  superintendent of schools or comparable chief school administrator of the
				  candidate's school district of residence at the time such course was
				  completed.
(ii)
				  Candidates who are beyond compulsory school age, pursuant to section 3205  of the Education Law or other
				  requirement of law. shall provide the degree-granting institution with
				  satisfactory evidence of meeting one of the following requirements:
(a) holding a high school diploma;
				  or
(b) having completed the
				  substantial equivalent of a four-year high school course, as certified by the
				  superintendent of schools or comparable chief school administrator of the
				  candidate's school district of residence at the time such course was completed;
				  or
(c) holding a New York State
				  high school equivalency diploma in accordance with the requirements of section
				  100.7 
				  of this Title, or a local high school equivalency diploma in accordance with
				  the requirements of section
				  100.8 
				  of this Title, or a high school equivalency diploma issued by another state of
				  the United States or an authorized local government of such state, or a high
				  school equivalency diploma based on passing the General Educational Development
				  (GED) test or its successor examination, or a high school equivalency diploma
				  based upon completing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the
				  requirements for a New York State high school equivalency diploma as prescribed
				  in section
				  100.7 
				  of this Title; or
(d) having
				  successfully completed 24 semester hours or the equivalent as a recognized
				  candidate for a college-level degree or certificate at a degree-granting
				  institution as defined in clause (e) of this subparagraph. distributed as
				  follows; six semester hours or the equivalent in English language arts,
				  including writing, speaking and reading (literature); three semester hours or
				  the equivalent in mathematics; three semester hours or the equivalent in
				  natural sciences; three semester hours or the equivalent in social sciences;
				  three semester hours or the equivalent in humanities; and six semester hours or
				  the equivalent in any other courses within the registered degree or certificate
				  program, all as verified by the institution conferring the degree; or
(e) having previously earned and been granted
				  a degree from a degree-granting institution accredited by an accrediting agency
				  approved by the United States Department of Education, pursuant to
				  20
				  USC 1099 b; or from a postsecondary
				  institution authorized by the Board of Regents to confer degrees; or from a
				  degree-granting institution located in a jurisdiction outside the United States
				  that is approved, authorized, or recognized by the jurisdiction's ministry of
				  education or other governmental agency responsible for higher education;
				  or
(f) having passed and
				  successfully completed all requirements for the following Regents examinations
				  or the approved alternative assessments for these examinations, pursuant to
				  section
				  100.2(f) 
				  of this Title: the Regents Comprehensive Examination in English, the Regents
				  examination in mathematics, the Regents examination in United States history
				  and government, a Regents examination in science, and the Regents examination
				  in global history and geography. For purposes of this clause, the passing score
				  on the Regents examinations shall be 65 or, where applicable, a score of 55-64
				  as determined by the school district of residence, pursuant to section
				  100.5(a)(5)(i) 
				  of this Title.