Ark. Code Ann. § 6-61-138: Posthumous degrees

(a) Each institution of higher education is encouraged to establish a process for awarding a posthumous degree to a student who has died while enrolled in a degree program at the institution of higher education. (b) A process established by an institution of higher education may include without limitation consideration of the student's: (1) Level of completion in his or her degree program; (2) Academic status; and (3) Personal factors, such as circumstances of death. (c) The institution of higher education or the parent of a student who died while enrolled in a degree program at an institution of higher education may initiate the process by requesting that a posthumous degree be awarded on the student's behalf. Acts 2011, No. 1239, § 1.

(a) Each institution of higher education is encouraged to establish a process for awarding a posthumous degree to a student who has died while enrolled in a degree program at the institution of higher education.

(b) A process established by an institution of higher education may include without limitation consideration of the student's: (1) Level of completion in his or her degree program; (2) Academic status; and (3) Personal factors, such as circumstances of death.

(1) Level of completion in his or her degree program;

(2) Academic status; and

(3) Personal factors, such as circumstances of death.

(c) The institution of higher education or the parent of a student who died while enrolled in a degree program at an institution of higher education may initiate the process by requesting that a posthumous degree be awarded on the student's behalf.