Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-2252: Definitions

The term "higher education" as used in Article XIII-A of the

Constitution of Oklahoma and the vitalizing statutes or the term

"postsecondary education" shall mean all education of any kind

beyond the twelfth grade in which students pursue study and for

which the credit earned may apply toward meeting requirements for a

degree, diploma, or other postsecondary academic or collegiate

award, and shall also include bona fide postsecondary adult and

continuing education, extension and public service education, and

organized research as may be authorized by the State Regents as a

part of the functions and courses of study of a member institution

in the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.