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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-4104: Degrees

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  2. Title 70

A. A private educational institution shall grant only those

degrees authorized by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education unless approved otherwise by a national or regional

accrediting agency which is recognized by the Secretary of the

United States Department of Education as a reliable authority as to

the quality of education or training offered by institutions of

higher education for the purposes of the Higher Education Act of

1965, as amended.

B. 1. This section shall not apply to religious degrees which

are used solely for religious purposes within a religious

organization or any institution of higher education whose primary

purpose is to provide religious training or theological education

and which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of

Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C., Section

501(c)(3).

2. Each degree title offered pursuant to this subsection shall

include a religious modifier. The religious modifier shall be

placed on the degree, on the transcript, and wherever the title of

the degree appears in official school documents or publications.

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