SDCL § 13-53-7: Degrees and honors conferred by board--Faculty recommendation.

The Board of Regents is authorized to confer all scholastic honors and degrees usually granted by such boards; and all degrees, diplomas, and certificates of graduation shall be issued and conferred in its name and by its express authority. In conferring degrees the board shall conform as nearly as may be to the best and most reputable current practice in such matters. Students shall be graduated from each institution by the Board of Regents upon recommendation of the faculty of such institution.