{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-23.1-2509","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 23.1-2509","heading":"Conferring of degrees","body":"A. The Governor, the board, the superintendent, and the faculty of the Institute may confer a degree upon any qualified graduate.B. As a board of a military institute, the board shall not confer honorary degrees.Code 1919, § 848, § 23-110; 1926, p. 718; 1927, p. 201; 1952, c. 272; 2016, c. 588; 2020, c. 1047.","path":["Title 23.1. Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions","Subtitle IV. Public Institutions of Higher Education","Chapter 25. Virginia Military Institute"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/23.1-2509/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:59Z","sha256":"eea654bb26ef5a1440c5c0de4cf9d3da2cce96f4285444f827c6b225f55487e8","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-23.1-2508","next":"us-va/va.-code-23.1-2510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}