§ 292-8-b

292:8-b Terms Defined. – The following words as used in this subdivision shall be construed as follows: I. 'Commission' means the higher education commission established in RSA 21-N:8-a. II. 'Higher learning' means studies which are more advanced or difficult than those prevalently offered in a secondary school and which are creditable toward an academic or professional degree. III. 'Degree' means the formal recognition of a stage of progress in the pursuit of higher learning, including the associate, bachelor's, master's, doctorate, professional, or other award, diploma or the equivalent under any other designation. Source. 1965, 44:1. 1973, 533:4. 2011, 224:143, eff. July 1, 2011.