OAR 583-030-0016: Exclusive Use of Term “University”
Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2026-02-12Last verified: 2026-09-07
Effective January 13, 2015. A school may not use the term "university” to describe itself unless the school is an accredited institution authorized by the Commission to offer bachelor's degrees together with graduate or first professional degrees, or to an organization that constitutes a formal consortium of schools so authorized.
Official history and status
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 348.606
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 348.606, ORS 348.596 & 348.603
History: ODA 1-2026, amend filed 02/12/2026, effective 02/12/2026 ODA 1-2016, f. & cert. ef. 2-19-16 ODA 2-2015(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-10-15 thru 3-7-16 ODA 1-2015, f. & cert. ef. 3-17-15 Reverted to ODA 5-2005, f. 12-1-05, cert. ef. 12-7-05 ODA 1-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-16-14 thru 1-12-15 ODA 5-2005, f. 12-1-05, cert. ef. 12-7-05 ODA 2-1998, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-98 EPP 1-1996, f. & cert. ef. 8-7-96 EPP 1-1995, f. & cert. ef. 10-6-95 EPP 1-1993, f. & cert. ef. 6-28-93
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