10 USC 7048: Conferring of degrees on graduates
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10 USC 7048: Conferring of degrees on graduates Text contains those laws in effect on January 2, 2001
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESSubtitle C-Navy and Marine CorpsPART III-EDUCATION AND TRAININGCHAPTER 605-UNITED STATES NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

§7048. Conferring of degrees on graduates

(a) The Superintendent of the Naval Postgraduate School, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, may confer on any qualified graduate a bachelor's, master's, or doctor's degree in engineering or a related field.

(b) A degree may not be conferred under this section unless the curriculum leading to that degree is accredited by the appropriate professional authority.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 438 , §7047; renumbered §7048, Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, §1073(a)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2510 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
7047 34 U.S.C. 1076f. Dec. 7, 1945, ch. 559, 59 Stat. 603 ; July 31, 1947, ch. 420, §7, 61 Stat. 706 .

In subsection (a) the words "of science" are omitted as surplusage since the curriculum is in engineering and related fields.

In subsection (b) the words "from time to time" are omitted as surplusage.

Amendments

1992-Pub. L. 102–484 renumbered section 7047 of this title as this section.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 7049 of this title.