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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 13B.02.02.04" title_num="13B" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="02" heading="Institutional Titles.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A person, firm, association, corporation, or other entity may not use the name “college”, “university”, “regional higher education center”, or word of similar import, in such manner as to connote the offering of a postsecondary educational course or program, unless that person, firm, association, or corporation has first met the criteria established by, and obtained a certificate of approval from, the Commission in the manner provided by law.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Change of Institutional Designation.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An in-State institution may not change its institutional designation without the approval of the Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An institution shall pay a fee of $250 with an application to the Commission to change its institutional designation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An in-State institution shall use a title appropriate to the programs and degrees it offers.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>