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.