A.__Issues degrees without requiring any substantial student academic work;

B.__Issues degrees based solely on the student's life experience or portfolio without requiring any college-level work submitted to and evaluated by faculty with appropriate academic degrees from accredited institutions;

C.__Issues degrees without requiring that at least 80% of the student work for which credit is given be college-level work appropriate for the degree;

D.__Issues degrees using more than 20% of required credits based on the student's life experience;

E.__Issues degrees using more than 20% of credits transferred from an unaccredited school or institution of higher education; or

F.__Issues degrees without at least 80% of student work for credit being evaluated by faculty with accredited degrees or issues degrees based on a nationally recognized college- level examination such as College Level Examination Program, Advanced Placement or New York Regents.

§10802.__Unlawful to issue, manufacture, or use false academic

degrees; penalty

1.__False academic degree.__A person may not issue or manufacture a false academic degree.__A person who violates this subsection commits a Class C crime.

2.__Use of false academic degree.__A person may not use a false academic degree:

A.__To obtain employment;

B.__To obtain a promotion or higher compensation in employment;

C.__To obtain admission to an institution of higher learning; or

D.__In connection with any business, trade, profession or occupation.

A person who violates this subsection commits a Class D crime.