Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)Chapter 8 : General65B. Degrees, diplomas and certificates |
| (1) | A public higher education institution may, subject to its institutional statute and this Act, award diplomas and certificates and confer degrees. |
| (2) | Save as is provided in section 65C, no diploma or certificate may be awarded and no degree may be conferred by a public higher education institution upon any person who has not— |
| (a) | been registered as a student of such public higher education institution for the period prescribed by the senate of such institution; and |
(b) completed the work and attained the standard of proficiency determined through assessment as required by the senate of the public higher education institution, subject to section 7.
| (3) | The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) shall apply to registered private higher education institutions, subject to the necessary changes required by the context. |
[Section 65B(3) inserted by section 36 of Notice No. 21, GG 40548, dated 17 January 2017]
[Section 65B inserted by section 24 of Act No. 23 of 2001]