To assure that all references to the academic credentials of administrators, faculty, staff, and students properly reflect and represent credit and degrees earned at and granted by duly accredited institutions, no department, division, or office shall publish any prefix, suffix, or other reference associating an academic degree with any person, other than the following;
- an earned degree, granted such person by a duly accredited institution; or
- an honorary degree that is clearly designated as such by immediate juxtaposition of the word "Honorary" with any prefix, suffix, or other reference to such honorary degree (Board Policy 221.01, 12/14/16).