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Florida Law Regarding Higher Degrees
Here is the latest on Florida higher degrees...Use caution.
Regards,
Gerald Kein
Florida Doctorate Degree Law
817.567 Making false claims of academic degree or title.--
(1) No person in the state may claim, either orally or in writing,
to possess an academic degree, as defined in s. 1005.02, or the
title associated with said degree, unless the person has, in fact,
been awarded said degree from an institution that is:
(a) Accredited by a regional or professional accrediting agency
recognized by the United States Department of Education or the
Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation;
(b) Provided, operated, and supported by a state government or any
of its political subdivisions or by the Federal Government;
(c) A school, institute, college, or university chartered outside
the United States, the academic degree from which has been validated
by an accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of
Education as equivalent to the baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate
degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or university in
the United States;
(d) Licensed by the Commission for Independent Education pursuant to
ss. 1005.01-1005.38 or exempt from licensure pursuant to chapter
1005; or
(e) A religious seminary, institute, college, or university which
offers only educational programs that prepare students for a
religious vocation, career, occupation, profession, or lifework, and
the nomenclature of whose certificates, diplomas, or degrees clearly
identifies the religious character of the educational program.
(2) No person awarded a doctorate degree from an institution not
listed in subsection (1) shall claim in the state, either orally or
in writing, the title "dr." before the person's name or any mark,
appellation, or series of letters, numbers, or words, such as, but
not limited to, "Ph.D.," "Ed.D.," "D.N.," or "D.Th.," which
signifies, purports, or is generally taken to signify satisfactory
completion of the requirements of a doctorate degree, after the
person's name.
(3)(a) A person who violates the provisions of subsection (1) or
subsection (2) commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable
as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(b) In addition to any penalty imposed under paragraph (a), a
violator shall be subject to any other penalty provided by law,
including, but not limited to, suspension or revocation of the
violator's license or certification to practice an occupation or
profession.
History.--s. 2, ch. 89-40; s. 32, ch. 94-310; s. 1039, ch. 2002-387;
s. 160, ch. 2004-5; s. 21, ch. 2004-41.
Regards,
Gerald Kein
Florida Doctorate Degree Law
817.567 Making false claims of academic degree or title.--
(1) No person in the state may claim, either orally or in writing,
to possess an academic degree, as defined in s. 1005.02, or the
title associated with said degree, unless the person has, in fact,
been awarded said degree from an institution that is:
(a) Accredited by a regional or professional accrediting agency
recognized by the United States Department of Education or the
Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation;
(b) Provided, operated, and supported by a state government or any
of its political subdivisions or by the Federal Government;
(c) A school, institute, college, or university chartered outside
the United States, the academic degree from which has been validated
by an accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of
Education as equivalent to the baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate
degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or university in
the United States;
(d) Licensed by the Commission for Independent Education pursuant to
ss. 1005.01-1005.38 or exempt from licensure pursuant to chapter
1005; or
(e) A religious seminary, institute, college, or university which
offers only educational programs that prepare students for a
religious vocation, career, occupation, profession, or lifework, and
the nomenclature of whose certificates, diplomas, or degrees clearly
identifies the religious character of the educational program.
(2) No person awarded a doctorate degree from an institution not
listed in subsection (1) shall claim in the state, either orally or
in writing, the title "dr." before the person's name or any mark,
appellation, or series of letters, numbers, or words, such as, but
not limited to, "Ph.D.," "Ed.D.," "D.N.," or "D.Th.," which
signifies, purports, or is generally taken to signify satisfactory
completion of the requirements of a doctorate degree, after the
person's name.
(3)(a) A person who violates the provisions of subsection (1) or
subsection (2) commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable
as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(b) In addition to any penalty imposed under paragraph (a), a
violator shall be subject to any other penalty provided by law,
including, but not limited to, suspension or revocation of the
violator's license or certification to practice an occupation or
profession.
History.--s. 2, ch. 89-40; s. 32, ch. 94-310; s. 1039, ch. 2002-387;
s. 160, ch. 2004-5; s. 21, ch. 2004-41.
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Karen Lockman on -
Hi Jerry:
This is very kind of you to bring this awareness to those who are using non-accredited degrees so they may stop using them before any kind of legal repercussions or penalties are assessed.
You're a great guy!
Karen
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Permalink Reply by Gerald Kein on -
Thanks Karen. Just trying to keep the folks out of trouble.
Jerry
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Permalink Reply by Michael Haifleigh on -
Gerald,
Thank you.
This is a good. Many pose as someone or something they are not (which is fraud).
Michael
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Permalink Reply by Scott Duvall CHt. on -
Good Morning Gerald, Thanks for making us aware of this law, good of you to keep us updated.
Saw you at the NGH Solid Gold Weekend in Vegas. As always very enjoyable and educational.
Scott Duvall Consulting Hypnotist
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Permalink Reply by the grumpy hypnotist on -
Thank you Mr. Kein for this post.
I have my own personal policy regarding these titles, which are all B.S. degrees in my mind. I immediately discount or ignore anything said or written by someone who uses these titles. Because they indicate either a high degree of self-delusion, or a tendency towards intentional deception, or both.
I once watched an NGH convention video of someone who kept referring to herself as a "doctor", because she had a DCH. I stopped the video halfway through because I could no longer take anything she was saying seriously.
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Permalink Reply by Jonathan on -
Search the US Dept. of Ed. data base for accredited outfits... it may be a little more permissive than I thought at first:
http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx?6d6f64653d30267264743d3...
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Permalink Reply by the grumpy hypnotist on
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Not only legal trouble... but media love to "gotcha" and expose fraud:
http://www.wpxi.com/news/19068719/detail.html
Forget "The Mentalist" and Hollywood or stage-hypnotist portrayals (that stuff in fact raises interest)... this fake diploma stuff does more real damage than all that combined. What could have been a decent report on hypnosis instead is about how some hypnotists use fake diplomas to deceive the public. Sad but true.
Note the "surprised" expression from the good Doctor when he finds out that his "university" was shut down by the FBI in the 1990's. Wow, they must have had some great alumni programs! Even lamer proof of the validity of credentials: "I have so many certifications listed on my website... and look, my thesis is really thick!"
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