# 24 Pa.C.S. § 6507: Institution names to be approved by department

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T24_C65_S6507

## Section

- **Citation:** 24 Pa.C.S. § 6507
- **Heading:** Institution names to be approved by department
- **Jurisdiction:** Pennsylvania
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** PA Code / Title 24 / Chapter 65 / Section 6507

## Text

The Department of State shall not approve any corporate name or register any assumed or fictitious or other name including the words "college," "university" or "seminary," used in such a way as to give the impression that the proprietor of such name is an educational institution conforming to the standards and qualifications prescribed by the State board, unless the application for incorporation, qualification or change of name or the application for registration is accompanied by a certificate from the department that the corporation or proposed corporation or the person or persons applying for registration are entitled to use such designation.

## Nearby sections

- [24 Pa.C.S. § 6501 Applicability of chapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T24_C65_S6501.md)
- [24 Pa.C.S. § 6502 State board to prescribe standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T24_C65_S6502.md)
- [24 Pa.C.S. § 6503 Certification of institutions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T24_C65_S6503.md)
- [24 Pa.C.S. § 6503.1 Change of designation to university.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T24_C65_S6503.1.md)
- [24 Pa.C.S. § 6504 Fundamental changes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T24_C65_S6504.md)
- [24 Pa.C.S. § 6505 Power to confer degrees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T24_C65_S6505.md)
- [24 Pa.C.S. § 6506 Visitation of institutions and revocation of authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T24_C65_S6506.md)
- [24 Pa.C.S. § 6507 Institution names to be approved by department.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T24_C65_S6507.md)
- [24 Pa.C.S. § 6507.1 Change of designation to college.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T24_C65_S6507.1.md)
- [24 Pa.C.S. § 6508 Restraining use of term "college," "university" or](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T24_C65_S6508.md)
- [24 Pa.C.S. § 6509 Penalty for violation of chapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T24_C65_S6509.md)

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