Supreme Court of New Jersey
The New Jersey State Board of Higher Education and T. Edward Hollander, Chancellor of the New Jersey Department of…
August 9, 198290 N.J. 470
Summary
The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the state licensing statutes for baccalaureate degrees apply to Shelton College, a sectarian institution, and that their application does not violate the Free Exercise or Establishment Clauses of the First Amendment. The Court affirmed the lower court’s injunction, modifying it to allow credits and degrees for students already enrolled through the 1983‑84 academic year.