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74-32,306. Definitions. As used in the Kansas national guard educational master's for enhanced readiness and global excellence (EMERGE) program:

(a)"Advanced degree" means a master's degree, professional degree or doctorate awarded to an eligible guard member upon satisfactory completion of the course work requirements of such degree program offered or maintained by a Kansas educational institution.

(b)"Doctorate" means a degree requiring three or more academic years of full-time academic study or the equivalent in part-time attendance that follows the successful completion of a baccalaureate or master's degree. A "doctorate" may be either a research or a professional practice degree.

(c)"Eligible guard member" means any member of the Kansas national guard who has been accepted into an eligible advanced degree program and who is not under a suspension of favorable flag action or on the unit unfavorable information file. "Eligible guard member" includes nonconcurrent guard members accepted into an eligible professional degree program if they are qualified to join the Kansas national guard.

(d)"Kansas educational institution" means a state educational institution, as defined in K.S.A. 76-711 , and amendments thereto, Washburn university or an accredited independent institution, as defined in K.S.A. 72-3222 , and amendments thereto.

(e)"Kansas national guard educational master's for enhanced readiness and global excellence program" or "EMERGE program" means the program established pursuant to the provisions of the Kansas national guard educational master's for enhanced readiness and global excellence program.

(f)"Master's degree" means a degree requiring not less than one year of academic work or the equivalent in part-time attendance and follows the successful completion of a baccalaureate degree.

(g)"Professional degree" means a degree that requires not less than three years of full-time study or the equivalent in part-time attendance that follows the successful completion of a baccalaureate degree, such as a juris doctor degree or a physician's assistant degree.