New Mexico Administrative Code

A. Project training shall assist the development of New Mexico's economy by providing reimbursement funds to contractors directly related to a production company's project for training in and exposure to primarily above-the-line film and television job positions. This program sha…

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A. The department shall convene an advisory review committee, chaired by the department cabinet secretary or designee, to evaluate applications submitted by institutions seeking approval of a new undergraduate program. The advisory committee shall make a recommendation to the dep…

A. Before submitting an application to create a new undergraduate program, an institution must have initiated institutional review. It is the sole responsibility of the institution to comply with all requirements of the institution and seek approval within a timeframe that allows…

The department and advisory committee will consider factors from both an institutional and statewide perspective when reviewing an application for a new undergraduate program. The department and advisory committee reserve the right to consider additional factors and to weigh fact…

A. A classification of instructional programs (CIP) code will not be assigned nor approved by the department until department and institutional review have been completed. B. When a new undergraduate program is approved, the institution must submit a CIP code request form and doc…

A. Institutions shall report to the department the following, in a manner determined by the department, within 30 business days of implementation: (1) new undergraduate programs; (2) new sub-baccalaureate certificate programs; (3) discontinued undergraduate programs; and (4) any …

Section 9-25-8 NMSA 1978, Section 21-2-5 NMSA 1978, Section 21-13-12 NMSA 1978, and Section 21-1-26 NMSA 1978.

All undergraduate programs offered by any public higher education institution operating within and receiving financial support from the state of New Mexico.

Permanent.

June 12, 2018, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To provide a process for objective review of proposed undergraduate programs. Any public higher education institution operating within and receiving financial support from the state of New Mexico shall follow the procedures set out by the department before creating a new undergra…

A. "Certificate" means a program of study that is designed to develop or enhance a focused area of expertise, provide specific skill training and to enhance employability. B. "Department" means the New Mexico higher education department. C. "Dormant programs" means programs that …

A. No new undergraduate program that initiates institutional review after August 1, 2018, nor any student enrolled in that program, shall be eligible for inclusion in any of the department's funding recommendations unless the program has been approved by the department cabinet se…

The following actions require the approval of the department cabinet secretary. A. Addition of a new undergraduate program. B. Addition of a bachelor's degree in an academic discipline or sub-discipline in which an associate's degree is already awarded. C. Addition of an associat…

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This rule applies to dual credit programs at Diné College, the Institute of American Indian Art, Navajo Technical University and Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute.

Section 9-25-8; 21-1-1.2 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

November 13, 2014, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The purposes of the tribal college dual credit program are: A. to provide high school students the opportunity to enroll in college-level academic or career-technical courses offered by the four tribal post-secondary institutions; B. to permit those enrolled students to simultane…

A. "Appropriation" means the legislative financial allocation granted to reimburse the tribal colleges for dual credit tuition and fees. B. "Classification of instructional program (CIP)" is a coding system that contains titles and descriptions of instructional programs. C. "Dual…

A. If sufficient appropriations are received, the tribal colleges will be fully reimbursed for all dual credit tuition and fees. The date of reimbursements is dependent upon receiving accurate and timely data from each tribal college in order to accurately calculate the amount du…

A. Types of courses: (1) College courses that are academic or career-technical may simultaneously earn credit toward high school graduation and a postsecondary degree or certificate and shall be eligible for dual credit. Remedial, developmental and physical education activity cou…

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A. The department shall create and make available change forms to be used by institutions to request the following changes within the common course numbering system: (1) addition of a course; (2) removal of a course; (3) reclassification of a course; (4) change to course descript…

A. The department shall be responsible for regular updates to the common course numbering system. The department shall conduct regular maintenance and upkeep of the common course numbering system to ensure the system accurately reflects course offerings. B. The department shall c…

A. If a student completes a commonly numbered course at an institution and transfers to another institution, the receiving institution shall accept the course as equivalent to the course with the same number that is offered at the receiving institution. B. Unique courses that hav…

A. Institutions shall establish appropriate policies and practices for receiving and resolving complaints from students or other complainants regarding the transfer of commonly numbered courses. Such policies shall include at least the following components:(1) Complainants shall …

A. An institution shall report annually to the department by August 31. B. An institution shall report on a form provided by the department. C. The department shall use the information and data provided by the institutions to prepare its annual report to the legislative finance c…

The provisions of 5.55.5 NMAC apply to all public higher education institutions operating within and receiving financial support from the state of New Mexico.

Section 9-25-8 NMSA 1978 and Section 21-1B-1 et seq. NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

June 12, 2018, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

A. Establish and maintain a statewide common course numbering system for all lower division courses. B. Establish a process by which courses are added, deleted, or reclassified within the common course numbering system. C. Establish a process by which approved common course descr…

A. "Crosswalk" means a table or database that shows an inventory of equivalent courses offered at multiple institutions. B. "Department" means the New Mexico higher education department. C. "Discipline" or "disciplines" means areas of study that have been included within the comm…

A. All lower division academic courses offered by institutions shall be part of the New Mexico common course numbering system and shall be labeled as either equivalent courses or unique courses. New disciplines, including career technical disciplines, may be added to the common c…

The department will convene and chair, as a non-voting member, a statewide committee of faculty to advise the department on issues related to articulation and curriculum, such as common course numbering, general education curriculum, meta-majors, transfer modules, or any other ma…