New Mexico Administrative Code

New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED).

A. By August 1, 2019, each institution shall adopt the following 31 credit hour statewide general education curriculum for all bachelor's degrees and all associate's degrees, other than associate's of applied science: (1) Fixed 22. At least 22 credit hours of courses in the follo…

A. The department shall create and make available a certification form to be used by institutions to request the certification of a new general education course. B. Completed certification forms shall be submitted to the department by the institution's chief academic officer or d…

A. Each institution shall have an assessment plan for its general education program on file with the department by August 1, 2019. The assessment plan must include the goals of the program, how the goals are addressed in the curriculum, student learning outcomes, and assessment m…

A. For each general education course approved by NMCAC, its credits shall transfer as fulfilling general education curriculum requirements at any institution to which they are transferred. B. A student who has completed the 31 credit hours of the general education curriculum for …

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

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…

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

The provisions of 5.55.6 NMAC apply to all public higher education institutions 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.

A. Establish and maintain a statewide general education curriculum that includes a comprehensive array of lower-division college-level courses designed to provide a foundation for a well-rounded education. B. Establish a process by which courses are submitted, reviewed and approv…

A. "Department" means the New Mexico higher education department. B. "Essential skills" means the transferable skills set by the department, in consultation with faculty, that are essential to success in education and the workforce. C. "Faculty" means the current members of the f…

A. The department shall adopt a general education curriculum of at least 30 credit hours for all bachelor's degrees and all associate's degrees, other than associate's of applied science, that includes broad content areas of learning. The department shall adopt a general educatio…

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…

State of New Mexico Higher Education Department, 2044 Galisteo Street, Suite 4, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505, (505) 476-8400.

A. Each institution shall report the following information to the department, in the format requested by the department:(1) every course offered by the institution; (2) institution structure; and (3) degree or certificate requirements. B. The department shall analyze the informat…

A. Any change to the items previously reported to the department under Subsection A of 5.55.7.10 NMAC shall be reported to the department within 30 business days. The department will analyze the curricular change to determine if it affects one or more meta-majors or transfer modu…

If an institution offers a degree program to which a meta-major or transfer module articulates, that institution shall accept transfer courses taken as part of the meta-major or transfer module as fulfilling the degree requirements for that program.

A. Institutions shall establish appropriate policies and practices for receiving and resolving complaints from students or other complainants regarding the transfer of meta-majors and transfer modules. Such policies shall include at least the following components: (1) Complainant…

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…

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

The provisions of 5.55.7 NMAC apply to all public higher education institutions 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.

A. Establish a process to develop and approve statewide meta-majors and transfer modules. B. Establish a process by which statewide meta-majors and transfer modules are maintained.

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. "Degree map" means the sequence of courses required to complete an undergraduate program of study. C. "De…

A. The department shall develop and maintain a statewide system of meta-majors and transfer modules. The meta-majors and transfer modules will be based on the requirements of current, approved undergraduate programs and certificate programs offered at institutions in New Mexico. …

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…

New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED).

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

A. Upon a request by the department, an institution shall report to the department on its advanced placement policy in a timely manner. The report shall be on a form provided by the department. B. The department shall use the information and data provided by the institutions to p…

Section 21-2-5 NMSA 1978 and Section 21-1-47 NMSA 1978.

The provisions of 5.55.8 NMAC apply to all public higher education institutions operating within and receiving financial support from the state of New Mexico.

Permanent.

October 25, 2022, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

A. Establish and maintain a statewide advanced placement exam policy that includes a comprehensive list of lower-division college-level courses for which a student shall receive credit when the student earns a score of three or above on an advanced placement exam. B. When the col…

A. "Committee" means the New Mexico curriculum and articulation committee as provided in 5.55.6.9 NMAC. B. "Department" means the New Mexico higher education department. C. "Elective credit" means course credit that does not meet general education, degree, or other university req…

A. The department, in consultation with faculty, shall develop the statewide advanced placement exam policy that includes a comprehensive list of lower-division college-level courses for which a student shall receive credit when the student earns a score of three or above on an a…

A. The department shall create and make available a form to be used by institutions to request changes to the statewide advanced placement exam policy. B. Completed forms shall be submitted to the department by the institution's chief academic officer or designee only after recei…

State of New Mexico Higher Education Department

A. An on-site data verification visit may be scheduled at any campus location of an institution. During its on-site data verification visit, the department may seek to verify any data reported by the institution and determine the institution's compliance with data reporting requi…

All public post-secondary educational institutions operating within and receiving financial support from the state of New Mexico.

Section 9-25-8 NMSA 1978, Section 21-2-5 NMSA 1978 and Section 21-2-7 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

July, 24 2018, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To establish data reporting requirements and procedures for public post-secondary institutions operating within and receiving financial support from the state of New Mexico report data to the New Mexico higher education department.

A. "Department" means the New Mexico higher education department. B. "Campus" means any physical location of the institution. C. "Institution" means a public post-secondary institution operating within and receiving financial support from the state of New Mexico.

A. The department shall maintain the electronic data and editing reporting (eDEAR) system to collect data from institutions. The department shall maintain a reporting manual to assist institutions in utilizing the eDEAR reporting system. The eDEAR reporting manual shall be update…

The department shall set and publish reporting deadlines for data submission within the eDEAR reporting manual. An institution shall report required data to the department pursuant to the reporting deadlines set and published by the department.