New Mexico Administrative Code

A. Conditions for First-Year Eligibility: Priority will be given to New Mexico students from those groups with the most severe under-representation and students with the greatest financial need. A scholarship may be awarded to an individual who: (1) is a citizen of the United Sta…

A. The eligible institution must agree to give preference to students enrolled in academic programs where their underrepresentation is most severe and must agree to give full consideration to students with physical, visual or hearing disabilities. B. The eligible institution must…

State of New Mexico Commission on Higher Education, 1068 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501-4295, (505) 827-7383

A scholarship is terminated upon the occurrence of one or more of the following: A. withdrawal by the recipient from the institution; B. failure to remain enrolled in a satisfactory academic activity; C. failure to achieve satisfactory academic progress by the recipient as determ…

Provisions of 5.7.16 NMAC apply to the commission on higher education, public and selected private non-profit post-secondary institutions in New Mexico.

Section 21-21E (Laws of 1985, Chapter 171; Laws 1989, Chapter 167 and Laws of 1991, Chapter 262), NMSA 1978

Permanent.

July 15, 1998.

The objective and purpose of the Vietnam veterans' scholarship fund to set aside all money appropriated to the fund and any grants, gifts and bequests made to the fund to provide higher education to veterans who served in the Vietnam war. Any money in the fund that was the result…

A. "Award letter" means official notification to a Vietnam veteran of eligibility to attend an educational institution and participate in the Vietnam veterans' scholarship program. B. "Books" is the actual expenditure for course required books for classes in which the student is …

A New Mexico resident for tuition purposes and Vietnam veteran as reviewed and certified by the New Mexico veterans' service commission. Any person who has been honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States, who was a resident of New Mexico at original time of e…

A. The commission shall authorize payments to public educational institutions and non-state colleges upon request once per semester, for recipients, upon receipt of documentation required by the commission or its administrative agent. B. Awards shall be limited for reimbursements…

New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED).

A scholarship is terminated upon the occurrence of one or more of the following: A. Failure to achieve satisfactory academic progress by the recipient as determined by the educational institution. B. Substantial noncompliance by the scholarship recipient with the rules, regulatio…

Section 21-21E-3 NMSA 1978, authorizes the NMHED to adopt rules and procedures necessary for the administration of the military war veteran scholarship fund.

The provisions of 5.7.17 NMAC apply to military war veterans as certified by the New Mexico department of veterans' services (NMDVS) that are attending a New Mexico public post-secondary educational institution.

Permanent.

November 15, 2016, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of 5.5.17 NMAC is to adopt procedures to implement 21-21E-3 NMSA 1978 known as the military war veteran scholarship fund; purpose; administration; disbursements.

A. "Department" means the New Mexico higher education department. B. "Educational institution" means any New Mexico public post-secondary institution. C. "Military war veteran" means a person who has been honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States; who was a …

A. A military war veteran must submit a scholarship application to the New Mexico department of veterans' services (NMDVS).(1) Applicant must provide a certified copy of their DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, showing a combat campaign or service …

A. NMDVS shall determine the eligibility of the applicant and certify approved applicants. B. The department shall make disbursements from the fund to reimburse post-secondary institutions for tuition, fees, and book costs incurred by the certified scholarship recipient. (1) Disb…

State of New Mexico Higher Education Department

If a student has met the requirement of one of the following waivers, the student shall continue to be considered a non-resident for reporting purposes but will receive the benefit of the in-state tuition rates. In receiving a waiver pursuant to Subsection A through J of 5.7.18.1…

programs established under the auspices of the western interstate commission on higher education (WICHE). Participating students may not begin to establish residency (i.e., 12-month durational requirement) until discontinuing from such a program. A. Western undergraduate exchange…

A. The higher education department shall: (1) publish, disseminate, and distribute pamphlets on residency determination; the department assumes responsibility for the publishing, printing, distribution of the residency pamphlets, and other related printed matter; (2) develop a st…

Provisions of 5.7.18 NMAC apply to all state public postsecondary institutions in the state of New Mexico.

Section 21-1-4.5 NMSA 1978 and 21-1-3 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

August 30, 2007, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of 5.7.18 NMAC is to establish a policy for the purpose of determining resident and nonresident tuition classifications for students enrolling at public postsecondary institutions in New Mexico.

A. "Armed forces" means the United States army, navy, air force, marine corps or coast guard. B. "Department" means state of New Mexico higher education department. C. "Dependent minor" means a person determined to be financially dependent upon a parent or guardian and who has no…

A. At time of first admission. A person's residency classification for tuition purposes shall be determined at time of admission and must be completed by the census date of that first enrollment in a given public postsecondary educational institution. A person not meeting the res…

To become a legal resident of New Mexico for tuition purposes each of the following requirements must be satisfied. A. Twelve (12) month durational requirement. A person must physically reside in New Mexico for the twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceding the term for…

State of New Mexico Higher Education Department.

Provisions of 5.7.19 NMAC apply to any public post-secondary degree-granting educational institution in New Mexico.

Sections 21-21D-1 through 21-21D-5, NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

July 15, 1998, unless a later date is cited at the end of section.

The objective and purpose of 5.7.19 NMAC is to provide a guideline for implementing the Senior Citizens Reduced Tuition Act . The purpose of the act is to provide educational opportunities for senior citizens in New Mexico. Each public post-secondary degree-granting institution i…

A. "Act" means the Senior Citizens Reduced Tuition Act. B. "Credit course" means a course that can be applied toward the completion of a degree. C. "Department" means the New Mexico higher education department. D. "Eligible institution" means any public post-secondary degree-gran…

In order to be eligible for the reduction in tuition which is stipulated in the act, students shall: A. request the reduction in tuition; B. demonstrate evidence that they have met the age required; C. be a resident of New Mexico according to existing criteria for residency for t…

A. Institutions must allow students to register under provisions of this act if there is space available. B. If a minimum number of students is required by the institution to offer a class, students registered under this act may not be counted toward the minimum. C. Students enro…

New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED)

Selection shall be based on the following considerations and preferences: A. the ability, character, and qualifications of each applicant; this is to include a review of the applicant's educational transcripts, letters of recommendation, and references; B. the demonstrated intere…

A. develop program guidelines; B. advertise the program; C. process applications, D. presenting a list of eligible candidates to the committee; E. and administer the loans, including: (1) disbursing funds; (2) keeping records on borrowers and processing of contracts; (3) administ…

Loans can be made to students to defray expenses incurred in obtaining an eligible health profession education under the following conditions and limitations. A. The amount is dependent upon the relative need of each student, but may not exceed twenty-five thousand ($25,000) per …

All loans shall be repaid to the state together with interest or forgiven according to the following: A. If a loan recipient of the Allied Health, Nursing, Medical, or Osteopathic Student Loan-for-Service Acts completes his/her professional education and does not serve in a desig…

A contract shall be drawn between each student receiving a loan and the department on behalf of the state of New Mexico. The contract shall: A. provide for the payment by the department of a specified sum as determined in Section 5.7.2.13 NMAC; B. state that the borrower shall se…

The department shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature prior to each regular legislative session. The report shall describe the activities during the previous years, including the statistics, and analysis of the progress of the Health Professions Student Loan-fo…