The university encourages all regular employees to engage in life-long learning to enhance their careers by taking advantage of the program below. This does not include challenged, interim or nontraditional courses for which the university does not receive formula funding. The legal spouse may take the course if the eligible employee chooses not to register for the tuition-free course. However, this benefit is not transferable to another NMSU employee who is eligible for a free course. Employees will make up course time or take annual leave within the pay period in which the work absence occurs and must take at least one half hour for lunch each day.
Courses charged at the graduate level are subject to federal and state tax withholdings.
Additional fees are not included. This benefit does not apply to individuals holding graduate assistantships. Biological children, adopted children, and legally dependent stepchildren under age 25 of regular employees and of official NMSU retirees who are New Mexico residents, are eligible to participate for ten regular semesters. This program includes a special tuition rate which is one half of the normal tuition for a full time student. A student enrolled in more than 18 credit hours will be charged the normal overload rate for any credits over 18.