New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 6 - GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM › Section 5.55.6.11 - CERTIFICATION OF GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
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
				designee only after receiving approval by the chief academic officer.
C. If the certification form is submitted on
				or before the deadline published by the department, consideration of the
				certification form shall be placed on the next NMCAC meeting agenda. If the
				institution submits the certification form after the published deadline,
				consideration of the certification form will be postponed until the subsequent
				NMCAC meeting.
D. The department
				shall conduct an initial review of the certification form to determine whether
				it has been correctly and fully completed. The department may request
				additional information from the institution for use in its initial review. If
				the department determines that the certification form has met the initial
				review criteria, the department shall submit the certification form and all
				supporting material to the NMCAC and require that the certification form be
				considered by NMCAC. If the department determines that a certification form is
				not correctly and fully completed, the department shall return the
				certification form to the institution with recommendations as to how
				deficiencies may be remedied. A certification form shall not be presented to
				the NMCAC until the department has completed initial review and determines that
				the certification form is correctly and fully completed.
E. In reviewing the certification form and
				supporting materials, the NMCAC may request more information from the
				institution. If additional information is requested, the institution shall
				submit the additional information by the deadline set by the department. If the
				additional information is not received by the deadline, consideration of the
				certification form will be postponed to the subsequent NMCAC meeting.
F. The department shall have a representative
				present during the advisory committee meeting to present the certification
				form. The department shall not make any recommendation to NMCAC regarding the
				certification.
G. A representative
				from the applicant institution shall be present during the NMCAC meeting and
				shall be prepared to respond to questions presented by NMCAC members.
H. NMCAC shall consider the certification
				form, any supporting materials, and information presented during its meeting.
				The chair shall conduct a roll call or written vote. Each institution shall
				cast a single vote. Based on the majority vote, NMCAC may approve, deny, table,
				or send the request to a subcommittee for further review. The vote shall be
				certified by the committee chair and the department shall issue official notice
				of the NMCAC decision to the institution within 10 business days after the
				NMCAC meeting.
I. An institution
				must receive notice of the NMCAC decision from the department before the
				institution publishes and makes available to students the courses it offers
				that fulfill the requirements of the general education curriculum. Courses that
				are approved to be part of the general education curriculum shall be designated
				as general education by a notation in the course description in the
				institution's course catalog.
J.
				Institutions will notify the department if any approved general education
				courses will no longer be offered at least 30 business days prior to the time
				the course will no longer be offered.
K. The department shall update the general
				education curriculum inventory to reflect all changes.