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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 6 - GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM › Section 5.55.6.12 - FACTORS CONSIDERED IN CERTIFICATION FORM REVIEW

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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
				methods.
B. Each institution shall
				articulate how the course integrates essential skills to achieve the student
				learning outcomes of the course.
C.
				Each course shall include at least three of the following essential skills
(1) communication;
(2) critical thinking;
(3) information and digital
				literacy;
(4) quantitative
				reasoning; and
(5) personal and
				social responsibility.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 6 - GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM › Section 5.55.6.13 - TRANSFER OF GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES

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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 an associate's or bachelor's
				degree and transfers to a different institution to continue an associate's or
				bachelor's degree shall have all previously completed general education courses
				accepted by the receiving institution as fulfilling the general education
				curriculum for an associate's or bachelor's degree.
C. A student who has completed the 15 credit
				hours of the general education curriculum for an associate's of applied science
				and transfers to a different institution to continue an associate's of applied
				science shall have all previously completed general education courses accepted
				by the receiving institution as fulfilling the general education curriculum for
				an associate's of applied science.
D. If a student transfers and has not
				completed the 31 credit hours of the general education curriculum for an
				associate's degree, other than an associate's of applied science, or bachelor's
				degree, the courses taken as part of the general education and the content
				areas fulfilled shall be noted on the transcript.
(1) Courses that have been taken within the
				fixed 22 credit hours will transfer as fulfilling the content area for which
				they are approved.
(2) Courses
				taken within the flexible nine shall transfer as meeting the receiving
				institution's flexible nine general education requirement.
(3) Transfer students who have not completed
				the flexible nine will be subject to the receiving institution's flexible nine
				policy for the remaining credits that must be completed to fulfill the flexible
				nine.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 6 - GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM › Section 5.55.6.14 - COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE TRANSFER OF GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM

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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 shall
				be required to first seek resolution of their complaint directly within the
				institution.
(2) A time frame
				within which the institution will investigate the complaint and respond to the
				complainant shall be specified.
(3)
				The institution shall assure that an impartial party will be involved in
				consideration of the complaint.
(4)
				The institution shall assure that no adverse action will be taken against the
				student or complainant as a result of registering the complaint.
(5) The institution shall identify the
				department as the agency to be contacted in cases where the complaint remains
				unresolved.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 6 - GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM › Section 5.55.6.15 - REPORTING

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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 committee and the governor
				regarding the status of articulation and transfer, which includes common course
				numbering, general education, meta-majors, and transfer modules.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 7 - META -MAJORS AND TRANSFER MODULES › Section 5.55.7.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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State of New Mexico Higher Education Department, 2044
				  Galisteo Street, Suite 4, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505, (505)
				  476-8400.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 7 - META -MAJORS AND TRANSFER MODULES › Section 5.55.7.2 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Section
				  9-25-8
				  NMSA 1978 and Section
				  21-1B-1 et
				  seq. NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 7 - META -MAJORS AND TRANSFER MODULES › Section 5.55.7.3 - SCOPE

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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.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 7 - META -MAJORS AND TRANSFER MODULES › Section 5.55.7.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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June 12, 2018, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 7 - META -MAJORS AND TRANSFER MODULES › Section 5.55.7.6 - OBJECTIVE

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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.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 7 - META -MAJORS AND TRANSFER MODULES › Section 5.55.7.7 - DEFINITIONS

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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.
"Department"
means the New Mexico higher education
				department.
D.
"Faculty"
means the current members of the faculty at the public
				post-secondary institutions operating within and receiving financial support
				from the state of New Mexico.
E.
"Institution"
means a public higher education institution
				operating within and receiving financial support from the state of New
				Mexico.
F.
"Meta-major"
means 15 credit hours of lower-division courses that
				include general education and prerequisite courses that can articulate to
				multiple degree programs.
G.
"Transfer module"
means a list of lower-division courses that
				fulfill graduation requirements for a specific degree program.
H.
"Undergraduate program"
or
"program"
means any sequence of courses, activities or experiences
				which leads to the award of an associate's or bachelor's degree.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 7 - META -MAJORS AND TRANSFER MODULES › Section 5.55.7.8 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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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 shall utilize
				degree maps submitted by each institution in formulating statewide meta-majors
				and transfer modules.
B. A degree
				map provides college students with a clear and direct path to on-time
				completion. Degree maps shall include specific required courses listed by
				term.
C. A meta-major consists of
				lower division courses that articulate to multiple undergraduate programs in
				related disciplines. A meta-major will fulfill the first term degree map
				requirements of multiple similar disciplines that share common lower-division
				course requirements and are transferable between institutions. A meta-major or
				transfer module may include courses from the general education curriculum, as
				defined in 5.55.6 NMAC.
D. A
				transfer module consists of lower division courses that articulate to a
				specific bachelor's degree program. A transfer module will fulfill the first
				four terms of degree map requirements of a bachelor's degree and be
				transferable between institutions. A transfer module may be an associate's
				degree or a certificate.
E. The
				department shall maintain and make available a listing of the statewide
				meta-majors, transfer modules, and certificate and degree programs offered by
				all institutions.
F. Each
				institution shall maintain and make available to students a listing of the
				meta-majors, transfer modules, and certificate and degree programs offered at
				the institution.
G. Any tribal
				college or tribal university may participate in the statewide meta-majors and
				transfer modules, upon execution of a memorandum of understanding with the
				department expressing its intent to implement statewide meta-majors and
				transfer modules. If a tribal college or university has executed a memorandum
				of understanding with the department, the tribal college or tribal university
				shall be considered an institution for purposes of the Subsection E of 5.55.7.7
				NMAC.
H. The department may assess
				a fee for the actual cost of maintaining the degree mapping platform.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 7 - META -MAJORS AND TRANSFER MODULES › Section 5.55.7.9 - NEW MEXICO CURRICULUM AND ARTICULATION COMMITTEE

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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
				  matters related to curriculum.
A. The
				New Mexico curriculum and articulation committee (NMCAC) shall consist of at
				least one representative from each institution. The representative should also
				be a member of the institution's curriculum committee.
(1) Each institution will have one vote on
				matters brought before the committee. In case of a tie vote, the committee
				chair shall cast the tie-breaking vote.
(2) The NMCAC may form subcommittees upon the
				request of any committee member. Subcommittees may seek subject matter experts
				to review or study a specific matter. Subcommittees shall report findings and
				make recommendations to the NMCAC membership.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 7 - META -MAJORS AND TRANSFER MODULES › Section 5.55.7.10 - DEVELOPMENT AND APPROVAL OF META-MAJORS AND TRANSFER MODULES

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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.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 7 - META -MAJORS AND TRANSFER MODULES › Section 5.55.7.11 - MAINTENANCE OF META-MAJORS AND TRANSFER MODULES

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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 modules.
B. If the change
				affects one or more meta-majors or transfer modules, the department shall
				notify the institution and any other institution that offers the meta-majors or
				transfer modules. Upon notification, the department will meet with
				representatives of the affected institutions to determine how to preserve the
				articulation of the affected meta-majors or transfer modules.
C. Proposed changes to the affected statewide
				meta-majors, and statewide transfer modules shall be approved through the
				process in Subsection D through Subsection H of 5.55.7.10 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 7 - META -MAJORS AND TRANSFER MODULES › Section 5.55.7.12 - TRANSFER OF META-MAJORS AND TRANSFER MODULES

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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.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 7 - META -MAJORS AND TRANSFER MODULES › Section 5.55.7.13 - COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE TRANSFER OF META-MAJORS AND TRANSFER MODULES

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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) Complainants shall
				be required to first seek resolution of their complaint directly within the
				institution.
(2) A time frame
				within which the institution will investigate the complaint and respond to the
				complainant shall be specified.
(3)
				The institution shall assure that an impartial party will be involved in
				consideration of the complaint.
(4)
				The institution shall assure that no adverse action will be taken against the
				student or complainant as a result of registering the complaint.
(5) The institution shall identify the
				department as the agency to be contacted in cases where the complaint remains
				unresolved.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 7 - META -MAJORS AND TRANSFER MODULES › Section 5.55.7.14 - REPORTING

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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 committee and the governor
				regarding the status of articulation and transfer, which includes common course
				numbering, general education, meta-majors, and transfer modules.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 8 - STATEWIDE ADVANCED PLACEMENT POLICY › Section 5.55.8.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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New Mexico Higher Education Department
				  (NMHED).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 8 - STATEWIDE ADVANCED PLACEMENT POLICY › Section 5.55.8.2 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Section 21-2-5 NMSA 1978 and Section 21-1-47 NMSA
				  1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 8 - STATEWIDE ADVANCED PLACEMENT POLICY › Section 5.55.8.3 - SCOPE

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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.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 8 - STATEWIDE ADVANCED PLACEMENT POLICY › Section 5.55.8.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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October 25, 2022, unless a later date is cited at the end of
				  a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 8 - STATEWIDE ADVANCED PLACEMENT POLICY › Section 5.55.8.6 - OBJECTIVE

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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 college-level course is also designated as a general education course,
				ensure that the student receives general education credit in the associated
				content area for that course.
C.
				Establish a process by which advanced placement exam equivalencies are reviewed
				and approved by the department to be included within the statewide advanced
				placement exam policy.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 8 - STATEWIDE ADVANCED PLACEMENT POLICY › Section 5.55.8.7 - DEFINITIONS

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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
				requirements.
D.
"General
				education"
means a program that imparts knowledge to students and
				develops essential skills necessary for success in education and the
				workforce.
E.
"General
				education course"
means a course that has been approved by the New
				Mexico curriculum and articulation committee as fulfilling the requirements of
				a content area that is part of the general education curriculum.
F.
"Institution"
means a New
				Mexico public post-secondary institution or accredited tribal
				college.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 8 - STATEWIDE ADVANCED PLACEMENT POLICY › Section 5.55.8.8 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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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 advanced placement exam.
B. The department shall adopt 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.
C. The department shall
				maintain and publish a list of the courses approved that are also general
				education courses and the content area associated with that course so that
				general education credit can be awarded by the institution.
D. Each institution shall publish and make
				available to students the statewide advanced placement exam policy, including
				the course credits that fulfill general education requirements. The institution
				may meet the requirement by providing a link to the published policy on the
				department's website.
E. Students
				should consult with advisors at their institution to ensure that their advanced
				placement credits are recognized as listed in the policy.
F. If an institution does not offer the
				course approved for a specific advanced placement exam score, the institution
				shall bring in the advanced placement course as if it was a transfer course,
				and ensure it meets general education credit if listed as general education in
				the policy.
G. A single advanced
				placement exam score may fulfill both general education and degree
				requirements.
H. Prior to
				participating in the statewide advanced placement exam policy, an accredited
				tribal college shall execute a memorandum of understanding with the department
				expressing its intent to implement the statewide advanced placement exam
				policy.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 8 - STATEWIDE ADVANCED PLACEMENT POLICY › Section 5.55.8.10 - COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE STATEWIDE ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAM POLICY

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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 shall
				be required to first seek resolution of their complaint directly within the
				institution.
(2) A time frame
				within which the institution shall investigate the complaint and respond to the
				complainant shall be specified.
(3)
				The institution shall assure that an impartial party is involved in
				consideration of the complaint.
(4)
				The institution shall assure that no adverse action shall be taken against the
				student or complainant as a result of registering the complaint.
(5) The institution shall identify the
				department as the agency to be contacted in cases where the complaint remains
				unresolved.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 8 - STATEWIDE ADVANCED PLACEMENT POLICY › Section 5.55.8.11 - REPORTING

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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
				prepare its annual report to the legislative finance committee and the
				governor.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 64 - NORTHERN NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE › Part 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR GOVERNING BOARDING STUDENTS › Section 5.64.2.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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Office of the Superintendent Northern New Mexico State School
				  El Rito, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 64 - NORTHERN NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE › Part 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR GOVERNING BOARDING STUDENTS › Section 5.64.2.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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Upon filing on November 17, 1967, unless a later date is
				  cited at the end of a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 99 - DISTANCE EDUCATION › Part 1 - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OPERATING UNDER THE INTERSTATE DISTANCE EDUCATION ACT › Section 5.99.1.2 - SCOPE

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Provisions of 5.99.1 NMAC apply to public post-secondary
				  institutions and private post-secondary institutions offering distance
				  education to any student within New Mexico and the provision of distance
				  education by participating New Mexico post-secondary educational institutions
				  to students in other states.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 99 - DISTANCE EDUCATION › Part 1 - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OPERATING UNDER THE INTERSTATE DISTANCE EDUCATION ACT › Section 5.99.1.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Section
				  9-25-1 et seq. NMSA
				  1978, Section
				  21-1-26
				  NMSA 1978 and Section
				  21-23B-1
				  et seq. NMSA 1978. The Interstate Distance Education Act ("the act"), Sections
				  21-23B-1
				  through
				  21-23B-6 NMSA
				  1978 authorizes the New Mexico higher education department to adopt rules and
				  regulations for the receipt of distance education by students in New Mexico and
				  the provision of distance education by New Mexico participating post-secondary
				  educational institutions to students located outside New
				  Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 99 - DISTANCE EDUCATION › Part 1 - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OPERATING UNDER THE INTERSTATE DISTANCE EDUCATION ACT › Section 5.99.1.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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December 11, 2018, unless a later date is cited at the end of
				  a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 99 - DISTANCE EDUCATION › Part 1 - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OPERATING UNDER THE INTERSTATE DISTANCE EDUCATION ACT › Section 5.99.1.6 - OBJECTIVE

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A. Unless expressly
				exempt pursuant to
				5.99.1.10
				NMAC, an institution shall obtain distance education authorization from the
				department if the institution either:
(1) has
				a physical presence in New Mexico and engages in distance education with
				students located outside New Mexico; or
(2) engages in distance education from a
				location originating outside New Mexico with a student located in New
				Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 99 - DISTANCE EDUCATION › Part 1 - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OPERATING UNDER THE INTERSTATE DISTANCE EDUCATION ACT › Section 5.99.1.8 - PHYSICAL PRESENCE IN NEW MEXICO

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Engaging in one or more of the following activities
				  constitutes a physical presence in New Mexico:
A. ongoing occupation of a physical location
				in the state;
B. maintenance of an
				administrative office to support the provision of higher education
				instruction;
C. establishing a
				physical location for students to engage in educational activity;
D. requiring students to physically meet in a
				location for instructional purposes more than twice per full-term (quarter or
				semester) course for a total of more than six hours;
E. establishing an administrative
				office;
F. providing student
				support services to enrolled students, from a physical site operated by or on
				behalf of the institution in the state;
G. obtaining office space for instructional
				or non-instructional staff;
H.
				maintaining a mailing address or phone exchange in New Mexico;
I. holding proctored exams on behalf of the
				institution in New Mexico more than twice per full-term (quarter or semester);
				or
J. facilitating student
				participation in off-campus field trips in New Mexico for academic purposes in
				excess of 20 classroom hours in one six-month period or in which the
				institution establishes a residential or instructional facility in New
				Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 99 - DISTANCE EDUCATION › Part 1 - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OPERATING UNDER THE INTERSTATE DISTANCE EDUCATION ACT › Section 5.99.1.9 - ACTIVITY THAT DOES NOT ESTABLISH A PHYSICAL PRESENCE

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The following is a non-exhaustive list of activities, which
				  if conducted by the institution, will not trigger a physical presence in New
				  Mexico:
A. advertising to students
				whether through print, billboard, direct mail, internet, radio, television or
				other medium;
B. maintaining a
				server, router or similar electronic service device housed in a facility that
				otherwise would not constitute physical presence (the presence of a server or
				similar pass-through switching device does not by itself constitute the
				offering of a course or program in the state);
C. having faculty, adjunct faculty, mentors,
				tutors, recruiters or other academic personnel residing in New Mexico and
				working from their homes or another private, non-institutional site, provided
				that such staff is not engaged in activities that would otherwise constitute
				physical presence;
D. using
				recruiters in New Mexico if the recruiter has registered as an agent pursuant
				to Section
				21-24-1
				through Section
				21-21-9 NMSA
				1978;
E. independent off-campus
				study or research by students including, independent fieldwork for a thesis or
				dissertation, by individual students not engaged in a supervised field
				experience as defined in
				5.99.1.11
				NMAC and with no supervision or control by the student's institution;
				or
F. facilitating student
				participation in off-campus field trips in New Mexico for academic purposes, so
				long as the field trip does not exceed more than 20 classroom hours in one
				six-month period, or the establishment of a residential or instructional
				facility by the institution in New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 99 - DISTANCE EDUCATION › Part 1 - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OPERATING UNDER THE INTERSTATE DISTANCE EDUCATION ACT › Section 5.99.1.10 - INSTITUTIONS EXEMPT FROM DISTANCE EDUCATION AUTHORIZATION

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An institution may be granted an exemption from obtaining
				  distance education authorization, if the institution meets the criteria for
				  exemption, set by the department. An institution seeking an exemption shall
				  complete a DEA exemption form, published by the department. An institution
				  shall meet one or more of the following criteria to be eligible for DEA
				  exemption:
A. the institution is
				authorized to operate as a member institution under SARA;
B. the institution has a physical presence in
				New Mexico exclusively offering distance education to students located only in
				New Mexico;
C. the department has
				entered into a reciprocal agreement pursuant to Subsection B of Section
				21-23B-3
				NMSA 1978.
D. the institution
				offers distance education courses on a military base or vessel, if enrollment
				in such courses is limited to active and reserve military personnel and their
				spouse or dependents;
E. the
				institution has contractual arrangements in New Mexico for course offerings
				through consortium agreements (for example an agreement between two or more
				institutions to partner and provide program offerings) and has previously
				notified the department of the agreement;
F. the institution is only offering distance
				education courses as a means of continuing education units and the units meet
				the criteria set out by the professional organization or authority requiring
				the continuing education; or
G. the
				institution is offering supervised field experience pursuant to the parameters
				established in
				5.99.1.11
				NMAC.
H. the institution is a
				chartered, nonprofit religious institution whose sole purpose is to train
				students in non-degree or degree granting religious or non-secular courses to
				prepare them to assume a vocational objective relating primarily to
				religion.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 99 - DISTANCE EDUCATION › Part 1 - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OPERATING UNDER THE INTERSTATE DISTANCE EDUCATION ACT › Section 5.99.1.11 - SUPERVISED FIELD EXPERIENCE

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Supervised field experience is a form of distance education
				  which enables instruction from an experiential learning site. The experiential
				  learning site will facilitate student participation in experiential learning
				  activity which requires application of previously studied skills through
				  practica, student teaching, clinical placements, research, internships, or
				  other similar placements. The institution and the experiential learning site
				  must enter into an agreement to facilitate experiential learning activity for
				  students through use of supervisors, mentors, faculty members or other
				  qualified professionals employed by the experiential learning site.
A. A student may participate in a supervised
				field experience, without the institution obtaining DEA if the institution
				certifies the following:
(1) the supervised
				field experience is part of a program of study offered by the enrolling
				institution;
(2) the experiential
				learning site has entered into an agreement with the institution which
				specifies:
(a) the student will receive
				oversight by a supervisor, mentor, faculty member or other qualified
				professional, located at the experiential learning site; and
(b) the supervisor, mentor, faculty member or
				other qualified professional has a direct or indirect reporting responsibility
				to the institution where the student is enrolled;
(3) no greater than 10 students from an
				individual academic program will be placed simultaneously at an experiential
				learning site during a full-term (quarter or semester);
(4) approval requirements have been satisfied
				by the applicable professional licensing agency or board, if the supervised
				field experience requires licensure or certification for practice;
				and
(5) support services and
				complaint resolution procedures will be made available to the student, while
				the student participates in the supervised field experience.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 99 - DISTANCE EDUCATION › Part 1 - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OPERATING UNDER THE INTERSTATE DISTANCE EDUCATION ACT › Section 5.99.1.12 - DISTANCE EDUCATION AUTHORIZATION APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

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Institutions operating under the act shall apply for distance
				  education authorization unless exempt pursuant to
				  5.99.1.10
				  NMAC. The department shall promulgate forms and require the institution to meet
				  criteria as applicable to each of the following sectors:
A. Public post-secondary educational
				institutions must submit to department:
(1) a
				complete distance education authorization application set out by the
				department;
(2) certification of
				compliance with the interregional guidelines for the evaluation of distance
				education programs adopted by the council of regional accrediting
				commission;
(3) certification of
				compliance with the western interstate commission for higher education
				principles outlined in
				5.99.1.20
				NMAC;
(4) a surety bond or
				alternate form of surety in the amount of twenty percent of the gross New
				Mexico distance education tuition and fees revenue;
(5) current accreditation;
(6) proof that the public post-secondary
				educational institution has adopted a complaint procedure that complies with
				the department's requirements in
				5.99.1.15
				NMAC;
(7) certification that the
				public post-secondary educational institution has adopted a plan for records
				maintenance and retention that complies with the department's requirements in
				5.99.1.21 NMAC;
				and
(8) a fully executed
				participation agreement with the department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 99 - DISTANCE EDUCATION › Part 1 - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OPERATING UNDER THE INTERSTATE DISTANCE EDUCATION ACT › Section 5.99.1.13 - REPORTING FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION AUTHORIZED INSTITUTIONS

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A. Institutions granted DEA shall comply with
				department reporting procedures and submit institutional information and data
				on an annual basis using standard forms. Institutions granted DEA must comply
				with all reporting deadlines to be eligible for renewal or to remain in good
				standing.
B. The department shall
				promulgate a standard form for annual reporting to include curriculum,
				enrollment, demographic, or other institutional information and data.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 99 - DISTANCE EDUCATION › Part 1 - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OPERATING UNDER THE INTERSTATE DISTANCE EDUCATION ACT › Section 5.99.1.14 - APPLICABLE DISTANCE EDUCATION AUTHORIZATION FEES AND SURETY BOND

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A. The department
				may assess application, administrative, or reporting fees and publish a fee
				schedule.
B. The department shall
				assess fees for providing services associated with application review and
				making determinations of eligibility for DEA.
C. The department shall assess a fee upon
				determination that the institution has satisfactorily met all conditions for
				DEA.
D. The department shall assess
				an administrative fee for filing annual reporting; any costs associated with
				specialized review, program changes, and institution or administrative changes
				shall be assessed to the institution.
E. Each institution holding DEA shall
				maintain in force a surety bond or alternate form of surety accepted by the
				department.
(1) The surety bond
				shall
:
(a) be payable to the
				department;
(b) be in an amount set
				at twenty percent of the institution's projected or actual gross annual New
				Mexico distance education tuition and fee revenue;
(c) include the name, office address and
				phone number of the issuing company representative; and
(d) allow for the department to draw in order
				to indemnify any student damaged as a result of fraud or misrepresentation, as
				a result of the institution ceasing operation prior to its students having
				completed the programs for which they have contracted, or to pay costs
				associated with preservation of student records.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 99 - DISTANCE EDUCATION › Part 1 - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OPERATING UNDER THE INTERSTATE DISTANCE EDUCATION ACT › Section 5.99.1.15 - COMPLAINTS UNDER DEA

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A. An
				institution shall adopt student complaint procedures which allow students to
				seek resolution to complaints or grievances. Institutions shall retain records
				that make available the student complaint received and record of processing the
				complaint (that comports with the institution's policies and procedures for
				handling grievances or complaints) for a minimum of three years. The
				institution shall have and make available to all students, the adopted
				complaint procedure that describes in detail, how students may register a
				complaint or grievance, how the institution will investigate the complaint, and
				how the institution will attempt to resolve the complaint. Such policies shall
				at a minimum include the following components:
(1) requirement that students with complaints
				or grievances against an institution first seek to resolve their complaint or
				grievance directly with the institution;
(2) a timeframe within which the institution
				will investigate and respond to the complainant;
(3) assurance that the representative of the
				institution investigating or addressing the complaint will serve as an
				impartial representative and is not directly involved in the subject matter to
				which the complaint is related;
(4)
				assurance that no adverse action will be taken against the complainant for
				registering the complaint; and
(5)
				identification of the higher education department as the agency to be contacted
				in cases where a complaint cannot be resolved and include the mailing address,
				website, and phone number for the department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 99 - DISTANCE EDUCATION › Part 1 - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OPERATING UNDER THE INTERSTATE DISTANCE EDUCATION ACT › Section 5.99.1.16 - SARA INSTITUTIONS

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A. Non-New
				Mexico SARA member institutions providing distance education to students
				located in New Mexico shall be governed by rules set forth by the national
				council for state authorization reciprocity agreements, the SARA manual, and
				the applicable regional compact.
B.
				If a non-New Mexico SARA member institution seeks to place students at
				experiential learning sites in New Mexico to complete supervised learning
				experience, the institution must comply with SARA manual regarding maximum
				placements for an individual academic program at one clinical or practicum
				site. If the institution seeks to exceed placement limitations in the SARA
				manual for an individual academic program at one clinical or practicum site,
				the institution must notify and seek permission from the department. Non-New
				Mexico SARA member institutions that place students in supervised learning
				experiences within New Mexico and exceed the maximum number of placements
				without department approval or do not adhere to rules for placements set out
				pursuant to the SARA manual, placements may be subject to objection by the
				department. The department will follow procedures for objection pursuant to the
				SARA manual. If a non-New Mexico SARA member institution seeks to place
				students from an individual academic program simultaneously at one clinical or
				practicum site within New Mexico in excess of the amount permitted pursuant to
				the SARA rules, the department will consider the demonstrated ability of the
				non-New Mexico SARA member institutions and the clinical or practicum site to
				provide adequate learning opportunity and resources to the student. In making
				its determination, factors the department may consider include, but are not
				limited to:
(1) the size of the facility or
				location of the experiential learning site;
(2) the number of distinct divisions,
				departments, or units to which students will be placed within the experiential
				leaning site;
(3) whether the
				divisions, departments, or units engage in distinct specializations or
				disciplines;
(4) whether the number
				of supervisors, mentors, faculty member or other qualified professionals
				available to provide oversight to fulfill the terms of any agreement between
				the institution and the clinical or practicum site;
(5) overall demand for student placements by
				all institutions seeking to establish agreements with the clinical or practicum
				site.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 99 - DISTANCE EDUCATION › Part 1 - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OPERATING UNDER THE INTERSTATE DISTANCE EDUCATION ACT › Section 5.99.1.17 - REPORTING FOR SARA INSTITUTIONS

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SARA member institutions shall comply with the reporting
				  requirements set out by the national council for state authorization
				  reciprocity agreement.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION › Chapter 99 - DISTANCE EDUCATION › Part 1 - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OPERATING UNDER THE INTERSTATE DISTANCE EDUCATION ACT › Section 5.99.1.18 - APPLICABLE SARA FEES, SURETY BOND AND INITIAL APPLICATION APPEAL PROCESS

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Acting in the capacity of the state portal entity, the
				  department will assess a non-refundable application fee for SARA home state
				  applicants and publish a fee schedule. New Mexico home state institutions shall
				  pay the state application fee prior to application or renewal application
				  review by the portal entity. The designated New Mexico state portal agent will
				  conduct the review of initial and renewal applications. If the state portal
				  agent determines an initial or renewal application should not be approved, the
				  state portal agent shall review the determination with the portal entity's
				  general counsel prior to providing the applicant institution a written reason
				  for denial. A denial shall not be issued unless the general counsel concurs
				  with the determination. If the applicant institution believes an eligibility
				  provision has been misinterpreted or misapplied the institution may appeal the
				  denial of its initial application within 30 calendar days to the portal
				  entity's cabinet secretary. The appeal must be submitted in writing. The
				  cabinet secretary's determination will be final and will be communicated in
				  writing to the applicant institution within 30 days of receipt of appeal. If an
				  institution is approved by the portal entity to become a SARA member
				  institution, the institution shall pay fees set out by the national council for
				  state authorization reciprocity agreements. The department may require
				  institutions to obtain a surety bond in the amount of twenty percent of the
				  gross or projected distance education tuition and fees revenue from students
				  enrolled pursuant to SARA as a condition of SARA membership
				  approval.