New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Part 2 - APPROVAL OF NEW GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Section 5.5.2.13 - FACTORS CONSIDERED IN APPLICATION REVIEW

Universal Citation: 5 NM Admin Code 5.5.2.13

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024

The department and advisory committee will consider factors from both an institutional and statewide perspective when reviewing an application for a new graduate degree program. The department and advisory committee reserve the right to consider additional factors and to weigh factors differentially when reaching decisions that best meet the interests of the state of New Mexico. Factors that may be considered include, but are not limited to the following:

A. purpose that is consistent with the mission of the proposing institution;

B. curriculum;

C. state and regional needs met by the program;

D. duplication of existing programs and cooperative arrangements with other institutions;

E. enrollment and credit hour projections for the first five years;

F. the extent to which the institution is ready to initiate the program, citing the remaining needs and recognizing each of those needs in the cost analysis developed pursuant to Subsection H of 5.5.2.13 NMAC;

G. assessment for program effectiveness, including criteria and timeline; and

H. projected cost of the program and the sources of funding that will support it, completed in collaboration with the institution's financial office.

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