New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Part 2 - APPROVAL OF NEW GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Section 5.5.2.8 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. No graduate degree program established after the effective date of 5.5.2 NMAC, nor any student enrolled in that program, shall be eligible for inclusion in any of the department's funding recommendations unless the program has been approved by the department cabinet secretary and New Mexico state board of finance.
B. The department will maintain an inventory of graduate degree programs that are offered at each institution. The department shall update the degree inventory to include changes reported to the department by the institutions.
C. A program, option, concentration or specialization that has been prepared to meet a request of a particular employer and that will be financially supported by that employer is not subject to approval by the department or the New Mexico state board of finance. However, such programs are considered restricted and do not receive state funding. Students enrolled in such programs are not eligible for any state support until the program is approved pursuant to 5.5.2 NMAC and the program becomes unrestricted.
D. Any change to an existing graduate program's curriculum that is equivalent to more than one-third of the program's degree requirements will be considered a new graduate program for the purposes of 5.5.2.9 NMAC.
