New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Part 6 - APPROVAL OF NEW UNDER GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Section 5.5.6.7 - DEFINITIONS

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. "Department" means the New Mexico higher education department.

C. "Dormant programs" means programs that have not admitted new students for a period of three consecutive years

D. "Institution" means a public higher education institution operating within and receiving financial support from the state of New Mexico.

E. "Institutional review" means the process by which an institution conducts internal evaluation and approval of new courses, programs or any other matter related to curriculum. The required review process may differ between institutions and is set by each individual institution.

F. "New undergraduate program" means a sequence of courses, activities or experiences which leads to the award of an associate's or bachelor's degree in a new academic discipline or sub-discipline or creates a new level of degree in a previously created academic discipline or sub-discipline that differs from currently approved programs at the proposing institution.

G. "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.