New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Part 6 - APPROVAL OF NEW UNDER GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Section 5.5.6.8 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. No new undergraduate program that initiates institutional review after August 1, 2018, 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.
B. The department will maintain an inventory of undergraduate programs that are offered at each institution. The department's staff shall update the degree inventory and list of degree requirements 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. 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 5.5.6 NMAC and the program becomes unrestricted.
D. Proposed new undergraduate programs that initiate institutional review after August 1, 2018 are subject to 5.5.6 NMAC. Proposed new undergraduate programs that initiatied institutional review prior to August 1, 2018 are not subject to 5.5.6 NMAC.