New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Part 6 - APPROVAL OF NEW UNDER GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Section 5.5.6.9 - SUBJECT TO APPROVAL
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
The following actions require the approval of the department cabinet secretary.
A. Addition of a new undergraduate program.
B. Addition of a bachelor's degree in an academic discipline or sub-discipline in which an associate's degree is already awarded.
C. Addition of an associate's degree in an academic discipline or sub-discipline in which a bachelor's degree is already awarded.
D. Addition or deletion of a program option, concentration or specialization that will result in a new degree level or academic discipline or sub-discipline. For example, the addition of a concentration or specialization in British literature to an existing bachelor of arts in English would not be subject to 5.5.6 NMAC; however, the addition of an option of British literature in an English department that would result in a new bachelor of arts in British literature would be subject to 5.5.6 NMAC.
E. Addition of an undergraduate program acquired from another institution.
F. Addition of a hybrid undergraduate program where two or more previously approved programs are combined to create a new degree level or academic discipline or sub-discipline.
