New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 6 - GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM
Section 5.55.6.7 - DEFINITIONS

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

B. "Essential skills" means the transferable skills set by the department, in consultation with faculty, that are essential to success in education and the workforce.

C. "Faculty" means the current members of the faculty at the public post-secondary institutions operating within and receiving financial support from the state of New Mexico.

D. "Flexible nine" means the nine credit hours set by each public post-secondary institution to be included within the institution's general education requirements for all bachelor's degrees and all associate's degrees, other than associate's of applied science.

E. "Flexible three" means the three credit hours set by each public post-secondary institution to be included within the institution's general education requirements for all associate's of applied science degrees.

F. "General education course" means a course that has been approved by the New Mexico curriculum and articulation committee as fulfilling the requirements of a content area that is part of the general education curriculum.

G. "General education curriculum" or "general education" means a program that imparts knowledge to students and develops essential skills necessary for success in education and the workforce.

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

I. "New general education course" means a course that differs from currently approved courses at the proposing institution.