New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 6 - GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM
Section 5.55.6.8 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

A. The department shall adopt a general education curriculum of at least 30 credit hours for all bachelor's degrees and all associate's degrees, other than associate's of applied science, that includes broad content areas of learning. The department shall adopt a general education curriculum of at least 15 credit hours for all associate's of applied science degrees that includes broad content areas of learning.

B. The department, in consultation with faculty, will develop and maintain the general education curriculum, which is designed to provide students with knowledge and the transferable essential skills that are essential to success.

C. The department shall maintain and publish a list of the courses approved to be part of the general education curriculum.

D. Each institution shall publish and make available to students the general education curriculum and approved courses it offers that fulfill the requirement of the general education curriculum.

E. Each institution shall have an assessment plan for its general education program on file with the department. The assessment plan shall outline the program's practices, intentions, and process for demonstrating institutional effectiveness.

F. A student shall only be required to fulfill the general education curriculum requirements specified in the catalog in effect at the time in which the student enrolls as a first-time freshman. If that catalog expires while the student is enrolled, the student shall follow institutional processes for selecting a new catalog. A student may elect to follow the requirements of any revisions to the general education curriculum that occur after the student enrolls as a first-time freshman.

G. Students should consult advisors at their institution regarding which specific courses fulfill the general education curriculum and degree requirements. The general education curriculum may fulfill requirements of meta-majors or transfer modules, as defined in 5.55.7 NMAC.

H. A single course may fulfill both general education curriculum and degree requirements.

I. A student who has completed the general education curriculum is not exempted from courses that are required for their chosen degree that are also general education courses.

J. When a student completes the credit hours of the general education curriculum, a notation shall be made on the student's transcript that shows that the student has completed the general education curriculum.

K. Any tribal college or tribal university may participate in the general education curriculum, upon execution of a memorandum of understanding with the department expressing its intent to implement the general education curriculum. If a tribal college or university has executed a memorandum of understanding with the department, the tribal college or tribal university shall be considered an institution for purposes of the Subsection H of 5.55.6.7 NMAC.