New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 55 - PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 7 - META -MAJORS AND TRANSFER MODULES
Section 5.55.7.8 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

A. The department shall develop and maintain a statewide system of meta-majors and transfer modules. The meta-majors and transfer modules will be based on the requirements of current, approved undergraduate programs and certificate programs offered at institutions in New Mexico. The department shall utilize degree maps submitted by each institution in formulating statewide meta-majors and transfer modules.

B. A degree map provides college students with a clear and direct path to on-time completion. Degree maps shall include specific required courses listed by term.

C. A meta-major consists of lower division courses that articulate to multiple undergraduate programs in related disciplines. A meta-major will fulfill the first term degree map requirements of multiple similar disciplines that share common lower-division course requirements and are transferable between institutions. A meta-major or transfer module may include courses from the general education curriculum, as defined in 5.55.6 NMAC.

D. A transfer module consists of lower division courses that articulate to a specific bachelor's degree program. A transfer module will fulfill the first four terms of degree map requirements of a bachelor's degree and be transferable between institutions. A transfer module may be an associate's degree or a certificate.

E. The department shall maintain and make available a listing of the statewide meta-majors, transfer modules, and certificate and degree programs offered by all institutions.

F. Each institution shall maintain and make available to students a listing of the meta-majors, transfer modules, and certificate and degree programs offered at the institution.

G. Any tribal college or tribal university may participate in the statewide meta-majors and transfer modules, upon execution of a memorandum of understanding with the department expressing its intent to implement statewide meta-majors and transfer modules. 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 E of 5.55.7.7 NMAC.

H. The department may assess a fee for the actual cost of maintaining the degree mapping platform.