New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 99 - DISTANCE EDUCATION
Part 1 - PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS OPERATING UNDER THE INTERSTATE DISTANCE EDUCATION ACT
Section 5.99.1.16 - SARA INSTITUTIONS

Universal Citation: 5 NM Admin Code 5.99.1.16

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. Non-New Mexico SARA member institutions providing distance education to students located in New Mexico shall be governed by rules set forth by the national council for state authorization reciprocity agreements, the SARA manual, and the applicable regional compact.

B. If a non-New Mexico SARA member institution seeks to place students at experiential learning sites in New Mexico to complete supervised learning experience, the institution must comply with SARA manual regarding maximum placements for an individual academic program at one clinical or practicum site. If the institution seeks to exceed placement limitations in the SARA manual for an individual academic program at one clinical or practicum site, the institution must notify and seek permission from the department. Non-New Mexico SARA member institutions that place students in supervised learning experiences within New Mexico and exceed the maximum number of placements without department approval or do not adhere to rules for placements set out pursuant to the SARA manual, placements may be subject to objection by the department. The department will follow procedures for objection pursuant to the SARA manual. If a non-New Mexico SARA member institution seeks to place students from an individual academic program simultaneously at one clinical or practicum site within New Mexico in excess of the amount permitted pursuant to the SARA rules, the department will consider the demonstrated ability of the non-New Mexico SARA member institutions and the clinical or practicum site to provide adequate learning opportunity and resources to the student. In making its determination, factors the department may consider include, but are not limited to:

(1) the size of the facility or location of the experiential learning site;

(2) the number of distinct divisions, departments, or units to which students will be placed within the experiential leaning site;

(3) whether the divisions, departments, or units engage in distinct specializations or disciplines;

(4) whether the number of supervisors, mentors, faculty member or other qualified professionals available to provide oversight to fulfill the terms of any agreement between the institution and the clinical or practicum site;

(5) overall demand for student placements by all institutions seeking to establish agreements with the clinical or practicum site.

C. New Mexico home state SARA member institutions providing distance education from New Mexico shall be governed by rules set forth by the national council for state authorization reciprocity agreements, the SARA manual, and the western interstate commission on higher education compact. Application fees for New Mexico home state SARA member institutions shall be assessed by the department pursuant to Section 5.99.1.18 NMAC.

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