N.M. Admin. Code § 5.55.6.10
Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025
Section 5.55.6.10 - GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUMA. By August 1, 2019, each institution shall adopt the following 31 credit hour statewide general education curriculum for all bachelor's degrees and all associate's degrees, other than associate's of applied science: (1) Fixed 22. At least 22 credit hours of courses in the following six content areas: (d) social and behavioral science;(f) creative and fine arts.(2) Flexible nine. Each institution shall develop a flexible nine which may be from: (a) the content areas listed in Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of 5.55.6.10, NMAC; or(b) other content areas such as foreign languages, interdisciplinary studies, business, engineering, information technology or any other content area that the institution deems appropriate.B. By August 1, 2019, each institution shall adopt the following 15 credit hour statewide general education curriculum for all associate's of applied science degrees: (1) Fixed 12. At least 12 credit hours from four of the following six content areas:(d) social and behavioral science;(f) creative and fine arts.(2) Flexible three. Each institution shall develop a flexible three which may be from: (a) the content areas listed in Paragraph (1) of Subsection B of 5.55.6.10, NMAC; or(b) other content areas such as foreign languages, interdisciplinary studies, business, engineering, information technology or any other content area that the institution deems appropriate.C. The general education curriculum, including content areas, essential skills, and courses, shall be reviewed every five years by the NMCAC. The NMCAC shall make recommendations to the department regarding any necessary revisions. The department shall make the final determination regarding any revisions to the general education curriculum.N.M. Admin. Code § 5.55.6.10
Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 11, June 12, 2018, eff. 6/12/2018