N.M. Admin. Code § 5.55.6.13

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 5.55.6.13 - TRANSFER OF GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES

A. For each general education course approved by NMCAC, its credits shall transfer as fulfilling general education curriculum requirements at any institution to which they are transferred.

B. A student who has completed the 31 credit hours of the general education curriculum for an associate's or bachelor's degree and transfers to a different institution to continue an associate's or bachelor's degree shall have all previously completed general education courses accepted by the receiving institution as fulfilling the general education curriculum for an associate's or bachelor's degree.

C. A student who has completed the 15 credit hours of the general education curriculum for an associate's of applied science and transfers to a different institution to continue an associate's of applied science shall have all previously completed general education courses accepted by the receiving institution as fulfilling the general education curriculum for an associate's of applied science.

D. If a student transfers and has not completed the 31 credit hours of the general education curriculum for an associate's degree, other than an associate's of applied science, or bachelor's degree, the courses taken as part of the general education and the content areas fulfilled shall be noted on the transcript.

(1) Courses that have been taken within the fixed 22 credit hours will transfer as fulfilling the content area for which they are approved.

(2) Courses taken within the flexible nine shall transfer as meeting the receiving institution's flexible nine general education requirement.

(3) Transfer students who have not completed the flexible nine will be subject to the receiving institution's flexible nine policy for the remaining credits that must be completed to fulfill the flexible nine.

E. If a student transfers and has not completed the 15 credit hours of the general education curriculum for an associate's of applied science degree, the courses taken as part of the general education and the content areas fulfilled shall be noted on the transcript.

(1) Courses that have been taken within the fixed 12 credit hours will transfer as fulfilling the content area for which they are approved.

(2) Courses taken within the flexible three shall transfer as meeting the receiving institution's flexible three general education requirement.

(3) Transfer students who have not completed the flexible three will be subject to the receiving institution's flexible three policy.

F. When making decisions affecting transfer students, receiving institutions should assure that transfer students are treated equally to those students originating their post-secondary studies at the institution.

N.M. Admin. Code § 5.55.6.13

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 11, June 12, 2018, eff. 6/12/2018