2016 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions
Article 1B - Post-Secondary Education Articulation
Section 21-1B-2 - Definitions.
21-1B-2. Definitions.
As used in the Post-Secondary Education Articulation Act:
A. "articulation" means the transfer of course credit from one institution to another;
B. "department" means the higher education department;
C. "discipline module" means lower-division courses, including the general education core, that meet the lower-division college-level requirements for a specific degree;
D. "general education core" means the grouping of lower division general education courses of at least thirty-five hours that are established by the department for transfer and that are accepted by all institutions for transfer purposes;
E. "institution" means an accredited, public post-secondary educational institution operating in the state; and
F. "module" or "transfer module" means a standardized list of courses established by the department for which credit is accepted for transfer from one institution to another.
History: Laws 1995, ch. 224, 2; 2005, ch. 272, 2; 2015, ch. 29, 1.
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