N.M. Code R. § 5.55.5.8 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

A. All lower division academic courses offered by institutions shall be part of the New Mexico common course numbering system and shall be labeled as either equivalent courses or unique courses. New disciplines, including career technical disciplines, may be added to the common course numbering system after convening of discipline specific faculty to review and identify equivalent courses.

B. The NMCCNS will be available to students as an online crosswalk and each institution shall have a link to the crosswalk on its website beginning August 30, 2018.

C. Beginning August 1, 2019, each lower division course shall adopt a NMCCNS four letter and four number designation. For each commonly numbered course offered by an institution, the common course designation, course description, and course student learning outcomes shall be implemented. Common courses shall be made available to students through course catalogs, student information systems, and websites by August 1, 2019.

D. Identified equivalent courses shall share the following:

(1) a four letter and four number designation;

(2) course title;

(3) course description; and

(4) agreed upon student learning outcomes.

E. The student learning outcomes agreed upon by the faculty committee shall make up at least eighty percent of the total student learning outcomes for each equivalent course. Each equivalent course may have up to twenty percent unique student learning outcomes.

F. A course that is only offered at a single institution shall be assigned a unique designation that is consistent with the NMCCNS that will be used only at the institution that offers the unique course.

G. New courses may be piloted for two semesters before applying for a New Mexico common course number. A pilot course will be assigned a New Mexico common course number that has been reserved for special topics courses.

H. The department shall maintain a database of all lower division college-level courses offered by all institutions. As part of the database, the department shall make available a list of all disciplines, courses, and the following information for each course:

(1) the course four letter and four number designation;

(2) course title;

(3) course description; and

(4) student learning outcomes of the course.

I. Any tribal college or tribal university may participate within the common course numbering system upon execution of a memorandum of understanding with the department expressing its intent to implement the common course numbering system. 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 F of 5.55.5.7 NMAC.

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N.M. Code R. § 5.55.5.8

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