N.M. Code R. § 5.99.2.7 - DEFINITIONS
A.
"Accrediting body" means an accreditor or accrediting agency that
has issued an accreditation status to the institution.
B.
"Custodian of records" means
an entity with which the institution has arranged for the perpetual care,
maintenance and accessibility of all records and transcripts for all students
receiving credit from the institution during the period of its existence. The
entity must be in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA) and be capable of servicing student record requests. Documentation
evidencing such compliance shall be submitted to the department.
C.
"Department" means the New
Mexico higher education department or its designated employee.
D.
"Distance education" means
instruction offered online or through correspondence or interactive video or
other means enabling a student to receive instruction from a higher education
provider. Instruction may be either synchronous (instruction in which a group
of students engage in learning at the same time), asynchronous (instruction
that does not occur in the same place or at the same time), or experiential
learning activity, as defined in 5.99.1 NMAC.
E.
"Manager" means the chief
executive officer, chief operations officer, chief financial officer, senior
business or finance officer, senior financial aid administrator, and senior or
chief academic officer of an institution.
F.
"Post-secondary educational
institution" or "institution" means public post-secondary educational
institutions and private post-secondary educational institutions operating
pursuant to 5.99.1 NMAC.
G.
"Program" means any certificate or degree program or for purposes
of closure, a college, school or department within an institution.
H.
"Substantial change to
location" means a relocation of the institution's physical site which
impacts the institution's ability to offer distance education or affects the
institution's ability to continue to meet the criteria for distance education
authorization.
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