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SECTION
VII
INSTRUCTION
7.01.
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS
All
instructional programs offered by CNM shall be designed to
assist the College in meeting its mission, vision, values and goal
statements.
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The
Governing Board shall annually consider all instructional offerings
of the College and—based on relevant data presented by
administration—shall approve offerings for the next academic year.
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The Governing Board shall approve all new associate degrees and
certificates and other such instructional offerings as it deems
appropriate with reference to the mission, vision, values and goal
statements of the College.
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In
determining approval of new or current programs, the Board shall
consider the following criteria as appropriate:
community impact; interest and support; job availability
within the district as well as national, state and local employment
trends; potential starting salary; budget implications; equipment,
facility and supply needs; and potential impact on other
educational offerings of the College.
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The
procedure for proposing to the Governing Board addition of a new
program shall be as follows:
- A
comprehensive needs assessment shall be conducted by the appropriate
instructional department with the cooperation and assistance of the
program advisory committee.
- A proposed curriculum shall be designed—with the assistance of
the program advisory committee—to assure graduates will have the
needed skills and competencies.
- The criteria listed in B. and C. above shall be addressed in the
proposal.
- The proposal shall be forwarded to the Planning Committee of the
Governing Board, which shall review the information and make a
recommendation relative thereto for consideration by the full
Governing Board.
- The President shall, upon request of the Board and at his own
discretion, submit evaluation reports of various aspects of the
instructional programs and make recommendations for continuation,
elimination or modification.
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7.02.
DISTANCE LEARNING
The Governing Board supports providing distance learning opportunities
that will respond to the increasing educational and training needs of
the citizens it serves. The Board shall adopt a policy governing
distance learning efforts, such policy to be on file in the President's
Office.
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7.03.
INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT AND AUXILIARY SERVICES
Special
services in the areas of general curriculum development, library
services, audiovisual aids, job placement, health services, and in such
other areas as the Board may deem advisable, shall be made available for
the improvement of the instructional programs.
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7.04.
ARTICULATION
It
shall be the policy of the Board to support and promote articulation
whenever possible as a means of facilitating student achievement of
educational goals.
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Postsecondary Level.
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To promote the continuous, efficient, forward progress of
students through the educational system of New Mexico, the Governing
Board endorses practices and matrices which facilitate the intrastate
plan for transfer of credit and articulation.
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To further enhance articulation among all state-supported
institutions in New Mexico, the Governing Board adopts the principle of
treating transfer students as native students in the application of
credit toward certificate or degree requirements.
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Secondary Level.
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The administration shall effect articulation agreements with
public school districts as appropriate within the guidelines of the
College mission.
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7.05.
CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT/DUAL
CREDIT
In
general, College programs shall be offered at the postsecondary level.
The College may make courses available to high school students
for dual CNM and high school credit through concurrent enrollment
agreements with individual high schools.
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