A. The community college board of a community college may award the appropriate degree upon the completion of a curriculum organized for that purpose and approved by the commission on higher education [higher education department]. An associate degree or certificate may be awarded only to students as recommended by the faculty, the chief academic officer and the president of the community college as having completed satisfactorily the prescribed course of study.
B. The community college board may award an appropriate certificate upon completion of an education curriculum and program leading to alternative certification for degreed individuals pursuant to Section 22-10-3.5 NMSA 1978 [repealed] or certification of educational assistant and coursework in elementary and secondary education professional development. The curriculum and program leading to alternative certification or certification of educational assistant shall be approved by the state board of education.
History: 1953 Comp., § 73-33-11, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 17, § 11; 1980, ch. 53, § 7; 1985, ch. 238, § 12; 1999, ch. 219, § 3; 2001, ch. 299, § 1.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Laws 2003, ch. 153, § 73 repealed 22-10-3.5 NMSA 1978, effective April 4, 2003. For provisions of former section, see the 2002 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
Laws 2005, ch. 289, § 29 provided that all references to the commission on higher education be construed to be references to the higher education department.
The 2001 amendment, effective June 15, 2001, designated the former section as Subsection A; and added Subsection B.
The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, substituted "Degrees and certificates" for "Titles" in the section heading and in the second sentence; substituted "commission on higher education" for "board of educational finance" at the end of the first sentence; and substituted "chief academic officer and the president" for "chief academic administrative officer" in the second sentence.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 15A Am. Jur. 2d Colleges and Universities §§ 1, 5, 31.
Student's right to compel school officials to issue degree, diploma, or the like, 11 A.L.R.4th 1182.
14A C.J.S. Colleges and Universities § 41.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions
Article 13 - Community Colleges
Section 21-13-1 - Short title.
Section 21-13-2 - Definitions.
Section 21-13-4.1 - Limitations on community colleges.
Section 21-13-4.2 - Name change.
Section 21-13-8 - Community college board.
Section 21-13-8.1 - Community college board; optional form.
Section 21-13-9 - Community college board meetings.
Section 21-13-10 - Board duties.
Section 21-13-11 - Standards and accrediting of community colleges.
Section 21-13-12 - Degrees and certificates awarded.
Section 21-13-13 - Per diem; mileage.
Section 21-13-18.1 - Repealed.
Section 21-13-18.2 - Repealed.
Section 21-13-19 - Enrollment defined; payments.
Section 21-13-20 - Sharing of facilities.
Section 21-13-21 - Addition of school districts to existing community college districts.
Section 21-13-22 - Transportation system.
Section 21-13-23 - Dissolution of community college districts.
Section 21-13-25 - Liberal construction.
Section 21-13-27 - Creation of southeast New Mexico college; name change; governing board.