N.M. Stat. § 21-1B-5
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§ 21-1B-5. Oversight of articulation programs; complaint procedures
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A. The department shall establish and maintain a process to monitor and improve articulation through frequent and systematic consultation with institutions.
B. The department shall establish a complaint procedure for transfer students who fail to receive credit for courses that have a common course number or are contained in an approved meta-major or transfer module taken at another institution. The department may set standards for determining bona fide complaints, including a requirement that students follow institutions' internal procedures for resolving complaints prior to submitting them to the department. The department shall investigate all articulation complaints and render decisions as to the appropriateness of the actions of the participants.
C. Prior to December 31 of each year, the department shall summarize all articulation complaints filed with the department and the decisions of the department with regard to those complaints.
D. If a student's articulation complaint regarding commonly numbered courses or courses contained in a meta-major or transfer module is upheld, the receiving institution shall reimburse the student the complete cost, including tuition, books and fees, of each course the student was required to repeat at the receiving institution.
B. The department shall establish a complaint procedure for transfer students who fail to receive credit for courses that have a common course number or are contained in an approved meta-major or transfer module taken at another institution. The department may set standards for determining bona fide complaints, including a requirement that students follow institutions' internal procedures for resolving complaints prior to submitting them to the department. The department shall investigate all articulation complaints and render decisions as to the appropriateness of the actions of the participants.
C. Prior to December 31 of each year, the department shall summarize all articulation complaints filed with the department and the decisions of the department with regard to those complaints.
D. If a student's articulation complaint regarding commonly numbered courses or courses contained in a meta-major or transfer module is upheld, the receiving institution shall reimburse the student the complete cost, including tuition, books and fees, of each course the student was required to repeat at the receiving institution.
Status: in_force
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