New Mexico General Education Requirements for Undergraduate Students

The following 31 credits are required to fulfill the New Mexico General Education Curriculum as described on the New Mexico Higher Education Department Website: https://hed.nm.gov/resources-for-schools/public_schools/general-education. Students transferring to New Mexico Tech having completed courses in the New Mexico General Education Curriculum at other New Mexico universities schools will receive credit for completing these General Education requirements. However, students will still be required to complete New Mexico Tech Institute Requirements (next section) if they did not complete these courses as part of fulfilling their general education requirement.

• Area 1– Communications (6 credit hours)

• Area 2 - Mathematics (3 credit hours)

• Area 3 - Basic Laboratory Sciences (4 credit hours)

• Area 4 - Social Sciences (3 credit hours)

• Area 5 - Humanities (3 credit hours)

• Area 6 – Creative and Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

• Area 7 (Flexible 9) - Additional Social Sciences or Humanities (9 credit hours). To include at least 3 credit hours from

  each of Area 4 and Area 5, and three additional hours from either Area 4, 5, or 6

Transfer students are expected to meet these general requirements in principle but are not required to present the exact duplicate of these courses. Their transcripts will be evaluated by the Office of the Registrar. Students readmitted will meet with and be reviewed by the Office of the Registrar and faculty advisor to determine requirements to complete their General Education requirements.

Students transferring to New Mexico Tech having completed courses in the New Mexico General Education Curriculum at other New Mexico universities schools will receive credit for completing these General Education requirements. However, students completing a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts will still be required to complete New Mexico Tech Institute requirement or may need to complete other prerequisites courses for their major.

New Mexico Tech views its general education core curriculum requirements as the foundation for a broad and meaningful educational experience for all its undergraduates. The New Mexico Tech general education core curriculum requirements prepare students to communicate and reason well, evaluate and apply information, understand human societies and cultures, deepen their sense of values and ethics, and enrich their personal lives. Additionally, the general education core curriculum requirements equip students with the analytical, language, science, and mathematics skills necessary for the specific degree requirements of their majors. The courses and their sequence in the general education core curriculum requirements are designed specifically to achieve these objectives and to prepare students for success in subsequent courses.