N.M. Admin. Code § 5.7.20.6 - OBJECTIVE
A. The objective of
5.7.20 NMAC is to provide a level of financial support to qualified New Mexico
students who are enrolled full-time at an eligible New Mexico public
post-secondary educational institution or tribal college. This level of
financial support is intended to help defray the cost of tuition at the public
post-secondary educational institution or tribal college where the student is
enrolled.
B. A further purpose of
5.7.20 NMAC is to encourage New Mexico high school students who pursue a
post-secondary education in New Mexico to complete a first four-year degree
within a maximum of eight semesters or two-year degree within a maximum of four
semesters (the number of semesters is so determined as the initial award is not
made until the second semester of college enrollment and shall not include
summer semesters; provided that in no case shall the award fund more than three
summer semesters).
C. As it applies
to students with disabilities who may require special accommodations, the
department, in consultation with the student and the office at the public
post-secondary educational institution that serves students with disabilities,
shall review both the definition of "full-time" and the maximum number of
consecutive semesters of eligibility and adjust either or both as deemed
reasonable and appropriate, based on the student's disability needs. In no case
shall "full-time" mean fewer than six credit hours per semester during the fall
and spring semesters or three credit hours per summer semester, if attending,
and in no case shall eligibility extend beyond 14 consecutive program semesters
at a four-year institution and seven consecutive program semesters at a
two-year institution. If a New Mexico resident had to leave the state to
receive an education pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act the student shall be eligible for the scholarship if they
graduated from an accredited high school in another state and otherwise met the
qualifications for a legislative lottery scholarship pursuant to the definition
of a qualified student in Subsection N of
5.7.20.7 NMAC.
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