New Mexico § 21-1-1 - State institutions; admission requirements to be established by boards of regents
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§ 21-1-1. State institutions; admission requirements to be established by boards of regents
A. The respective boards of regents of New Mexico state university, New Mexico institute
of mining and technology, the university of New Mexico and the New Mexico military
institute at Roswell shall determine and fix the standard of requirements for admission
to their respective institutions. B. In determining the standard of requirements for admission to their respective institutions,
boards of regents shall not require a student who has completed the requirements of
a home-based or nonpublic school educational program and who has submitted test scores
that otherwise qualify the student for admission to that institution to obtain or
submit proof of having obtained a high school equivalency credential. In determining requirements for admission, boards of regents shall evaluate and
treat applicants from home-based educational programs or nonpublic schools fairly
and in a nondiscriminatory manner.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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