General Education Course Transfer Curriculum for New Mexico Postsecondary Public Institutions

In accordance to state law (Chapter 21, Article 1B NMSA 1978), the New Mexico Higher Education Department has established policies to guarantee successful transfer of completed core courses between New Mexico postsecondary public institutions.

Lower Division General Education Course Transfer Curriculum

Area I: Communications	9 semester hours
(a) College Level English Composition	3- 4 hrs.
(b) College Level Writing	3 hrs.
(c) Public Speaking	3 hrs.
Area II: Mathematics	3 semester hours
(a) College Algebra (or higher)	3 hrs.
(b) Liberal Arts Mathematics	3 hrs.
(c) Statistics	3 hrs.
Area III: Laboratory Science	8 semester hours *
(a) Astronomy	4-8 hrs.
(b) Biology	4-8 hrs.
(c) Chemistry	4-8 hrs.
(d) Geology	4-8 hrs.
(e) Physics	4-8 hrs.
Area IV: Social/Behavioral Sciences	6-9 semester hours
(a) Economics (Macro or Microeconomics)	3 hrs.
(b) Introductory Political Science	3 hrs.
(c) Introductory Psychology	3 hrs.
(d) Introductory Sociology	3 hrs.
(e) Introductory Anthropology	3 hrs.
Area V: Humanities and Fine Arts	6-9 semester hours
(a) Introductory History Survey	3 hrs.
(b) Introductory Philosophy	3 hrs.
(c) Introductory Course in History, Theory, or Aesthetics of the Arts or Literature	3 hrs.

New Mexico Higher Education Department
2048 Galisteo St., Santa Fe, NM 87505-2100 | (505) 476-8400 or Financial Aid Hotline (800) 279-9777

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