N.M. Code R. § 5.7.14.7 – Definitions

A. "ACT score" means the ACT composite score.
B. "Department" means the New Mexico higher education department.
C. "Declaration of residency" means a nonspecific intention to remain a resident of New Mexico.
D. "GPA" means the student's cumulative grade point average.
E. "Large university" means a university that produces more than 150,000 student credit hours per academic year.
F. "SAT equivalent" means the total score of both verbal and mathematical scores on the SAT test.
(1) ACT score of 20 equals 950 total points on the SAT test;
(2) ACT score of 23 equals 1,070 total points on the SAT test;
(3) ACT score of 26 equals 1,180 total points on the SAT test.
G. "Small university" means a university that produces 150,000 or fewer student credit hours per academic year.
H. "Tuition" means the amount of money charged to students for instructional services, which may be charged per term, per course or per credit.
I. "Required fees" means a fixed sum charged to students for items not covered by tuition and required of such a proportion of all students that the student who does not pay the charge is an exception. General fees include fees for matriculation, library services, student activities, student union services, student health services, debt service and athletics. Excluded are specific services or fines (transcript copy fees, graduation fees, library fines, etc.).
[9/30/98; 5.7.14.7 NMAC - Rn & A, 5 NMAC 7.14.7, 8/30/2007]