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Certificate of Achievement 1-15 Credit HoursMINIMUM REQUIREMENTSCOMMENTSMust obtain Academic School, Deans Council, College Curriculum Committee, Governing Board Planning Committee, Full Governing Board, and Higher Learning Commission, approvals.A Certificate of Achievement must provide employment related and/or career enhancing skills necessary to succeed in a job or a chosen field of study. Program Requirements, previously referred to as “above the line,” are academic skills that need to be met before students begin their program’s coursework. Program Requirements may be met with successful completion of coursework or with placement exam scores. The courses listed in the Program Requirements are not included in the overall program’s total credit hours and should only include courses in which students can demonstrate proficiency through placement exam scores.Program curriculum is designed to reflect the recommended sequence of courses for students to take each term. The normal course load for a full-time college student is 12 -18 credit hours.A curriculum (required courses, program electives, etc.) may not have “hidden” prerequisites. All prerequisite and co-requisite courses are required to be included in the term-by-term. Technical exit competencies must be identified and assessed annually if the course content is not wholly assessed within an existing Certificate of Completion or Associate’s Degree.The courses will often be a subset of those required for a corresponding Certificate of Completion or Associate’s Degree.An embedded certificate is when all courses are a subset of those required for a corresponding Certificate of Completion or Associate’s Degree.If the new program consists of less than 50 percent of new courses developed specifically for the requested new program, additional HLC authorization is not required.General education requirements only apply to associate degree programs.Certificate of Completion 16-59 Credit HoursMINIMUM REQUIREMENTSCOMMENTSMust obtain Academic School, Deans Council, College Curriculum Committee, Governing Board Planning Committee, Full Governing Board, and Higher Learning Commission, approvals.A Certificate of Completion may be awarded for a specified course of study within 16-59 credit hours.The Certificate of Completion must provide employment related and/or career enhancing skills necessary to succeed in a job or a chosen field of study.Program Requirements, previously referred to as “above the line,” are academic skills that need to be met before students begin their program’s coursework. Program Requirements may be met with successful completion of coursework or with placement exam scores. The courses listed in the Program Requirements are not included in the overall program’s total credit hours and should only include courses in which students can demonstrate proficiency through placement exam scores. Program curriculum is designed to reflect the recommended sequence of courses for students to take each term. The normal course load for a full-time college student is 12 -18 credit hours.A curriculum (required courses, program electives, etc.) may not have “hidden” prerequisites. All prerequisite and co-requisite courses are required to be included in the term-by-term. Technical exit competencies must be identified and assessed annually if course content is not wholly assessed within an existing Associate Degree.*The U.S. Department of Education requires completion of the “Intent to Offer New Programs” Gainful Employment questionnaire for financial aid approval (effective, July 2011). See Addendum.The courses will often be a subset of those required for a corresponding Associate’s Degree.An embedded certificate is when all courses are a subset of those required for a corresponding Associate’s Degree.If the new program consists of less than 50 percent of new courses developed specifically for the requested new program, additional HLC authorization is not required.General education requirements only apply to associate degree programs.*Gainful Employment questionnaire suspended until 7/1/2020 or CNM receives guidance from U.S. Department of Education.ADDENDUMCertificate ProgramsFinancial AidBudgetEnrollment ServicesCertificate of Achievement (1-15 credit hours)Does not meet the minimum credit hour requirement for financial aid. These program are 15 hours or less. Certificate of Completion (16-59 credit hours)Financial Aid Eligible. Minimum requirements include:At least 15 weeks of instruction.At least 600 clock hours or 16 semester or trimester hours of undergraduate instruction.Training that prepares a student for gainful employment in a recognized occupation.*Completion of the Gainful Employment questionnaire (intent to offer new programs) is required for financial aid approval by U.S. Department of Education. (effective, July 2011)*Gainful employment questionnaire suspended until 7/1/2020 or CNM receives guidance from U.S. Department of M requires an analysis of the projected cost of the proposed program and the sources of funding that will support the new program.New Program Proposal Impact Considerations:Faculty resources needed to initiate the program. Include current faculty and need for additional full and part-time faculty.Academic support resources (e.g. library, lab technician)Institution equipment and technological resources needed for the first five years of the program. Include technology requirements such as hardware, software, support and ongoing equipment maintenance expenses.Institution physical facilities used for the first five years. Include need for additional space or modifications to existing space.Additional Considerations:Anticipated cost per FTEProgram costs are distributed over three years. Explain.Program/Course FeesIdentify program fees and fees associated with particular courses.A program’s term-by-term should be designed with students in mind and not designed to address every possible scenario to completion. In addition, term-by-terms are used to build rules into CNM’s student information system and student plans in Degree Works. Complexity limits the ability to maintain and enforce the term-by-terms. All new, revised, and deactivated curriculum must be approved through the college curriculum processes before being entered in or removed from the catalog and the student information system. Enrollment Services assigns prefixes and course numbers not listed on the NMHED Common Course Numbering Matrix. Refer to the CNM New Course Numbering System posted on the Academic Affairs Web Site.General education course choices should be limited to either one specific course or the option of choosing from the complete list of approved general education courses in the discipline. One course may be used to meet two requirements (General Education and Program) as long as the program meets the minimum total credit-hour requirement.A course may only be listed once within a program’s term-by-term.Financial AidBudgetEnrollment ServicesThe U.S. Department of Education will consider the below factors when reviewing applications for financial aid:State, regional, and local needs met by the programincluding Bureau of Labor Statistics data, or a state labor data system, and/or consultation with state, regional or local workforce agencies.Wage analysis including Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data related to the program.Program course development in conjunction with advisory committees, program integrity boards, and business community.Internal approval process.Employment Opportunities.Program length, start date, and first day of class.Program evaluation.The U.S. Department of Education requires a minimum of 90 days for their program approval process. If not approved before the first day of class, the program will be listed as ineligible for financial aid. Once approved, students may receive their financial aid retroactively.Initial Program Investments Costs associated with program and/or course development.State Funding ImpactIdentify if program targets award production, STEMH production, and/or high percent of at-risk students.Space ManagementLab, classroom, faculty offices, and storage needs.Program approved electives are a list of course choices that a student may select from to meet the program’s credit-hour requirement.When selecting coursework to meet general education requirements, it is recommended to use the same course choices across similar programs. Consider the complexity and number of pathways to finish a program. Students who have graduated from a program cannot graduate again from the same program with minor modifications or under a new name.Students must be enrolled during the academic year in which a new program is launched or thereafter to be eligible to receive the certificate/degree.If a substitution/waiver is granted for a course in a certificate program, it will have to be granted a second time for the degree. When the total credit hours required for a program change, the minimum Degree/Certificate Residency Requirements may also change, impacting the number of credit hours that can waived.Out-of-cycle changes present unique considerations and can be confusing to students and advisors. Consider the following guidelines when presenting an out-of-cycle curriculum proposal:Financial AidBudgetEnrollment ServicesDetermine whether the original and new requirements remain in effect simultaneously until end of the catalog year or if the new requirements will immediately replace the original requirements.Graduation requirements, program deactivations, and course prerequisites changes must be implemented towards the end of the current term’s registration period and before the following term’s open registration date. Degree Works only reflects one catalog year’s program requirements. ................
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