Section 21-1-1 - State institutions; admission requirements to be established by boards of regents. - New Mexico Statutes

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 non-public school educational program, and who has submitted test scores that otherwise qualify him for admission to that institution, to obtain or submit proof of having obtained a general education development certificate. In determining requirements for admission, boards of regents shall evaluate and treat applicants from home-based educational programs or non-public schools fairly and in a nondiscriminatory manner.