New Mexico General Education Requirements for Undergraduate Students

The following 31 credits are required to fulfill the New Mexico General Education Curriculum as described on the New

Students transferring to New Mexico Tech having completed courses in the New Mexico General Education

Curriculum at other New Mexico universities schools will receive credit for completing these General Education

requirements. However, students will still be required to complete New Mexico Tech Institute Requirements (next section) if

they did not complete these courses as part of fulfilling their general education requirement.

Area 1– Communications (6 credit hours)
Area 2 - Mathematics (3 credit hours)
Area 3 - Basic Laboratory Sciences (4 credit hours)
Area 4 - Social Sciences (3 credit hours)
Area 5 - Humanities (3 credit hours)
Area 6 – Creative and Fine Arts (3 credit hours)
Area 7 (Flexible 9) - Additional Social Sciences or Humanities (9 credit hours). To include at least 3 credit hours from
each of Area 4 and Area 5, and three additional hours from either Area 4, 5, or 6

Transfer students are expected to meet these general requirements in principle but are not required to present the exact

duplicated of these courses. Their transcripts will be evaluated by the Office of the Registrar. Students readmitted will meet

with and be reviewed by the Office of the Registrar and faculty advisor to determine requirements to complete their General

Education requirements.

Students transferring to New Mexico Tech having completed courses in the New Mexico General Education Curriculum at

other New Mexico universities schools will receive credit for completing these General Education requirements. However,

students completing a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts will still be required to complete New Mexico Tech Institute

requirement or may need to complete other prerequisites courses for their major.

NM General Education Requirements for UG