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New Mexico Highlands University

New Mexico Highlands University
PO Box 9000 NMHU
Las Vegas, NM 87701


Fax number: (505) 454-3311
Website: https://www.nmhu.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 127 men, 145 women
Full-time faculty: 77 men, 91 women
Part-time faculty: 50 men, 54 women
Graduation rate: 32% within six years

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, internships, distance learning, online courses
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Education, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Area Studies, Other
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Clinical/Medical Social Work
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forensic Science and Technology
  • Forestry, General
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Certificates

  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Education, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
Diplomas

  • Accounting
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
Master's Degrees

  • Area Studies, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Clinical/Medical Social Work
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Special Education and Teaching, General

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
    (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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