DANTES Independent Study Catalog

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Tuition Fees

High School Level:	$50 GED
Undergraduate Level In-State:	1 to 11 or over 18 credits $225.00 per credit; 12 to 18 credits $2,700.00 (FA and SP).
Undergraduate Level Out-of-State:	1 to 11 credits $695.00 per credit; 12 to 18 credits $8,340.00 (FA and SP).
Graduate Level In-State:	1 to 11 credits $242.00 per credit; 12 to 18 credits $2,904.00 (FA and SP).
Graduate Level Out-of-State:	1 to 11 credits Fall and Spring; 1 to 8 credits Summer $242.00 per credit. 12 to 18 credits Fall and Spring 8,544.00. 9 to 12 credits Summer $2,178.00.

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Refund/Drop Policy

Based on percentage of semester completed: Less than 20% completed 100% Tuition/Fees; 20%-29% completed 50% Tuition/Fees; 30%-40% completed 25% Tuition/Fees.

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Explanation of Course Numbering System

100-299 Lower-Division college courses; 300-449 Upper-Division college courses; 450 and above Graduate level courses.

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Lesson Submissions

Assignments may be submitted via Blackboard, email, fax or mail (dependent on instructor).

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Course Completion Time And Extensions

Fall and Spring: 16-week and 8-week semesters; Summer: 10-week and 5-week semesters.

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Grading Policy

The NMSU system of grading is expressed in letters, which carry grade points used in calculating the cumulative grade-point average on a 4.000 scale.

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Transfer Policy

After the Office of Admissions has admitted a student to NMSU, official transcripts will be forwarded to the Registrar’s Office. The evaluators will review each course for an equivalent NMSU course. After the evaluation is complete, credit will be recorded on the student's academic record. A Transfer Credit Evaluation Form detailing the course and their equivalency will be mailed to the student.

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Special Mailing And Postage Fees

None

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Transcript Fee

IN PERSON & MAIL: $5 dollars from NMSU Registrar’s Office; ONLINE: $7.25 http://www.nmsu.edu/~registra/ and $12.25 for Electronic Transcripts.

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High School Level Course VA Eligibility

Correspondence Course:	No
Not approved for VA:	No
High School Courses Offered:	No

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College Level Course VA Eligibility

Undergraduate Standard:	Yes
Correspondence Course:	No
Not approved for VA:

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Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC)

Member:

Yes

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Special Information

New Mexico State University is regionally and nationally accredited, a member of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges and is a participant in GoArmyEd. NMSU has military-friendly tuition and fee policies. NMSU offers an Active Duty Military Waiver assuring that service members at regional military installations and dependents pay in-state tuition. NMSU observes the Veterans' In-State Tuition Act that offers in-state tuition to veterans receiving VA educational benefits. The NMSU Office of Veterans Programs certifying official is responsible for gathering documents related to receiving Veteran Affairs educational benefits and support. NMSU's system-wide All Things Military and Wounded Warrior initiatives support events of interest to military-related students and their families. Athletic and community events are held each year in honor of veterans and active military members. Las Cruces also sponsors an annual trip to Washington, D.C. for veterans. NMSU is actively engaged with all students via various online means - e.g. twitter http://twitter.com/nmsu, the family member's website http://families.nmsu.edu/, and NMSU's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/newmexicostateuniversity. NMSU maintains and is working to improve webpages in the GoArmyEd system and in its own website http://extended.nmsu.edu/military/index.html.