New Mexico Statutes Chapter 21. State and Private Education Institutions § 21-23B-2. Definitions

A. “accreditation” means the status of public recognition that an accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education pursuant to Title 4 of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 grants to an institution or educational program that meets the department's established requirements;

B. “complaint” means a formal written assertion that a provision of an agreement pursuant to Subsection B of Section 3 of the Interstate Distance Education Act  1 is being or has been violated;

C. “department” means the higher education department;

D. “distance education” means instruction offered online or through correspondence or interactive video or other means enabling a student in one state to receive instruction from a higher education provider in another state;

E. “higher education” means education or training beyond secondary education;

F. “operate” means providing instruction, marketing, recruiting, tutoring, field experiences and other services for students in support of offering distance education;

G. “physical presence” means the ongoing occupation of a physical location in the state for, or the ongoing maintenance of an administrative office to support, the provision of higher education instruction;

H. “post-secondary educational institution” includes public post-secondary educational institutions and private post-secondary educational institutions;

I. “private post-secondary educational institution” means an educational institution that:

J. “public post-secondary educational institution” means:

K. “state authorization reciprocity agreement” means an agreement, developed by the national council for state authorization reciprocity agreements, that provides uniform standards and parameters for the interstate provision of post-secondary distance education courses and programs.