Section 21-21I-3 - Definitions.
21-21I-3. Definitions.
As used in the Minority Doctoral Assistance Loan for Service Program Act [21-21I-1 NMSA 1978]:
A. "academic committee" means a committee at a sponsoring institution appointed by the president of the institution and composed of two faculty members, two academic administrators and one central administrator;
B. "commission" means the commission on higher education;
C. "eligible institution" means a commission-approved institution of higher education that offers a doctoral degree-granting program in the fields of engineering, physical or life sciences, mathematics or other academic disciplines in which ethnic minorities and women are demonstrably underrepresented;
D. "sponsoring institution" means a four-year public post-secondary institution located in New Mexico; and
E. "student" means an individual who is an ethnic minority or a woman and who has been accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution to undertake a post-baccalaureate course of instruction in the field of engineering, physical or life sciences or mathematics.