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.