The University of New Mexico offers both formal and individualized dual programs. Students must adhere to the general degree requirements as described earlier in this catalog. A brief description of the formal dual programs follows, however students interested in them should review the departmental sections of this catalog and consult with each program for detailed information. With the exception of those programs that involve the J.D. degree, students in dual degree programs must complete both degrees in the same semester.

The Juris Doctor/Master of Latin American Studies dual degree is jointly administered by the Dean of the School of Law and the Director of Academic Programs for Latin American Studies. The purpose of this program is to prepare legal professionals for work in Latin America or with Hispanic people in the U.S. By combining legal training with Latin American language and area studies, the program enables students to develop professional skills directly applicable to Latin American nations and populations. In addition, the student earns two degrees in less time and at less expense than would be required if each were pursued separately. The program requires 80 hours of law course work, 9 hours of international law, 24 hours of Latin American Studies, and a 3-hour elective course covering subject matter linking Law and Latin American Studies. Competency in Spanish or Portuguese is required. Entrance requirements must be met for both programs; applications should be submitted simultaneously. Students interested in the program should consult the advisors in the School of Law and in Latin American Studies.

The School of Law and the Anderson Graduate School of Management offer a dual program leading to the degrees of Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration. Under this program, the School of Law will accept 9 hours of graduate credit from the Business and Administrative Sciences degree toward the J. D. degree, and the Anderson Graduate School of Management will accept 9 hours of credit in the School of Law toward the 15 hours of elective credit in the second year of the M.B.A. program. Students pursuing this program must satisfy the admission and other academic requirements of both schools. Those planning to enter the dual program should consult with the admission officers of both schools as early as possible.

Under this program a student will be able to earn the J.D. degree and the Master of Public Administration in approximately three and one half to four years. To enroll in the program the student must have completed the first year in the School of Law; in addition, permission of both the Dean of the School of Law and the Director of Public Administration and formal admission to graduate study are required. Students must satisfy the admission and other academic requirements of both schools.

A student will pursue the normal Law School program. During each semester and summer the student will work toward the fulfillment of the course requirements for the M.P.A. The School of Law will accept up to 6 hours of public administration courses toward its degree requirements, and the School of Public Administration will accept up to 6 hours of law courses toward the M.P.A. degree requirements. In addition, the student may count up to 6 additional hours of law courses toward the M.P.A. electives requirement: these hours, however, will not count toward J.D. requirements. If the student is in a thesis program, the thesis requirement may be completed during the summer or fall following graduation from the School of Law. In choosing courses for any semester, the student must have the advice and consent of the Dean of the School of Law and the Director of Public Administration.

A student in this program is able to earn the J.D. degree and an M.A., M.S. or Ph.D. in an academic field. To enroll, a student must receive permission from the Dean of the School of Law, the Graduate Dean and the chairperson of the graduate unit offering the other degree. Students must satisfy the admission and other academic requirements of both schools.

In choosing courses for any semester, the student must have the advice and consent of the Dean of the School of Law, the major advisor and the chairperson of the department in which a master's degree is being sought; in the case of a student pursuing the doctorate, the Dean of the School of Law shall appoint one member of the Committee on Studies. The School of Law will accept up to 6 hours of appropriate graduate courses toward its degree requirement, and the graduate unit concerned will accept up to 6 hours of law courses toward its degree requirements.

This program is designed particularly for students interested in careers related to Latin America that deal with community and regional planning, and require expertise in various academic disciplines. The program will enable students to develop the skills and background necessary to assess public needs, determine and develop regional planning strategies and programs, and become familiar with land use planning concepts. Students may earn the dual degree in approximately two-thirds of the time it would normally take to earn both degrees separately. A minimum of 53 hours of course work is required for the dual degree.

Building upon the University’s unique cultural-environmental setting and its distinctive Latin American role, an integrated interdisciplinary dual degree program leading to the degrees of Master of Business Administration and Master of Arts in Latin American Studies is offered cooperatively by the Robert 0. Anderson Graduate School of Management and the Latin American Studies program. This program is designed to prepare outstanding individuals for a diversity of dynamic and productive careers throughout the world in businesses, governments, private and governmental foundations, consulting firms, and other institutions with emphases on Latin America. The dual degree can be completed in a minimum of 57 and a maximum of 72 credit hours, depending on the number of core curriculum waivers granted by the Anderson School. Students must come into the program with two years of undergraduate course work, or its equivalent, in Spanish and Portuguese. Applicants must satisfy the requirements of both graduate programs. Those planning to enter this dual degree program are urged to consult with the M.B.A. Program Office at the Anderson Schools of Management and with the Latin American Studies program office, 801 Yale N.E.

The dual degree in Community and Regional Planning (M.C.R.P.) and Public Administration (M.P.A.) is available to students who desire a public sector career in leadership positions requiring the skills of both a trained planner and administrator. The program of studies enables students to acquire skills and background necessary to assess public needs, develop community plans and programs, and in general to become effective administrators of planning organizations in urban, regional or rural settings. Students with undergraduate degrees in any discipline may be admitted provided they meet the entrance requirements of both degree programs. Each student selects either Community and Regional Planning or Public Administration as the home unit and is assigned an advisor accordingly. Together, the advisor and student organize an individualized program of studies that incorporates the core courses in both degree programs, an internship or extra course, a special interdisciplinary seminar on the practice of policy development, and 6 to 9 hours of electives. At the end of the M.C.R.P./M.P.A. course work, students elect to complete either a thesis supervised by a joint faculty committee or a public administration professional paper plus a community and regional planning independent project.

This dual degree program requires a minimum of 61 hours of course work, however the number of hours needed to complete the joint degree program varies according to the core requirements in effect for each degree program. Interested students should consult the M.C.R.P./M.P.A. Dual Degree Program Guidelines for details. In most instances, the M.C.R.P./M.P.A. degrees can be completed in two-thirds the time it would normally take to earn both degrees separately.

The University of New Mexico’s educational sites in Latin America, as well as its geographical location in the culturally rich Hispanic heritage of the Southwest, provide the opportunity for an interdisciplinary dual degree program leading to the degrees of Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Arts in Latin American Studies. The program is offered cooperatively by the College of Nursing and the Latin American Studies program. The program prepares nurses for leadership roles in health care delivery systems serving populations in Latin America or Hispanic populations in the United States. A minimum of 53 graduate credit hours in required courses in the two graduate programs plus language proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese are required. Applicants must satisfy the admission and other academic requirements of both graduate programs. Students interested in the program should consult the graduate advisor in the College of Nursing and the Latin American Studies program.

The College of Nursing and Public Administration dual degree prepares nurses interested in leadership careers for professional and management policy positions in health care delivery systems. The program of studies enables students to develop skills necessary to assess health care delivery systems, determine goals, planning strategies, and evaluation methods, and to become capable and effective leaders within health care systems, planning organizations, and service agencies. Either the thesis option (requiring a minimum of 55 56 credit hours) or the non-thesis option (requiring a minimum of 56 credit hours) may be chosen.

The dual degree plan in Nursing and Public Health prepares nurses interested in leadership careers for professional Community Health Nursing and Public Health positions. Nurses will be prepared to perform the core functions of assessment, assurance, surveillance and health policy in the public health arena.

The program of studies in the two disciplines enables nurses with baccalaureate preparation to further develop skills necessary to assess and plan health care delivery systems within the public health system. The detailed plan of studies satisfies the core curriculum in both areas. The thesis option (Plan I) is minimally 54 credits, or non-thesis option (Plan II) is minimally 56 credits, if the designated course plans are followed. Applicants must satisfy admission and other academic requirements of each program.

The School of Engineering (SOE) and the Anderson Schools of Management (ASM) offer a dual degree program leading to the degrees of Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering (MEME) and the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Under this program, seven courses are shared: ASM will accept 9 hours of graduate credit from the Manufacturing Engineering Program (MEP) core and 6 hours of engineering technical electives; the SOE will accept 6 hours of graduate credit from ASM, to be applied to the MEP core. Engineering Track Electives may come from either the Mechanical and Equipment Manufacturing Track or the Computers in Manufacturing Track (as defined for the MEME degree).

Students pursuing this program must satisfy the admission and other academic requirements of both schools. Students are required to complete a three-month industrial internship in a manufacturing setting (or demonstrate previous equivalent experience). Students are also required to complete a 3 credit hour project in conjunction with a manufacturing enterprise. The 60 credit hour MEME/MBA curriculum is:

The College of Education and Latin American Studies offer a dual degree program leading to master’s degrees in Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies and Latin American Studies. This program is intended to allow education professionals to enhance their secondary school teaching with Latin American topics in the humanities and social sciences. The program combines advanced professional development in education with advanced interdisciplinary study of Latin America and is designed to help students integrate the two fields through coordinated advisement and bridge courses.

The program requires 51 credits of course work for students who hold teaching certificates. It includes three components: 21 hours of Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies courses with a concentration in social studies education; 21 hours of Latin American Studies course work divided between two of the following concentrations: Anthropology, Art History, Brazilian Literature and Culture, Economics, Gender Studies, History, Human Rights, International Management, Political Science, Religion and Philosophy, Sociology, Spanish American Literature, and Spanish Linguistics; and 9 hours of bridge courses: two core courses and one elective.

Completed separately, the two degrees would require 69–72 credit hours. Under the dual degree program, full time students would be able to finish in approximately three years.

Students who are not licensed upon admission may pursue licensure through the Post-Baccalaureate program in the Department of Teacher Education. This program requires 18 hours of course work (at the undergraduate and/or graduate level). Students should contact the College of Education Advisement Center (505) 277-3190 for in-dividual advisement. Latin American Studies students should be prepared for additional course work for licensure.

The M.D./Ph.D. program is designed to provide comprehensive training in both clinical sciences and a basic biomedical science discipline. The intent of the program is to provide students with an integrated and cohesive training experience while obtaining the M.D./Ph.D. degree. Students participate in activities common to both programs while involved in the M.D. curriculum or engaged in Ph.D. dissertation research.

Currently, the program consists of 18 months of the medical school (M.D.) curriculum followed by 3-4 years of Ph.D. dissertation research and the graduate school curriculum. Students conclude with the remaining two years of the medical school curriculum. The joint M.D./Ph.D. program is designed to be completed in 7-8 years. The Ph.D. and M.D. degrees are awarded simultaneously at the end of the entire training period. Students will take three one-month long rotations in research laboratories during the initial 20 months of the program. These experiences are meant to broaden the research experience of the students as they decide in what research area they wish to specialize. Students can pursue many lines of research activity performed by investigators in biomedical research in the School of Medicine. A total of 48 credit hours plus 18 dissertation hours plus good standing throughout the SOM curriculum is required for the M.D./Ph.D. degree.

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To pursue an integrated course of study combining two master’s degree programs, graduate students may, with prior approval of the two department chairpersons, embark upon their own individualized dual degree program culminating in two master’s degrees, under the following conditions:

1. The student must prepare a written rationale for the particular dual degree program, including a description of the objectives to be achieved. The student’s rationale and proposed Program of Study must be approved and signed by each graduate unit chairperson (or graduate unit advisor). The completed materials must be submitted to the Graduate Dean for final approval.
2. The student must meet all requirements for both master’s degrees, with the exception that a maximum of 6 hours from each major may be counted toward degree requirements in the other major.
3. Application process.
4. 1. A new applicant wishing to pursue a dual degree program must submit an application, including application fee, to each unit. The student must also submit his/her rationale for an individualized dual degree, and must identify each graduate unit to the other on both applications. The two departments may review the application together or sequentially. If accepted by both graduate units, the student will be admitted to graduate study with two majors.
   2. A student who is enrolled in one master’s degree program and wishes to add a second master’s must submit to the OGS an appropriate form indicating the addition of the second major, together with his/her rationale statement (see #1 above) to the OGS. Submission of these materials must take place within three semesters of the student’s acceptance to the first graduate program. Acceptance by the second graduate unit will establish the student’s status in a dual degree program.
5. The student must work throughout the program with academic advisors from both graduate units, and the entire dual degree program should be constructed to fit the agreed-upon rationale.
6. Both degrees must be completed in the same semester.

While pursuing a M.F.A. degree, a M.F.A. student may choose to pursue a master’s degree in a field or discipline (major code) outside the M.F.A. field. Students wishing to pursue dual status must adhere to the following:

1. The M.F.A. student must prepare a written rationale for adding the particular master’s degree program, including a description of the objectives to be achieved. The student’s proposal must be approved and signed by the M.F.A. graduate unit chairperson (or graduate unit advisor). The completed proposal must be submitted to the Graduate Dean for final approval.
2. The student must be formally admitted to the added master’s program and must submit an application packet indicating the addition of the master’s program, together with his/her rationale statement (see #1 above) to the OGS. Acceptance by the second graduate unit will establish the student’s dual status.
3. The student must meet all requirements for both the M.F.A. and the master’s degree, with the exception that a maximum of 6 approved hours from each degree program may be counted toward requirements in the other degree program.
4. The student must work throughout the program with academic advisors from both graduate units regarding requirements for each degree as well as shared units. The student should obtain from both graduate units written approval of the 6 hours from each program that may be counted toward required hours in the other degree program.
5. Time limits for completion of the two degrees:
   1. Students must adhere to the seven-year rule for completion of all requirements for the master's degree (see "Time Limit for Completion of Degree" under Master's Degrees).
   2. Students must adhere to their MFA program's rules regarding time limits for completion of the MFA (see "Time Limit for Completion of Degree" of the MFA). No exception will be made to the University time limit for the M.F.A. degree to accommodate completion of the master’s degree.
   3. If the time needed for completion of the master's degree will extend beyond the completion of the MFA, the student must have a Program of Studies for the master's degree approved by the Dean of Graduate Studies before the MFA degree is awarded. If this is not done, the student will not be allowed to count any of the credit used for the MFA toward the master's degree.

Students admitted directly to a doctoral program may obtain a master’s degree in the doctoral field of study while pursuing the doctorate. Specific information regarding the master’s degree follows:

1. Students must complete departmental and university requirements for the master’s degree.
2. Students must adhere to departmental and university policies regarding the master’s degree.
3. Credits taken to complete the master's degree may be applied to the doctoral degree, within the limits specified in this catalog under Doctoral Degrees.

While pursuing a doctoral degree, a doctoral student may choose to pursue a master’s degree in a field or discipline (major code) outside the doctoral field. Students wishing to pursue a doctoral degree and a master’s degree in different fields concurrently must adhere to the following:

1. Students must have written permission from their doctoral program to pursue the master’s degree.
2. Students must complete application materials and be formally admitted to the new master’s program.
3. Students must adhere to the seven-year rule for completion of all requirements for the master's degree (see "Time Limit for Completion of Degree" under Master's Degrees).
4. Students must adhere to the five-year rule for completion of the doctorate (see "Time Limit for Completion of Degree" under Doctoral Degrees). No exception will be made to the five-year limit for the doctoral degree to accommodate completion of the master’s degree.
5. If the time needed for completion of the master's degree will extend beyond the completion of the doctoral degree, the student must have a Program of Studies for the master's degree approved by the Dean of Graduate Studies before the doctoral degree is awarded.
6. A minimum of 18 hours of course work for the doctoral degree (exclusive of dissertation hours) must be taken in post-master’s (i.e., doctoral) status and cannot be used for any master’s degree. Graduate units may impose additional requirements.